Media Type: Prominent People

November 11, 2025

Gary Ella

Gary Ella is a proud Yuin and Bidjigal man whose influence spans elite sport, community leadership and Aboriginal advocacy. Raised in a…

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Glen Ella

Glen Ella is a celebrated former Wallaby whose influence on Australian rugby extends well beyond his playing days. Born in 1958 and…

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Granny Tungai

Granny Tungai was a respected Yuin Elder whose life was rooted in the coastal Country now known as the Eurobodalla region of…

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Heather Picalla

Heather Picalla (also recorded as Pickalla) was a respected Yuin Elder remembered for her gentleness, her language strength and her unwavering care…

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Mary Duroux

Mary Kathleen Duroux (née Hookwin) was born in 1934 in Bega, on Yuin Country in New South Wales, and went on to…

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Umbarra aka Merriman

Umbarra (King Merriman) (d. 1904) was a highly respected Elder of the Djiringandj branch of the Yuin Nation, whose leadership and cultural…

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Ossie Cruse

Oswald “Uncle Ossie” Cruse is a highly respected Aboriginal Elder, Christian pastor and advocate for Aboriginal rights in Australia. Born in Orbost, Victoria, he…

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Percy Davis

Percy Davis (also known by his tribal name Narramurrao) was a respected man of the Yuin people. He was born in Congo (on the…

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Cheryl Overton (Davison)

Cheryl Overton (Davison) is a Walbanja, Ngarigo and Muramurang artist, creative producer, and cultural leader whose life and work are deeply woven…

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Deborah Cheetham

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO is a Yorta Yorta woman, born in 1964 and adopted as part of the Stolen Generations, she grew…

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Welcome to the Yuin Digital Keeping Place. This website is intended to record and share information on events and people that have impacted on Yuin history, language and lifestyle. Over the coming years, we will include an even wider and richer collection of stories from Yuin Families.