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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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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.
24 Apr 24

Birrigai Rock Shelter Guided Walk

  • Time: 10:30am - 12 noon
  • Location: Tidbinbilla Visitor Centre car park, Tidbinbilla Reserve Rd
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Bookings required - book here
  • For ages: 5+
Would you like to learn about ancient heritage and culture of the Ngunnawal people? Or visit the oldest heritage site in the ACT which is in fact 5 times older than the Pyramids of Egypt?! Join our special guest Aboriginal Rangers from Birrigai Outdoor School as they take you on a guided walk to the Birrigai Rock Shelter, dated at least 25,000 years old. Be prepared for a moderate 3km walk. This activity is suitable for ages 8 and over.
24 Apr 24

Black Flats Eucalyptus Distillery

  • Time: 10am - 2pm
  • Location: Black Flats Carpark Tidbinbilla Reserve Road
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: No bookings required
  • For ages: All ages
See and hear about the re-created, full-sized interpretive display of the original 1940s Tidbinbilla eucalyptus oil distillery. Also watch our small model distillery in action producing eucalyptus oil. Take an easy Ranger-guided walk (11:00AM-11:45AM) through the historical bushland precinct where 1940s eucalyptus cutters lived and worked.

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