The lagoon is 7 kilometres in length and supports a wide variety of aquatic and bird life.
The Indigenous people of the area believe the lagoon is the resting place of Garriya,[2] the Rainbow Serpent,[3] an important figure in dreamtime legend. The lagoon was particularly significant to the Bigambul and Kamilaroi people,[4] who held the third stage of their joint male initiation ceremonies at this site.
Today Boobera Lagoon is recognised as a culturally significant site[3] and motorised water sport is prohibited on the Lagoon.[5]
boobera, lagoon, permanent, water, hole, moree, plains, shire, south, wales, australia, approximately, kilometres, west, goondiwindi, queensland, located, lies, several, kilometres, south, macintyre, river, which, forms, border, between, queensland, north, sou. Boobera Lagoon is a permanent water hole in Moree Plains Shire New South Wales Australia 1 approximately 20 kilometres west of Goondiwindi in Queensland It is located at 28 38 S 150 09 E 28 63 S 150 15 E 28 63 150 15 It lies several kilometres south of the Macintyre River which forms the border between Queensland to the north and New South Wales and is just north of the Mungindi Goondiwindi road Its outflow which connects to the river is named Boobera Watercourse Boobera LagoonBoobera LagoonCoordinates28 38 S 150 09 E 28 63 S 150 15 E 28 63 150 15Basin countriesAustraliaMax length7 km 4 3 mi The lagoon is 7 kilometres in length and supports a wide variety of aquatic and bird life The Indigenous people of the area believe the lagoon is the resting place of Garriya 2 the Rainbow Serpent 3 an important figure in dreamtime legend The lagoon was particularly significant to the Bigambul and Kamilaroi people 4 who held the third stage of their joint male initiation ceremonies at this site Today Boobera Lagoon is recognised as a culturally significant site 3 and motorised water sport is prohibited on the Lagoon 5 References edit Boobera Lagoon Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 26 February 2016 nbsp Bunyips Aboriginal Stories National Library of Australia Retrieved 2006 03 27 a b Native Title Report 2000 Chapter 4 Indigenous heritage Australian Human Rights Commission humanrights gov au Retrieved 2020 05 26 Hal Wootten A C Q C Report to Minister for Aboriginal Affairs re Boobera Lagoon April 1996 Quiggin Robynne Boobera Lagoon 5 6 Indigenous Law Bulletin 4 2001 http classic austlii edu au au journals IndigLawB 2001 9 html fn19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boobera Lagoon amp oldid 1218965474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
