Can I visit Budj Bim?
Can I visit Budj Bim?
WELCOME TO BUDJ BIM TOURS Budj Bim Tours has been offering authentic, guided tours through the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape since 1999 .
When was the Budj Bim used?
Research published in February 2020 using argon–argon dating, a method of radiometric dating, has dated the eruption at around 36,900 years ago. Specifically, Budj Bim was dated at within 3,100 years either side of 36,900 years BP, and Tower Hill was dated at within 3,800 years either side of 36,800 years BP.
What is Budj Bim used for?
Sacred to the Gunditjmara people, the Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape provides evidence of a system of channels and weirs constructed from the abundant local volcanic rock to manage water flows from nearby Lake Condah to exploit eels as a food source.
How is Budj Bim resourceful?
The Budj Bim volcano is the source of the Budj Bim lava flow. More than 30,000 years ago, lava spewed across a distance of over 50 kilometres west and south towards the sea, dramatically altering the local waterways and wetlands.
Where is BUDJ BIM located?
eastern Australia
The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is located in the traditional Country of the Gunditjmara Aboriginal people in south-eastern Australia. The three serial components of the property contain one of the world’s most extensive and oldest aquaculture systems.
Why is BUDJ BIM a Unesco site?
The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is a unique place with universal heritage values that demonstrate how Gunditjmara people worked with the natural resources and environment of the Victorian south west region to establish a permanent place of human society over the past 30,000 years and beyond.
What animals live in BUDJ BIM?
It includes birds, fishes, frogs, lizards, snakes, and mammals as well as freshwater, terrestrial and marine invertebrates. It is only a fraction of the complete fauna of the area.
What language do the Gunditjmara people speak?
Dhauwurd Wurrung language
Dhauwurd Wurrung is a term used for a group of languages spoken by various groups of the Gunditjmara people of the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
Where is Budj Bim located?
Why is Budj Bim a world heritage?
What kind of culture does Budj Bim have?
The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape exemplifies the dynamic ecological-cultural relationships evidenced in the Gunditjmara’s deliberate manipulation and management of the environment.
Who are the owners of Budj Bim National Park?
Parks Victoria respects the deep and continuing connection that Gunditjmara Traditional Owners have to Budj Bim National Park, and we recognise their ongoing role in caring for Country. We’re proud to work with Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation in the co-management of this Aboriginal cultural landscape.
Where is the Budj Bim cultural landscape in Victoria?
The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is located within the traditional country of the Gunditjmara Aboriginal people , in southwest Victoria, north of the Great Ocean Road. The site centres around the dormant volcano Budj Bim, formerly known as Mt Eccles.
How old is the volcano at Budj Bim?
Budj Bim (Mount Eccles) in South West Victoria was formed by series of volcanic eruption around 27,000 years ago. The volcano erupted at least 10 times, with the most recent eruption dating to around 7000 years ago.