Yalinguth is an immersive walking tour app connecting you to the important Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history of Gertrude Street, in Melbourne’s iconic Fitzroy.
Yalinguth is a free walking tour app that connects you to the important Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history of Gertrude Street in Fitzroy.
The immersive audio experience is made up of spoken stories, songs, poems, and atmospheric soundscapes. You’ll hear the birdsong that once filled the Melbourne air, the sound of a local protest recorded years ago in that location, and musicians and storytellers such as Uncle Jack Charles and Uncle Archie Roach.
In the Woi Wurrung language Yalinguth means “yesterday”, and echoes the sentiments of many Elders that “we need to go back, before we can go forwards”.
The app can be used for many educational and cultural applications, including efforts towards greater cultural awareness within schools for teachers and students. It can also be used more broadly for historical insight and diversity training within educational institutions or as part of an organisation's Reconciliation Action Plan.
You can down the Yalinguth app via Google Play and the App Store.