Person: Lynne Thomas
Lynne Thomas is a Yuin and Biripi artist who lives and breathes her culture into everything she does. Lynne is passionate about Country and the connection Yuin Peoples have to it. Lynne served as a cultural consultant on Bangarra Dance Theatre’s 2018 production ‘Dark Emu’ and won a Fergus Heritage Award in 2024 for her song ‘Country Comes First’. In the community Lynne works in many roles that look after Country and educate people on the ways of Yuin life, Country and culture. Lynne’s family have played an integral role in the protection and handing back of Yuin sacred sites.
Family Photo Gallery 1970-2025
Family photos from 1970 onwards shared by the Yuin Community….
Video: Journey of a Cultural Fire Practitioner
In this short film, meet Lynne Thomas, Yuin / Biripi / Muckatung / Thawa woman, as she shares her journey with Country and Cultural Fire….
Radio: Word Up: Lynne Thomas
Lynne Thomas has been working on collecting and recording the Durga language with her local elders, and teaching Durga in schools around Narooma….
Rare book by Yuin tribal elder
Sacred sites battle on Biamanga mountain captured in rare book by Yuin tribal elder, photographer…
Language Revival
Lynne Thomas talks about language revival, what it means to her and why language is so important….
Protecting Biamanga and Gulaga
Lynne Thomas talks about protecting Biamanga and Gulaga, the fight to protect them and reclaim them and what they represent culturally….
Religion
Lynne Thomas talks about religion and the similarities between western religion and Aboriginal culture. She explains the part of culture that are similar to churches or held in high reverence like western religious practices….
Resistance Fighters
Lynne Thomas talks about resistance fighters, what they’ve stood for and shares cultural and community stories of resistance fighters….
Sovereign Rights and Native Title
Lynne Thomas talks about sovereign rights and Native Title. She shares the way rights removal impacted Aboriginal people and shares that connection to Country is integral to connecting to family….
