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SITES OLDER THAN THE PYRAMIDS

he Budj Bim Cultural Landscape in south-western Victoria is a complex series of weirs and dams engineered more than 6000 years ago by the Gunditjmara people to trap eels. Today, it’s a popular spot for tourists. “We tell the big story of how we’ve sustained life here for thousands of years: it’s a story of resilience, adaptation, sustainability – and

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