Barrangga is build up time. It is hot and humid, with thalangu (dust & storms), and walangu (gales) whipping across muwayi (country). The hot weather signals a big shift for our reptiles as the jungurra (olive python) and walaganburu (rock python) wake up from their cold weather sleep. The flowering bandarin (silver-leaf paperbark) tells us that the gayi (freshwater crocodile) are now laying their eggs, hatching when the mala (freshwater mangrove) flowers. Janggurru (short-necked turtle) and waywurru (long-necked turtle) lay their eggs in early Barrangga, hatching with the first rain

After the big rains, muwayi (country) is alive and active. The gilini (sesbania plant) appears during wet season and when the bright yellow flowers appear, this indicates that the baaniy (goanna) are fat and ready to be hunted. It is the nyalalanggarra (male), who has been feeding on ngali (frogs), that we target at this time. Bambarri (freshwater mussels) are fat and we cook them in hot coals or boil them to eat. They make good bait for fishing. Girinybali is when we start using winthali (fire) to look after and manage muwayi.

As the afternoon sky lightens into biyi (shades of pink & purple), and the munbu (stratus clouds) streak across the sky, we know that muarri (cold weather) has come. The milky way brightens as we burn thalngarri (snappy gum) which keeps us warm throughout the night. Winter rains called guluwa are known as knock 'em down rains as they knock down the mangulu (spear grass) signallying cold weather. Maurri is the season for galamuda (bush turkey/Australian bustard) one of the tastiest of our bush meats.

Barrangga is build up time. It is hot and humid, with thalangu (dust & storms), and walangu (gales) whipping across muwayi (country). The hot weather signals a big shift for our reptiles as the jungurra (olive python) and walaganburu (rock python) wake up from their cold weather sleep. The flowering bandarin (silver-leaf paperbark) tells us that the gayi (freshwater crocodile) are now laying their eggs, hatching when the mala (freshwater mangrove) flowers. Janggurru (short-necked turtle) and waywurru (long-necked turtle) lay their eggs in early Barrangga, hatching with the first rain

After the big rains, muwayi (country) is alive and active. The gilini (sesbania plant) appears during wet season and when the bright yellow flowers appear, this indicates that the baaniy (goanna) are fat and ready to be hunted. It is the nyalalanggarra (male), who has been feeding on ngali (frogs), that we target at this time. Bambarri (freshwater mussels) are fat and we cook them in hot coals or boil them to eat. They make good bait for fishing. Girinybali is when we start using winthali (fire) to look after and manage muwayi.

As the afternoon sky lightens into biyi (shades of pink & purple), and the munbu (stratus clouds) streak across the sky, we know that muarri (cold weather) has come. The milky way brightens as we burn thalngarri (snappy gum) which keeps us warm throughout the night. Winter rains called guluwa are known as knock 'em down rains as they knock down the mangulu (spear grass) signallying cold weather. Maurri is the season for galamuda (bush turkey/Australian bustard) one of the tastiest of our bush meats.