Culture and heritage
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Very little is known of Aboriginal activity in the area other than the use of the springs as a source of fresh water by the Bunurong people. In the 1920s it was planned to plant the whole area between Ballarto Road, Dandenong Road, McClelland Drive and Skye Road with pine trees. Only about 120 hectares was planted, though in the 1950s some of the remaining land was set aside for housing.
A proposal in the 1970s to sandmine the remaining bushland met with community uproar and the Eureka flag was raised on Trig Point (the site from which the Frankston area was originally surveyed) and the area claimed for the people of Frankston. Community action also helped prevent the area being subdivided in 1989 and the Flora and Fauna Reserve is now zoned as public open space.
Visitor experiences
Sistas doing it for themselves on country
30 Apr 2012
The natural and cultural landscape of Barmah National Park recently set the scene for an inspirational journey for young Aboriginal women that invigorated their connection to Yorta Yorta country. Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation Jackie Walker Senior Project Manager said the Camping on Country event at the Dharnya …