Australia’s Budj Bim Cultural Landscape included UNESCO World Heritage Site List

International Affairs Australia

The site is located within Country of the Gunditjmara, an Aboriginal nation in southwest of Australia.
It was created about 6,600 years ago by the Gunditjmara people. It is older than pyramids, Acropolis and Stonehenge.
Volcano Budj Bim lava flows, which connect these 3 components, have enabled Gunditjmara to develop one of the largest and oldest aquaculture networks in world.
Now being included in WHS it has become 1st site in Australia to receive world heritage protection only for its Aboriginal cultural importance.
Other Australian World Heritage Sites includes- Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House and Kakadu national park.