The Wemba-Wemba are an Indigenous Australian group in North-Western Victoria and South-Western New South Wales, Australia, including in the Mallee and the Riverina regions. They are also known as the Wamba-Wamba. The Wemba Wemba people are one of several Indigenous groups who are part of the broader Kulin nation.
Before European settlement in the nineteenth century, the Wemba-Wemba people occupied the area around the Loddon River, reaching northwards from Kerang, Victoria to Swan Hill, and including the area of the Avoca River, southwards towards Quambatook.
The Wemba Wemba people have lived in the region for thousands of years, and their traditional lands encompassed the area around the Murray River and its tributaries, including the Loddon, Avoca, and Richardson Rivers. They are skilled hunters, gatherers, and fishers, and their diet included kangaroos, emus, fish, yams, and other fruits and vegetables.
The Wemba Wemba people have maintained their cultural traditions and practices, and continue to work towards recognition of their rights and interests. Today, there are a number of Wemba Wemba organizations and community groups that are dedicated to promoting and preserving the culture, history, and language of the Wemba Wemba people.
Wemba Wemba Consulting supports the 'R U OK' Stronger Together Campaign, a targeted suicide prevention campaign to encourage conversation within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Learn more here.
