Platypus Dreaming

Platypus Dreaming is a story of beauty, abundance, and peaceful existence within a sacred waterhole created by the Rainbow Serpent.

In this Dreaming, the Rainbow Serpent shaped a magical place filled with life-giving waters, leaving behind traces of colour and spirit that flow through the land and water. From this creation emerged a vibrant and thriving waterhole, rich with fish and surrounded by harmony, where all living things exist in balance.

Within this sacred place lives the platypus — one of Australia’s most unique and ancient creatures. Often described as one of the oldest living animals known, the platypus carries the wisdom of adaptation, survival, and quiet strength. It moves gracefully through the water, at home in both land and river, reflecting the deep connection between different worlds.

This Dreaming tells of the platypus living in peace, surrounded by abundance, where food is plentiful and the waters are clean and alive. In this environment, it is free to move, to exist, and to express its natural beauty as it glides through the currents of the waterhole.

Platypus Dreaming is a story of harmony, creation, and belonging. It honours the Rainbow Serpent’s role in shaping life and celebrates the platypus as a sacred and extraordinary creature that carries the spirit of Country within its journey.