Supported by Connected Environments and Changing Landscapes 2015 Ngunawal walks and talks series 2015 series The Molonglo Catchment Group in partnership with Buru Ngunawal Aboriginal Corporation and Thunderstone Aboriginal Cultural & Land Management Services invites you to join us for our 2015 program of Ngunawal walks and talks. Talk with: Mr Wally Bell and Mr Tyronne Bell - leaders of the Buru and Thunderstone Ngunawal Aboriginal Corporations Dr Fiona Dyer – Freshwater Scientist Dr Karen Williams – Author, Scholar and Artist – landscape interpretation Dr Ken McQueen – Earth Sciences and Landscape Evolution Our 2015 program explores the ways traditional Ngunawal land management practice can inform natural resource management and sustainability principles as a basis for improved heritage, land management and statutory planning decision-making. RSVP and further information: [email protected] The program: FEBRUARY THE CANBERRA LANDSCAPE: reading the water and the land Boat cruise and talk on Lake Burley Griffin followed by informal discussion on shore. The focus will be the role played by water and geology in shaping our experience and perception of the Canberra landscape; and gaining a different perspective of managing natural resources that have many layers of cultural significance. This event is designed for environment/heritage and planning post-graduates and informed amateurs. Bookings essential. (limit 30 passengers) When: Wednesday 4 February 2015 at 2:30-4:30pm. Where: Lake Burley Griffin. Boat departs from Parkes Place, Parkes. (Straight down from Questacon, where the International flags are. From the National Library end of jetty). Cost: $20 (bring with you on the day). APRIL NGUNAWAL TRADITIONAL ENGAGEMENTS AND WORLD WAR Set in the rich symbolic landscape that includes the National War Memorial This project is supported with funding made available by the ACT Government under the ACT Heritage Grants Program. and Anzac Avenue at the base of Mt Ainslie, Ngunawal men Wally and Tyronne Bell talk of historical tribal conflict and their family’s involvement in two world wars. Their story introduces a broader discussion, with Dr Fiona Dyer, Dr Ken McQueen and Dr Karen Williams, about social relationships with country, territory, fighting and, ultimately, dying overseas. When: Saturday 11 April 2015 10am-12 noon. Where: The base of Mt Ainslie. Access off Treloar Crescent Campbell. Meet in the carpark on Treloar Crescent, directly behind the Australian War Memorial. Cost: Gold Coin Donation. JUNE MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE Join us on a bus ride across Canberra as we visit an old Canberra suburb, one of Canberra’s lakes and a new broadacre development to discuss:    The ‘old Canberra’ suburb: the Griffin’s response to the pre-Canberra landscape Management of urban water in the context of Canberra’s lakes, rivers and creeks; ancient and present-day ecological processes; density; stormwater and aquifers. Planning and management of rivers and creeks, biodiversity grasslands and forest/woodlands, endangered and threatened species, and fire mitigation. This event is designed for environment/heritage and planning professionals, and post-graduates. When: POSTPONED - revised date TBA. Where: (Meeting place to be confirmed) Cost: $70 MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER 2015 NGUNAWAL WALKS & TALKS Molonglo Catchment Group: www.molonglocatchment.org.au Southern ACT Catchment Group: www.sactcg.org.au Ginninderra Catchment Group: www.ginninderralandcare.org.au Thunderstone: www.thunderstone.net.au Buru Ngunawal Aboriginal Corporation: www.ngunawal.com.au Friends of Black Mountain: [email protected] MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WATER AND EARTH SCIENCES Institute for Applied Ecology: www.appliedecology.edu.au National Rock Garden: www.nationalrockgarden.org.au This project is supported with funding made available by the ACT Government under the ACT Heritage Grants Program.