Point of interest
Tyrendarra Indigenous Protected Area
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Location
Ettrick-Tyrendarra Road
Tyrendarra, VIC
Tips from locals
This region is a traditional meeting place and camping area for the Gunditjmara people - the land is part of major Dreaming trails and an important ceremonial site. Tyrendarra is owned and managed by the Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation on behalf of the Gunditjmara people. Tyrendarra features the remains of a large, settled community that systematically farmed eels for food and trade in one of Australia's earliest and largest aquaculture ventures. The remnants of Indigenous engineering works include weirs, channels and eel traps, as well as settlements of circular stone dwellings. These complex enterprises were carried out in a landscape imbued with spiritual meaning for the Gunditjmara.
This region is a traditional meeting place and camping area for the Gunditjmara people - the land is part of major Dreaming trails and an important ceremonial site. Tyrendarra is owned and managed by the Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation on behalf of the Gunditjmara people. Tyrendarra features the r…