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Maeve Bannister

Iconic locations officially given dual Indigenous names

Cape Byron will also go by the name of Walgan, meaning 'shoulder' in the Bundjalung language. (Regi Varghese/AAP PHOTOS)

Two iconic places in northern NSW will be officially known by their Indigenous names after calls from the community to recognise their significant cultural heritage. 

Walgan, meaning "shoulder" in the Bundjalung language, will be the dual name for Cape Byron, the Australian mainland's most easterly point. 

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