Turrbal

The Turrbal are an Australian Aboriginal nation who owned and lived in the region of present-day Brisbane before European colonization of the area. They owned the country south of the North Pine River, west of Moreton Bay and Tingalpa Creek, north of the Logan River, and east of Moggill Creek. The Turrbal name for the Brisbane region is Meanjin.

Neighboring Aboriginal nations include the Kabi, the Wakka Wakka, the Jagera, the Koobenpul, and the Ngugi.

Legacy

Many Turrbal people lived along the Brisbane River (Maiwah ), particularly along present-day Coronation Drive. This large populace attracted the first European settlers to the area, aborting their previous settlement at Redcliffe.

A ceremonial ring in Toowong is believed to be where the Regatta Hotel is built today.

The Turrbal's tracks form the basis of many modern-day roads. Waterworks Road from Ashgrove is built on a Turrbal track that leads to Mount Coot-tha. Turrbal people would go to Mount Coot-tha to collect honey (ku-ta) from the bees there; it is the place of the honey-bee dreaming. Similarly, Old Northern Road from Everton Hills is built on a Turrbal track that led to the site of a triennial Bunya feast in neighboring Wakka Wakka country.