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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.
21 Apr 24

Billy Tea and Damper

Come and enjoy a traditional Aussie bush experience. Kids can mix up their own damper and cook it over an open fire, and we’ll also brew up some billy tea to wash it down.
21 Apr 24

Bendora Arboretum Walk

  • Time: 10am - 12:30pm
  • Location: Bulls Head Picnic Area, JR73+4R, Mount Franklin Road, Brindabella
  • Cost: No cost
  • Bookings: Bookings required - book here
  • For ages: 5+
Join a Ranger and a tree expert for a walk through eucalypt forest to Bendora Arboretum, then continue on a guided walk through the Arboretum to hear about its historical significance. The Arboretum was planted in 1940 as part of a series of trials to test the suitability of a range of tree species to produce softwood structural timber. Bendora Arboretum is the only such trial in the ACT to survive the 2003 bushfires.

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