Child’s hand touching brown bark of a tree trunk
Country includes everything in the environment.
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Connect with Country

Find out how connection to Country is embedded and alive in the many layers and history of the Sydney landscape.

Aboriginal person holding ceremonial sticks in one hand with white painted markings on their chest, arms and face. Bright blue sky behind with a bug white cloud and the sun low on the horizon creates a flash of light.
Cultural practices are important to connect with Country.
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Aboriginal culture and practices

Aboriginal peoples’ language, culture and protocols are inherently linked to Country, spirituality and wellbeing.

Three people squat in a circle pointing and looking at the rock they are on. The adult wears a national parks uniform and is teaching the 2 younger people how to care for Country.
Learning how to care for Country .
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Care for Country

Caring for Country is based on a deep connection and understanding Aboriginal people have with Country.

A yellow-orange dirt track with green vegetation on either side runs along an ocean cliff. The vertical rock face of a coastal cliff in the background extends to the sea underneath a grey cloudy sky.
Healthy Country and healthy people help heal Country and communities.
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Heal Country

The healing and regeneration of Country includes the land and its people.