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Eastern Maar traditional owners' land rights formally recognised at Warrnambool

Justice Bernard Michael Murphy takes part in the Eastern Maar smoking ceremony. (ABC South West Vic: Emily Bissland)

On a clifftop at the end of the Great Ocean Road in Warrnambool, Eastern Maar people on Tuesday welcomed the Federal Court of Australia to hand down a native title decision they'd petitioned for since 2012.

The significance of the occasion could not be overstated for the traditional owners who had fought for their rights since whalers and sealers first arrived on the beaches in the early 1800s.

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