Eurobodalla
Eurobodalla Snapshot 2008
This "snapshot" profile celebrates a recent environmental initiative within this LGA.
Yuin Nation Recognition in the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens
Eurobodalla Shire Council’s Aboriginal Heritage Steering Committee coordinated the Aboriginal Heritage Walk project in conjunction with the Friends of the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens. Funding for the $28,000 project came from the Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority Community Partnership Fund through the Natural Heritage Trust.
Members of the Eurobodalla Aboriginal
community get
together to celebrate
the publishing of their stories
Description of Project
The Aboriginal Heritage Walk saw illustrated interpretive signage installed beside thirty-three traditionally used plants along existing easy-access walking tracks in the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens near Batemans Bay. The signs include the Aboriginal name, usage and the value of the plants to the Aboriginal people of the Eurobodalla region. An information booklet was also produced to complement the two-kilometre self-guided walk.
The Heritage Walk has shaped up as a fun and informative way to actively engage the community in understanding and recognising Aboriginal culture. The project has been acknowledged as a very successful partnership between the groups involved, with the groundwork laid for future innovative initiatives.
This project is just one of many Aboriginal heritage programs being undertaken by Council in conjunction with the Aboriginal Heritage Steering Committee. The latest component of this project has been the compilation and publishing of oral histories and stories of Aboriginal Men and Women from across the Shire. For more information about this broader project – and to download a copy of the booklet – see http://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/site/AboriginalHeritageStudy/aboriginalHeritage.html
For more information contact Council’s Aboriginal Heritage Officer.
