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ORIC Spotlight On - Recognising Budj Bim

20 January 2021
Jobs, Land and Economy
Tae Rak, also known as Lake Condah

The listing of Budj Bim Cultural Landscape as a UNESCO World Heritage site has marked a new era for Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation Registered Native Title Body Corporate (RNTBC).

Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is an ancient and still-functional aquaculture system for catching, storing and harvesting short-finned eels and other fish. In July 2019, the area was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list and was the first Australian landscape to be included for its cultural values.

This moment was the culmination of 30 years’ work for Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC) and marked the beginning of a new era for the corporation.

Continue reading about the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape and how the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC) are thriving in this month’s Spotlight On from the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC).