Southern populationSouthern population

Southern population

In Victoria, habitat for the extant Eastern Bristlebird population and potential reintroduction sites are known to be of cultural significance and interest to Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities.

Additionally, Nadgee NR is highly culturally significant, with numerous stone arrangements, burials and middens (G Moore pers. comm. 2010 cited in OEH 2012). The abundance of artefacts and middens within the Croajingolong Biosphere Reserve (including Nadgee NR) indicates a history of occupation by fairly large populations

of Indigenous communities, who were probably concentrated around the inlets, estuaries and wetlands (UNESCO 2016).

“The Eastern Bristlebird was well known by Aboriginal people on the Far South Coast of NSW in the past. This bird was the skin of a local group. When European settlers moved into the area and cleared the land for farming, both the bird and the people disappeared from

the area” (G Moore pers. comm. 2010 cited in OEH 2012).

This statement of significance is not intended to be comprehensive, applicable to,

or speak for, all Indigenous Australians and it is acknowledged that Indigenous groups and individuals are the custodians of this knowledge.