 Gariwerd Calendar Gariwerd calendar from the Halls Gap Region showing six seasons |
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| January February March | March April May June July | July August | September October November | November December January | |
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| Kooyang | Gwangal Moronn | Chunnup | Larneuk | Petyan | Ballambar |
| Late Summer | Autumn | Winter | Pre-Spring | Spring | Early Summer |
| Season of eels | Season of honey bees | Season of cockatoos | Season of nesting birds | Season of wildflowers | Season of butterflies |
| Hottest and driest time | Warm, still days | Freezing winds | Dramatic weather changes | Weather still tempestuous | Onset of Summer heat |
| Surface water scarce | Country starts to cool | Coldest time of year | Wettest time of year | Days are getting warmer | Hot, dry days |
| High bushfire risk |
Cool mornings | Bleak mists | Rivers run high | Bush bursts into life | Weather stabilises |
| The night sky is bright with stars | Red sunrises and golden evenings | Rain | Emu constellation appears in the Milky Way | ||
Go to information about the Gariwerd people, homelands and seasons
Go to Bureau of Meteorology rainfall & temperature graphs for this region
Link to "Brambuk: The National Park and Cultural Centre - Interpretive Matrix"
Permission to use the Gariwerd seasonal calendar and related information in the Indigenous Weather Knowledge website is given by the Elders/Directors of Gariwerd which includes the Gunditjmara, Winda Mara (Kerrup Jamara), Goolum Goolum, Kirrae Whurrong and Framlingham peoples www.brambuk.com.au.