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| Cardinia or Kar Din Yarr | | Cardinia Shire's name is derived from the Bunurong or Wadawurrung word Kar-din-yarr, which means ‘looking to the sunrise,' or 'close to the sunrise' which is reflected in Cardinia Shire Council’s logo, which includes the motiff of a rising sun. The origin of the word goes back before settlement when Wadawurrung people would travel to the land between what is now Dandenong, Narre Warren, Pakenham and Cranbourne to meet with the Bunurong, Wurundjeri and Taungaurung people for ceremonies, trade and cultural business.
The people from these tribes would gather to arrange inter-tribal marriages, perform ceremonies or occasionally to resolve differences with a show of force or strength in combat. Sometimes the area was used as a base for warring parties to make forays into neighbouring tribes' land to exact revenge for some transgression. Wadawurrung referred to that area as Kar-din-yarr because it was east from their land and thus as they travelled towards it, was closer to the sunrise from their home.
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| The Bunurong people | | The Bunurong people are the Indigenous people of south-eastern Victoria. Their traditional land extends from the Werribee River in the north-west, down to Wilsons Promontory in the south-east, taking in the catchments of the old Carrum swamp, Western Port Bay and the Tarwin River, and including Mornington Peninsula, Phillip and French islands. Bunurong people are part of a language group or nation known as Koolin. Bunurong people prefer to be known as Koolin rather than Koorie which is a word from a different language. Cardinia Shire is within the clan estates of the Yalloc Bulluk Bunurong and the Mayone Bulluk Bunurong. For more information see the Clan estates of the Bunurong.
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| Shire of Cardinia Urban Growth Corridor Aboriginal Heritage Study | | This document outlines the findings of an Indigenous heritage study for the Urban Growth Corridor in Cardinia Shire. The study area is situated between the east bank of Cardinia Creek and Mt Ararat to the west. Indigenous people have probably occupied land within the study corridor; which appears to have been located close to a boundary between two dialect groups of Kulin clans who occupied central Victoria at the time of European settlement; for over 35,000 years. During that time, there have been significant environmental changes within the region which have altered indigenous people’s use of the land, technology, and the location of indigenous archaeological sites.
The major purpose of this study was to develop a predictive model to locate Aboriginal sites within the study corridor, and to develop relevant planning policy. For more information download a copy of the Shire of Cardinia Urban Growth Corridor Aboriginal Heritage Study (pdf, 2.6Mb).
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| The Inter-Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee | | The Inter-Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee (ICACC) is a partnership between the local Aboriginal community and local government, which aims to support Aboriginal development, raise community awareness, and deal with issues affecting the Aboriginal community on a regional basis. Established in 1997 by eight local government Councils, Aboriginal organisations, service providers and Aboriginal community members, ICACC was an initiative of the Municipal Association of Victoria. Members of this committee make an annual commitment to improve outcomes in areas of respect, reconciliation, health, equity and wellbeing for Aboriginal people.
As one of the founding members of the ICACC, Cardinia Shire Council is committed to remaining a member of this committee. For more information visit the ICACC website.
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