Wunman Njinde Welcome to Ramahyuck
Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation respectfully acknowledges the Gunaikurnai people as the traditional owners of the land on which we service our communities across the Gippsland Region. We pay our respects to the Elders past, present, and future. We recognize their continuing connection to the lands, water, and communities, for they hold the memories, traditions, and culture.
What we do
Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation provides culturally appropriate health and community services for Aboriginal families in Wellington and Latrobe Shires within Gippsland.
Our services include:
- GP clinics
- Social and Emotional Well-being programs
- Stolen Generation Services
- Family Services
- Home and Community Care
- Early Years Programs
- A Childcare Centre
- A Koorie Maternity Service
Our Logo and Branding
The Ramahyuck logo symbolises the unity of Australia’s Aboriginal and European people. The Black and White Swans represent these two races, and the message Boon-Ya-Bur-Werna means ‘to join us’. The word Ramahyuck is composed of the biblical word ‘Ramah’ meaning the ‘home of Samuel’ and the Gunaikurnai word ‘yuck’ meaning ‘mother’ or ‘own’. The Circles, drawn using the colours of the Aboriginal Flag, represent their coming together. Black symbolises the Aboriginal people, yellow represents the sun, red depicts the earth, and the black swan is the emblem of the city of Sale.
Ramahyuck’s branding includes the wren, which is significant to the Gunaikurnai people. According to a Dreamtime story, a great fight between the men and women of the Gunaikurnai occurred when the men killed a Djeetgun, a small bird that was sister to the women. In revenge, the women killed a Yeerung, another small bird that was brother to the men. After the quarrel, they began courting one another and agreed to marry, uniting Yeerung and Djeetgun. Since then, all Gunaikurnai men have been of one order, the Yeerung, the superb warbler or the superb wren, while all Gunaikurnai women are Djeetgun, the southern emu wren.