Take A Virtual Tour — Ginninderry Conservation Trust

Location

The Link, 1 McClymont Way, Strathnairn ACT Australia

Ngunnawal Country

The Ginninderry Aboriginal Advisory Group, comprising the recognised Aboriginal Knowledge Holders for the area, support the naming of the Conservation Corridor as the ‘Ginninderry Conservation Corridor’. Ginninderry is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning “throwing out little rays of light” or simply “sparkling”. It’s a very appropriate name for a community and landscape that will be bounded by the Murrumbidgee River and Ginninderra Creek. Over time, the word has taken various forms, including Ginninginninderry, Ghinninghinninderra and Gingininderra, with recent linguistic work by AIATSIS suggesting Djinindirri. Ginninderry was first used for one of the early homesteads in the area including the creek that bordered its land. It’s had various iterations over time: Ginninginninderry, Gingininderra and Ginninderra. After extensive consultation, it was decided that Ginninderry, and its reference to the stunning river corridor, was a name that had both historical provenance and contemporary relevance.

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Last Friday, the Trust team got back in our waders to do some more turtle relocations! We went out to Woodbury Ridge Sutton and translocated a total of 26 Eastern long-necked turtles to a new and much nicer dam (as well as countless amounts of yabbie

Here are some photo updates of the dam restoration works we have been working on!

We have added a hardened access point so that cattle may access the water from the dam without impacting infringing and riparian vegetation.

We are currently triali

Some Christmas Beetles we found in the Conservation Corridor recently! It's awesome to see so many - they have been hard to find in the last few years!

Christmas Beetles emerge around the festive season after being underground all year.

Their shi

Bookings are now open for a guided bird walk in the Ginninderry Conservation Corridor. Fly into a lovely stroll along the Strathnairn to Shepherd's Lookout Track for a guided walk to hear and see the amazing birds of the Ginninderry Conservation Corr

Bookings are now open for the 'My Place' September School Holiday program. Designed for children aged 8-11, the two day program looks at the plants, habitats and cultural stories of the Ginninderry Conservation Corridor through an artistic lens. Guid

Yesterday as part of a joint project with Ginninderry developments and #Waterwatch we translocated 41 Eastern long-necked turtles from 1 dam into the Corridor. Thanks to the Ginninderry team and Hannah at #CafeSteppingStone for helping clean them so