Oral Histories of Lake TyeRs
And Surrounds
2020 FILM SERIES
Wurinbeena initiated and facilitated this project in partnership with Fringe Dweller Films. Koori Elders were interviewed by film maker Vincent Lamberti in their homes or at a site of their choosing around Lake Tyers Trust, Lakes Entrance or Bairnsdale. They were invited to share their lived experiences of survival post colonisation. The Oral Histories of Lake Tyers and Surrounds premiered in 2021 at ‘The Walkabout Drive-In’. The event was staged in Mallacoota beside the lake as part of a cross-cultural healing ceremony following on from the catastrophic 2019/20 bushfires.
Project Leaders: Elder Frank Harrison, Frances Harrison, Lennie Hayes and Catherine Larkins
Production Crew: Lisa Albert, Kim Gordon, Tim Gordon, Cherika Hayes