Bunjil

[citation needed] A Boonwurrung story tells of a time of conflict among the Kulin nations, when people argued and fought with one another, neglecting their families and the land.

The mounting chaos and disunity angered the sea, which began to rise until it had covered the plains and threatened to flood the entire country.

[4] It is believed by the Kulin and other Aboriginal peoples that, in the Dreamtime, Bunjil took shelter in a cave located in the part of Gariwerd that is now known as the Black Range Scenic Reserve, not far from Stawell.

Bunjil's Shelter is today a popular tourist attraction and one of the most important Aboriginal rock art sites in the region.

[5][6][7] Early European colonists such as Daniel Bunce recorded the name as "Winjeel" or "Wingeel",[8] possibly from dialectal differences between the closely related Woiwurrung, Boonwurrung and Wathaurong languages.