Crag Stewards Victoria acknowledges the Wadawarrung People as the Traditional Owners of the land described below and their ongoing connections with it. We acknowledge the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of the Wadawarrung people and we pay respect to their Elders, past present and emerging.
Popular Climbing Areas in Wadawarrung Country
Wadawarrung Country covers a Central Southern region of Victoria as show in the map below. Popular climbing areas in this region include:
- You Yangs
- Werribee Gorge
- Staughton Vale
Traditional Owners
Information provided on Wadawarrung has been sourced from the Wadawurrung website: https://www.wadawurrung.org.au .We encourage climbers to visit the website to gain a broader and deeper understanding of Wadawarrung culture, history and plans for the future.
Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Coorporation achieved Registered Aboriginal Party Status and in 2009.
“THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE RAP
- Evaluating Cultural Heritage Management Plans
- Providing advice on applications for Cultural Heritage Permits
- Making decisions about Cultural Heritage Agreements
- Providing advice or application for interim or ongoing Protection Declarations”
(Website extract)
Healthy Country Plan – Paleert Tjaara Dja (Lets make good country together) 2020-2034
“The Wadawarrung Country Plan is our collective dream and direction for the future of our people and Country. It tells the story of what is important to us, and what we need to do about it. It will be a guide for building upon our cultural heritage management work and progressing our broader Caring for Country aspirations.”
(Plan Extract)
A Summary of the Country Plan:
https://www.wadawurrung.org.au/_files/ugd/d96c4e_ec3d0b5e73d74fd7a6913c7db2d9eb12.pdf
A full copy of the Country plan:https://www.wadawurrung.org.au/_files/ugd/d96c4e_72611327c6a54d3198c0499ac5c26e54.pdf
