Biamanga National Park

Coordinates: 36°27′04″S 149°56′31″E / 36.45111°S 149.94194°E / -36.45111; 149.94194
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Biamanga National Park
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteBiamanga National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

Biamanga National Park is a protected area in New South Wales, Australia,[1] 408 km (254 mi) south of Sydney and 40 km (25 mi) north of Bega. The park forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area because of its importance for swift parrots.

Its name derives from Yuin elder

Dithol
(Pigeon House Mountain).

In November 2021 Mumballa Mountain was ascribed the

dual name
of Biamanga.

Geology

The mountain is the remnants an ancient shield volcano, and granite rock formations and boulders are visible along the course of Mumbulla Creek.[2]

History

The park lies in the lands of one of the Yuin peoples, who have inhabited the area for thousands of years.[3]

20th century

Extensive

Aboriginal place" and a "Protected Archaeological Area" under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 (NSW).[3]

The park was proclaimed in 1994 and extended in 1997.[3]

21st century

Further protests against logging activities took place in 2010.[4]

On 30 November 2021 Mumballa Mountain was ascribed the

dual name of Biamanga.[5]

Description

The park covers 13,617 ha (33,650 acres). It is seen by the

traditional owners as "part of a single cultural landscape" with the Gulaga National Park.[3]

Flora and fauna

There are

chef's cap correa, an endangered species.[2]

The park forms part of the Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for swift parrots.[6] Azure kingfishers and superb fairywrens abound in the park.[7]

Management

Biamanga has been jointly managed by the traditional owners and the

New South Wales Government for use as a national park.[3]

Aboriginal significance and sites

The mountain and surrounds have important cultural links to

Dithol (Pigeon House Mountain).[8] The mountain is of particular significance to the people of Wallaga Lake.[4]

The park contains important Aboriginal sites,

Initiation ceremonies were held by Yuin people at various spots on the mountain, with the last recorded one held there in 1918.[8] It has been described as a "men's law mountain".[3]

Independent evidence of the sacredness of the site was provided in 1964 by linguist Luise Hercus and by musician and linguist Janet Mathews, but only made publicly available in the late 1970s; as well as by notes made much earlier by Alfred William Howitt, an ethnologist who attended a Yuin initiation ceremony in 1883.[4]

The Biamanga protest site is of additional significance both to Yuin and to all other

Aboriginal self-determination.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 1838-5958
    .
  2. ^ a b c "Biamanga Cultural area - Learn more". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978 1 74359 862 7
    . Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Biamanga Protest Site". Bega Shire's Hidden Heritage: 101 Objects. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (New South Wales). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
    licence.
  6. ^ "Ulladulla to Merimbula Important Bird Area". BirdLife International. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Biamanga Cultural area". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "The Indigenous Story of Mt Mumbulla / Mumbulla Falls". About the Sapphire Coast NSW. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. National Parks and Wildlife Service. 3 February 2006. Archived from the original
    on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Merrimans Local Aboriginal Land Council and Bega Local Aboriginal Land Council Lease to the Minister For The Environment for Biamanga National Park" (PDF). December 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2021.
  11. ^ Gaha, Ron; Hearn, Judy (2004). "The Aboriginal Peoples – The Yuin Tribes". Mumballa Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Taken from the book " Bermagui – A Century of Features and Families " by Ron Gaha and Judy Hearn.
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