Members of the Aboriginal community are reeling after vandals allegedly performed donuts at Wybalenna on Flinders Island.
Vandalism at sacred Aboriginal site 'devastating' and 'painful'
Members of the Aboriginal community are reeling after vandals allegedly performed donuts at Wybalenna on Flinders Island.
www.abc.net.au
October 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Members of the Aboriginal community are reeling after vandals allegedly performed donuts at Wybalenna on Flinders Island.
Visited sobering & tragic #Wybalenna (Flinders Isl): site of most deaths of #Aboriginal Tasmanians in custody (> 100 in ~ 2 yrs)
This is chief #Manakalina of the #truwulway of #lumaranatana, the only #Aboriginal person with a monument
Everyone else just dumped & graves pilfered for 'curiosities'
This is chief #Manakalina of the #truwulway of #lumaranatana, the only #Aboriginal person with a monument
Everyone else just dumped & graves pilfered for 'curiosities'
July 11, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Wybalenna on Flinders Island.
He cut his hair and beard off, walked down onto the beach and sang his song. He died a week later.
He cut his hair and beard off, walked down onto the beach and sang his song. He died a week later.
May 3, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Wybalenna on Flinders Island.
He cut his hair and beard off, walked down onto the beach and sang his song. He died a week later.
He cut his hair and beard off, walked down onto the beach and sang his song. He died a week later.
Every tribal born Palawa was killed before the remaining 134 were incarcerated on Flinders Island at Wybalenna. My my great-great-great grandfather being the last, he died within two weeks. When only 47 were left they were transferred to a former army camp, considered too bad for army use at Oyster
December 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Every tribal born Palawa was killed before the remaining 134 were incarcerated on Flinders Island at Wybalenna. My my great-great-great grandfather being the last, he died within two weeks. When only 47 were left they were transferred to a former army camp, considered too bad for army use at Oyster
#Hastie and his #RWNJ mates squawking #Trump like rhetoric, normalise this #racist behaviour. Sadly #MSM will never challenge this because they endorse the social change.
#Murdoch
#MediaRoyalCommision
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Vandalism at sacred Aboriginal site 'devastating' and 'painful'
Members of the Aboriginal community are reeling after vandals allegedly performed donuts at Wybalenna on Flinders Island.
www.abc.net.au
October 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
#Hastie and his #RWNJ mates squawking #Trump like rhetoric, normalise this #racist behaviour. Sadly #MSM will never challenge this because they endorse the social change.
#Murdoch
#MediaRoyalCommision
#auspol
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#Murdoch
#MediaRoyalCommision
#auspol
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Wybalenna is a profoundly moving & sad place to visit, yet such an important site
such callous vandalism is heartbreaking 💔
such callous vandalism is heartbreaking 💔
October 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Wybalenna is a profoundly moving & sad place to visit, yet such an important site
such callous vandalism is heartbreaking 💔
such callous vandalism is heartbreaking 💔
'"Wybalenna is definitely a place that conjures up a variety of feelings. It's one of great sadness;"'
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'Virtually a concentration camp': The all-but-forgotten story of Australia's Wybalenna
Wybalenna is a place of deep sorrow for the Tasmanian Aboriginal community but work is underway to make it a more comfortable place to spend time and continue the truth-telling that's been happening s...
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July 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
'"Wybalenna is definitely a place that conjures up a variety of feelings. It's one of great sadness;"'
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not bored youths, but grown men #ffs 😡💔
#Tasmania
‘Three men from Launceston have been identified as people of interest in the vandalism of Wybalenna, a sacred Aboriginal site on Flinders Island … aged 26, 28, and 31…’
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/three-m...
#Tasmania
‘Three men from Launceston have been identified as people of interest in the vandalism of Wybalenna, a sacred Aboriginal site on Flinders Island … aged 26, 28, and 31…’
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/three-m...
Three men identified after vandalism of sacred Aboriginal site
The incident on Flinders Island has left the community ‘deeply shocked and heartbroken’…
pulsetasmania.com.au
October 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
not bored youths, but grown men #ffs 😡💔
#Tasmania
‘Three men from Launceston have been identified as people of interest in the vandalism of Wybalenna, a sacred Aboriginal site on Flinders Island … aged 26, 28, and 31…’
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/three-m...
#Tasmania
‘Three men from Launceston have been identified as people of interest in the vandalism of Wybalenna, a sacred Aboriginal site on Flinders Island … aged 26, 28, and 31…’
pulsetasmania.com.au/news/three-m...
Aurora Australis over Wybalenna chapel, Flinders island.
January 20, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Aurora Australis over Wybalenna chapel, Flinders island.
This is abhorrent, Wybalenna is a sacred site. Surely it would have to be easy to identify those responsible and hold them to account #politas
September 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is abhorrent, Wybalenna is a sacred site. Surely it would have to be easy to identify those responsible and hold them to account #politas
I walked today to the spot where JS Prout made his 1846 painting of Wybalenna on Flinders Island. You can see the chapel in the centre of both frames and Prime Seal Island across the water. A beautiful place that’s steeped in tragedy.
November 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I walked today to the spot where JS Prout made his 1846 painting of Wybalenna on Flinders Island. You can see the chapel in the centre of both frames and Prime Seal Island across the water. A beautiful place that’s steeped in tragedy.
What do you expect when you have a state government that does not respect indigenous Tasmanians.
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Vandalism at sacred Aboriginal site 'devastating' and 'painful'
Members of the Aboriginal community are reeling after vandals allegedly performed donuts at Wybalenna on Flinders Island.
www.abc.net.au
October 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
What do you expect when you have a state government that does not respect indigenous Tasmanians.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
‘Community spirit coming back’: Tasmania’s Aboriginal community gather at historic Wybalenna site
‘Community spirit coming back’: Tasmania’s Aboriginal community gather at historic Wybalenna site
Members of the Aboriginal community in Tasmania have gathered at Wybalenna on Flinders Island in Bass Strait to see the work that's been done on a recent restoration project. It has been one of the biggest gatherings at Wybalenna since the site was handed back to the community more than 25 years ago. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following story contains images and names of people who have died.
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February 25, 2026 at 9:21 AM
‘Community spirit coming back’: Tasmania’s Aboriginal community gather at historic Wybalenna site
Visited sobering & tragic #Wybalenna (Flinders Isl): site of most deaths of #Aboriginal Tasmanians in custody (> 100 in ~ 2 yrs)
This is chief #Manakalina of the #truwulway of #lumaranatana, the only #Aboriginal person with a monument
Everyone else just dumped & graves pilfered for 'curiosities'
This is chief #Manakalina of the #truwulway of #lumaranatana, the only #Aboriginal person with a monument
Everyone else just dumped & graves pilfered for 'curiosities'
July 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Visited sobering & tragic #Wybalenna (Flinders Isl): site of most deaths of #Aboriginal Tasmanians in custody (> 100 in ~ 2 yrs)
This is chief #Manakalina of the #truwulway of #lumaranatana, the only #Aboriginal person with a monument
Everyone else just dumped & graves pilfered for 'curiosities'
This is chief #Manakalina of the #truwulway of #lumaranatana, the only #Aboriginal person with a monument
Everyone else just dumped & graves pilfered for 'curiosities'
Congratulations to SBS journalist Kerrin Thomas, winner of the Feature, Documentary or Current Affairs award at the 2026 Tas Media Awards. Kerrin's SBS World News feature on the restoration and history of Wybalenna was praised by judges for its sensitivity, compassion and high-quality storytelling.
July 22, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Congratulations to SBS journalist Kerrin Thomas, winner of the Feature, Documentary or Current Affairs award at the 2026 Tas Media Awards. Kerrin's SBS World News feature on the restoration and history of Wybalenna was praised by judges for its sensitivity, compassion and high-quality storytelling.
Like many, I've walked along numerous tracks in Tassie over decades. Visited Flinders Is a long time back, including Wybalenna. While the light in the skies of Tassie is bright, it is nevertheless stained with sorrow, in my eyes. It's up to non-Aboriginal people to heal themselves now.
May 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Like many, I've walked along numerous tracks in Tassie over decades. Visited Flinders Is a long time back, including Wybalenna. While the light in the skies of Tassie is bright, it is nevertheless stained with sorrow, in my eyes. It's up to non-Aboriginal people to heal themselves now.
(And this, by Taylor and Hinds Architects with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania, the winner of the ArchitectureAU Award for Social Impact) architectureau.com/articles/202...
2026 ArchitectureAu Award for Social Impact: Winner
Truth Telling at Wybalenna by Taylor and Hinds Architects with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania.
architectureau.com
August 23, 2026 at 5:46 AM
(And this, by Taylor and Hinds Architects with the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania, the winner of the ArchitectureAU Award for Social Impact) architectureau.com/articles/202...
✊🏾🖤💛❤️ Wybalenna, where my great great great grandfather was incarcerated and died 14 days later, buried in an unmarked grave.
January 11, 2026 at 8:17 AM
✊🏾🖤💛❤️ Wybalenna, where my great great great grandfather was incarcerated and died 14 days later, buried in an unmarked grave.