NAIDOC Week, 6 – 13 July, is a good time to reflect on the sustainability legacy of the Traditional Owners of these lands, especially as the 2025 theme is ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy’.
The natural insights of the Noongar six season calendar is part of that ongoing legacy. Around June and July we are in Makuru, a time when many animals start to pair up ready to breed, such as mali (black swans). It is also the coldest and wettest time of year.
Traditionally, Noongar people would head inland, as cold winds and wet weather fill the waterways and catchments with water, changing their diet from freshwater and seafood to grazing animals.
The six seasons are a guide to living sustainably with the environment, something the Fisheries Education team encourages every day!
Check out our new Marine Waters Noongar six seasons fact sheet – https://marinewaters.fish.wa.gov.au/resource/fact-sheet-the-noongar-six-seasons/
