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20 Jun 2025

Partial reopening from 4 July: Lawn Hill Gorge section, Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land)

The Boodjamulla Co-operative Management Council (BCMC) is pleased to announce the staged re-opening of Lawn Hill Gorge section of Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land) will begin from Friday, 4 July…

27 Feb 2024

Boodjamulla National Park Flood Recovery

Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land) experienced widespread flooding in March 2023 resulting in a temporary closure of Lawn Hill Gorge due to extensive damage. Informed by the site assessment, engineers…

23 Jun 2023

Ownership of Boodjamulla National Park handed back to Waanyi Traditional Owners

The landmark official ceremony was held on 23 June 2023 handing back the Boodjamulla National Park to its Traditional Owners, the Waanyi People. The Queensland Government and Waanyi PBC (Prescribed…

Partial reopening UPDATE: Lawn Hill Gorge section: Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land) (update 31 Oct)

Park alert data sourced from parks.qld.gov.au

Park Alerts

Partial reopening UPDATE: Lawn Hill Gorge section: Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land) (update 31 Oct)

Park alert data sourced from parks.qld.gov.au

20 Jun 2025

Classification	Fossil names	*Translation (Waanyi* word)**
Order Dasyuromorphia (dasyures, thylacines)	Badjcinus turnbulli	Badj/baji = good/expert hunter or cheeky/aggressive; cinus = Greek for dog
	Ganbulanyi djadjinguli	Ganbulanyi/kanbulanyi = Native Cat or Northern Quoll; Djadji/jaji = ‘to eat’; Nguli = bone
	Mayigriphus orbus	Mayi = tooth/teeth; griphus = Latin for puzzle
Order Peramelimorphia (bandicoots)	Bulungu palara	Bulungu = sister’s child, child, baby
	Galadi speciosus	Galadi/kaladi/kaladiya = bandicoot, possum, Rock Ringtail Possum
	Liyamayi dayi	Liya = round; Mayi = tooth; dayi = ‘chop’
	Madju variae	Madju/maju = sister, elder sister
	Yarala burchfieldi	Yarala/yarrala = root or butt of tree
Order Notoryctemorphia (marsupial moles)	Naraboryctes philcreaseri	Naraba/ngaraba = to drink; ryctes = Greek for ‘digger’
Order Diprotodontia Suborder: Macropodiformes (kangaroos)	Bulungamaya delicata	Bulungulla/balangarra = moon; Mayi = tooth/teeth
	Cookeroo bulwidarri	Bulwidarri = white, white of egg
	Ganawamaya gillespieae	Ganawa/kanawa = long; Mayi = tooth/teeth
	Ganguroo bilamina	Gangu/kangku = grandfather, father’s father
	Nowidgee matrix	Nowidgee, ngawiji = grandmother, father’s mother
	Wabularoo naughtoni	Wabula = forgotten, long time before; Naughtoni = after former owner of Riversleigh Station, Ted Naughton
Order Diprotodontia Family: Pseudocheiridae	Gawinga aranaea	Gawinga/kawinka = possum, Northern Brushtail Possum
Order Diprotodontia Family: Miralinidae	Durudawiri inusitatus	Duru = sun; Dawiri/dawirri = little sister, younger sibling
Order Diprotodontia Family: Maradidae	Marada arcanum	Marada = flat, flat ground, claypan
Order Diprotodontia Family: Vombatidae	Rhizophascolonus ngangaba	Ngangaba = light (in weight)
Order Chiroptera (bats)	Brachipposideros nooraleebus	Nooraleeba/ngurralyijbi = stuck in the mud
Order Chiroptera (bats)	Macroderma malugara	Malugara/malukarra = good hunter or killer
Subclass Therians Subgroup: Incertae sedis	Yingabalanara richardsoni	Yinga/yingka = other, another; Balanara/balangarra = moon

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Partial reopening from 4 July: Lawn Hill Gorge section, Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land)

Boodjamulla National Park Flood Recovery

Ownership of Boodjamulla National Park handed back to Waanyi Traditional Owners

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Partial reopening from 4 July: Lawn Hill Gorge section, Boodjamulla National Park (Aboriginal Land)

Boodjamulla National Park Flood Recovery

Ownership of Boodjamulla National Park handed back to Waanyi Traditional Owners

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