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They say it’s a dull day when you don’t learn something new. Spend a fraction of it on one of The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney’s Aboriginal-guided tours and you’ll come away with enough new knowledge about the world’s oldest living culture to fill a whole chapter with fascinating facts, if not an entire book. Visitors to the Garden on the shores of Sydney Harbour can choose from a raft of options including cultural tours and bush food experiences.

As Renee Cawthorne, manager of First Nations education, engagement, science, education and conservation for the Garden explains, the cultural tours aim to raise awareness of the Aboriginal connection to country for both local

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