Lying on either side of Hobart, Risdon Cove and putalina (Oyster Cove) are important cultural and spiritual sites for the local Tasmanian Aboriginal community. Covering 120 hectares, they were dedicated as Indigenous Protected Areas in 1999.
A priority for the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Rangers who manage these sites is to make them places where the Aboriginal community wants to spend time. This is achieved by:
- restoring the cultural and natural landscape
- providing high quality visitor facilities.
Ranger land management activities include:
- killing weeds such as periwinkle and blackberry
- revegetating areas with native plants to help stop the weeds from re-establishing
- trialing different burning methods to find the best way to use fire in land management.
School holiday activities at the Aboriginal Children’s Centre teach the kids:
- how to make bark canoes and huts
- about bush foods
- how to cook on the fire.
State: Tas
Administration Organisation
Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation