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Acknowledgement of Country

Yuma Dhawura nguna ngurumbangu gunanggu Ngunnawal.
Nginggada dindi dhawura Ngunnawalbun yindjumaralidjinyin.
Mura bidji mulanggaridjindjula.

This country is Ngunnawal (ancestral/spiritual) homeland.
We all always respect elders, male and female, as well as Ngunnawal country itself.
They always keep the pathways of their ancestors alive.
They walk together as one.

We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as Canberra’s first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians. We recognise the special relationship and connection that Ngunnawal people have with this Country.

Prior to the displacement of Ngunnawal people from their land, they were a thriving people whose life and culture was connected unequivocally to this land in a way that only they understand and know and is core to their physical and spiritual being. The segregation of the Ngunnawal people from Culture and Country has had long-lasting, profound, and ongoing health and well-being effects on their life, cultural practices, families, and continuation of their law/lore.

We acknowledge the historic interruption of the Ngunnawal people of Canberra and their surrounding regions. We recognise the significant contribution the Ngunnawal people have played in caring for Country. For time immemorial they have maintained a tangible and intangible cultural, social, environmental, spiritual, and economic connection to these lands and waters.

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13 Apr 24
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28 Apr 24

West of the Murrumbidgee - Exhibition

  • Time: 9am - 4pm daily
  • Location: Namadgi National Park Visitor Centre Naas Rd, Tharwa
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: No booking required
  • For ages: All ages
See a fascinating display of artefacts, photographs and documents showing what life was like for settler-Australians, their descendants and others over the past 200 years in Tidbinbilla, Tharwa, Namadgi and the surrounding region.
27 Apr 24

Orroral Heritage Track Guided Walk

  • Time: 10am - 2pm
  • Location: Orroral Campground Orroral Rd, Namadgi National Park
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: No bookings required
  • For ages: 12+
Join a Ranger and walk the Orroral Heritage Track in the Orroral Valley. This beautiful walk starts at the Orroral Campground, follows the Orroral river into the Orroral Valley and ends at the historic Orroral Valley Homestead. The walk will be an opportunity to learn about some of the history of the Orroral Valley and see the connections between natural, European and Aboriginal heritage within the valley. The walk will take approximately three hours (one way) and requires moderate fitness level.
27 Apr 24

Hanging Rock Guided Walk

Join a Murumbung Ranger as they guide you on a short walk through a wet eucalypt forest to a magnificent granite tor, used by the Ngunnawal people as a shelter. Learn about the cultural uses of some of the plants along the way, the shelter's significance and why First Nations peoples gathered specifically in this area.

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