Fanny Balbuk (1840-1907) was a prominent Noongar Whadjuk woman who lived in Perth, Australia during the early years of the Swan River Colony. Fanny Balbuk (sometimes recorded as 'Yooreel') was born on Matagarup and her traditional country included the swamps and wetland which once stood on the area currently occupied by the Perth Railway Station and Perth Cultural Centre. She is remembered for her fierce commitment to land rights, and her reactions to the buildings, fences and homes which quickly replaced her land as the Swan River Colony expanded at the cost of Noongar peoples' land, language and lives.