Budj Bim
Jacinta ERMACORA (Western Victoria) (10:30): Also I want to draw attention to a visit that I made to another regional community last week, and that was to the Budj Bim cultural heritage landscape. That landscape is ancient and a powerhouse of economy for the Gunditjmara people. It was particularly important to bring along the Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos from the other place. I must say that I have been now visiting there for about 20 years, and again every time you go there you learn more about the Gunditjmara people’s hydrological knowledge around constructing an extensive eel breeding and manufacturing enterprise. We saw houses that were thousands of years old and housing construction knowledge, and we also saw their landscape management expertise. We sat down and we discussed the challenges that they face as well, which is very important in the context.
I would like to thank Aunty Eileen Alberts, Denise Lovett, Erin Rose, Uncle Denis Rose, Levi, Adam and all the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action staff for their contribution on the day.