2024 Discover Ipswich Visitor Guide

DISCOVER IPSWICH CULTURE

Connecting with

Indigenous Culture

in Ipswich

Ipswich is located on Yagara/Yugara Country. It has been home to the Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul people for more than 60,000 years with several culturally significant areas now being preserved, protected and enhanced for generations to come. Read on to learn how you can connect with the world’s oldest culture in Ipswich.

1 Visit Hardings Paddock. This site features a permanent Kupmurri cooking area, Aboriginal totem walk, yarning circles and a bush tucker trail, all designed to enable continuation of cultural practices and knowledge sharing.

2 Explore the Flinders-Goolman Conservation Estate and Flinders Peak – known as Burrumpah/Booroongaph to the Traditional Custodians of the land. Flinders Peak, being part of the Dreaming Landscape, is a site of spiritual significance with a former Bora Ring located between Mount Blaine and Flinders Peak.

3 Another culturally significant site is White Rock – Spring Mountain Conservation Estate. The estate has several rocky outcrops and caves that are culturally significant to the Traditional Owners, providing a link between Country and personal identity, and allowing the passing on of cultural knowledge. Cultural heritage extends to the natural world of plants and animals, and a significant species in the estate is the splendid hibiscus, which has edible seeds, flowers and leaves. Its bark is also used to make netting. White Rock (Nugum/ Boogun) is a sacred site that is protected under the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (QLD) , and climbing it is prohibited. The best vantage point for scenic views of Brisbane is Main Ridge Lookout, whilst the best location for views as far as Moreton Island is Gunpit Ridge Lookout.

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