On Country Management
Country is land, relationships, stories and knowledge, renewed and passed on across generations. When our people are On Country doing bush regeneration, cultural burning, seed-banking and passing knowledge to young people, the land is cared for and our own wellbeing is strengthened as well.
This pillar focuses on the workforce that walks the land: women in Land Management traineeships, the keepers of cultural seed-banks, and the people who guide visitors and students along Cultural Sound Trails and Community Walking Tracks.
Sub-pillars
Cultural Seed Banking
Collecting and protecting seed on Country, with protocols documented with Elders.
Education & Knowledge Sharing
Passing knowledge on through paid roles, not unpaid expectation.
Caring for Country
Bush regeneration, cultural burning and active land management.
Engagement Programs
On-Country experiences for schools, visitors and community.
Cultural Sound Trails
Guided audio journeys through Country and story.
Community Walking Tracks
Tracks scoped, built and maintained by community.
What this creates
- A Bundjalung-led workforce on Country
- Cultural knowledge passed on through paid roles
- Active land management: seed-banking, bush regeneration, cultural burning
- Walking tracks and sound trails maintained by community
The five pillars stand together
No pillar works alone. Homes need Country, Country needs culture, culture needs community, and enterprise supports them all. Follow the circle.
Pillar 1Aboriginal HousingYou are hereOn Country Management
Pillar 3Culture
Pillar 4Aboriginal Community & Youth
Pillar 5Enterprise on Country