A racist place name in a small New South Wales coastal community is set to be changed after a council vote on Monday night.
C n Island, a nature reserve in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Swansea, will be given the name ‘Pirrita’ Island - an Awabakal word for oysters from the mangrove tree.
The island was originally named after Herbert Heaney, the first permanent resident.
Heaney was a miner who would come home covered with coal dust and was referred to as ‘c n’ because of his blackface.
Councillors voted 8-5 in favour of the change, with the name expected to be passed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
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Territorians and visitors have access to twelve additional campsites in a brand new campground out at Judbarra National Park.
The recently constructed Lupayi campground is located 47 kilometres from the Victoria Highway, at the start of Jasper Gorge.
The site offers scenic views of the Gorge and plenty of activities including fishing, bushwalking and birdwatching.
The campground is accessible for two-wheel-drive vehicles and caravans in the dry season, and four-wheel-drive vehicles year round.
Wheel-chair accessible toilets have also been constructed at the campground.
The $100,000 project provided jobs for 15 jobs for Territorians during construction, through employing local contractors.
Judbarra National Park attracts around 35,000 people each year.
Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, the Hon David Littleproud MP
Victoria Minister for Agriculture, the Hon Mary-Anne Thomas MP
Victoria to receive $880,000 to improve the management of feral pigs and other established pest animals and weeds in culturally sensitive landscapes
Part of a $5 million Australian Government funding package to help land managers, the community and industry better manage established pest animals and weeds
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The Australian Government is providing $880,000 to Victoria for two projects to improve the management of pest animals and weeds in Victoria, through a Federation Funding Agreement with states and territories as part of the $30.3 million Established Pest Animals and Weeds Management Pipeline Program.
Recent disasters such as the Black Summer bushfires and the Juukan Gorge destruction highlighted the need to put Indigenous people at the centre of decision-making about Australia’s natural places. But what’s the right way to combine traditional ancient wisdom with modern environmental management?
A project off Western Australia’s northwest coast offers a potential way forward. For the first time in the state’s history, Indigenous knowledge has been central to the design of a marine park.
The protected area will span 660,000 hectares northeast of Broome, taking in the stunning Buccaneer Archipelago and Dampier Peninsula. The area comprises thousands of small islands fringed by coral reefs and seagrass beds. The waters support a rich abundance of species such as corals, fish, turtles and dugongs, as well as humpback whales which give birth in the region.
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