Vale Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison

We are sad to inform you that Yuin Elder, Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison, passed away on the 11th December 2021. He was 85 years old. Uncle Max was a great friend to the Mulloon Institute, and especially to our founders Tony and Toni Coote. Uncle Max visited Mulloon Creek many times. As a water dreamer, he appreciated the importance of our work.

Uncle Max taught us of the significance of Mulloon to Aboriginal people. On its western flank is the Great Dividing Range. This part of the range is effectively the boundary of four nations – Yuin, Ngunnawal, Ngarigo and Gundungurra. It is message stick country – through which many clans would pass – and in so doing, would gain the permission of the clans into whose country they were entering. 

Uncle Max’s legacy will continue at Mulloon through the partnership that he has built between us and the Back to Country Gurundgi. We are all water dreamers. It is our calling to care for and to repair the rivers, creeks, and gullies – so that life can flourish.

Rest in peace Uncle Max.