Caring for Country
We care for Country and Country cares for us. We maintain a continuous connection to land, water and sky. Our inherent responsibility is to protect all sites on Yuin Country.
History, significant sites and protection of the environment.
Take only what you need, be organic, be recyclable and never leave a mess.
Uncle Bunja Smith from Surf Beach
Learn about our connection to land, water and sky
Biamanga and Gulaga – Aboriginal Cultural Association with Biamanga and Gulaga National Parks
Article
This report is primarily for Aboriginal people who are from the south coast of New South Wales and the wider Aboriginal community. Their family history and their cultural area and cultural association with the land has been reserached in the context of the joint management of Biamanga and Gulaga National Parks....
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Bunja’s Story: Climate Story
Article
I’ve definitely noticed changes in the weather and in Country. It’s almost as though someone has turned it on its head. Summer is a lot wetter and winter is a lot colder – but then we’re having more and more droughts as well. It’s volatile – it goes from extreme to extreme....
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Caring for Country
Bunja Smith discusses the imporatance of caring for and managing Country....
FILMS 
Caring for Country
Gary Campbell talks about caring for Country, why the Lake is sick and his goals for reducing mess and caring for Country and community....
FILMS 
Caring for Country
Judy Norris talks about caring for Counrty. She talks about being part of 'the firesticks alliance' and the process of doing cultural burns. Alongside this, Judy talks about koala surverying and how to monitor for wildlife....
FILMS 
Caring for Country
Lynne Thomas talks about caring for Country, what it means culturally and the importance of keeping it alive....
FILMS
Djuuwin Women’s Perspectives on the Moruya Deua River Catchment
Article
Initiated by the Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority (SRCMA) in response to concerns raised by Djuuwin women, the Djuuwin Women’s Perspectives on the Moruya Deua River Catchment Project aims to address historical gaps by identifying an approach for the ongoing identification and management of Aboriginal cultural heritage across the catchment in time for the development of the Moruya Deua Catchment Health Plan....
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Eurobodalla Regional Hospital cultural program
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Aboriginal knowledge shaped the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital design to build connections with Country. Connecting with Country combines local Aboriginal knowledge to improve cultural health, wellbeing and healing. It also aims to reduce the impacts of natural events like fire, drought, and flooding through sustainable practices....
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Joseph Sutton
Biography
Joseph Sutton was a respected member of the Yuin community, remembered through oral histories collected in the early 1990s, Sutton played a...
CUSTODIANS 
Protecting Biamanga and Gulaga
Lynne Thomas talks about protecting Biamanga and Gulaga, the fight to protect them and reclaim them and what they represent culturally....
FILMS 
Sustainability and Conservation
Patricia Ellis OAM talks about sustainability and conservation in Aboriginal Culture. She shared different methods of conservation and how Aboriginal people looked out for each other....
FILMS
Video: Journey of a Cultural Fire Practitioner
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In this short film, meet Lynne Thomas, Yuin / Biripi / Muckatung / Thawa woman, as she shares her journey with Country and Cultural Fire....
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Wallaga Lake foreshore traditional culture
Article
Members of the Campbell family shared their extensive knowledge of the Wallaga Lake area and its Indigenous history that dates back thousands of years....
ARTICLES Caring for Country
Bunja Smith discusses the imporatance of caring for and managing Country.
