Bungarun - WA

The Derby Leprosarium, otherwise known as Bungarun, opened in 1936 and cared for Aboriginal people suffering from Leprosy across Western Australia and into the Northern Territory.

Closing in 1986 after a cure was found, Bungarun had seen over a thousand Aboriginal people come through its doors.

It was the last institution in Australia to close and is the only leprosarium left standing today.

But it’s a shadowed part of Australian history, a piece of our puzzle that not many without a connection to this place know of.

Winun Ngari Aboriginal Corporation are pushing to change that.