What is "gumbaynggirr"

Gumbaynggir (also 'Kumbainggar') are an Australian Aboriginal group of the Coffs Harbour, New South Wales area. The Gumbaynggirr lands cover an area of the Mid North Coast from the Nambucca River to as far north as the Clarence River ( Grafton), west to Armidale and eastward to the Pacific coast, making the Gumbaynggirr tribe one of the largest in NSW. Evidence indicates people have lived in the area for many thousands of years.

Their neighbours to the south are the Dunghutti ( Kempsey), to the north, the Bundjalung ( Byron Bay area) and to the west, the Ngarabal ( Glen Innes) and Nganyaywana (Anaiwan) ( Armidale).

The Garby Elders are a tribal group who recognise the lands and seas from Moonee northward along the coast past Wooli and inland to the east bank of the Orara River. Descendants of the original people still live in this area today. Arrawarra Headland, which lies at the heart of the Garby Elders’ country, is a one-hour walk from the camps at Corindi Beach.