ABORIGINAL CULTURAL WAYS
Cultural Ways is an invitation from Ballina’s Aboriginal community to gain a deeper understanding of this place and its community. Cultural Ways passes near sites and story places that have great significance to our local Aboriginal community.

These sites and places, oral histories and memories, together with early accounts of non-Aboriginal people coming to the region help to build a greater understanding of this rich landscape and its people.

Cultural Ways endeavours to interpret the cultural knowledge and contemporary experiences that have been shared with us to foster a greater connection to place and caring for Country.

ACCESSING THE PATH
The Coastal Recreational Path runs along the Ballina Shire coastline from Ballina to Lennox Headland.

This place contains a landscape of extensive cultural features and natural resources, including former wetlands and coastal ecosystems, that provide a continuing teaching resource for current and future generations.

Accessible signage is located along the shared path between Flat Rock carpark and Angels Beach carpark. Both of these carparks can be accessed from The Coast Road.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
This path crosses Country that is of special significance for Aboriginal people. Places along the Ballina coastline are connected by the Goanna and the Snake cultural story.

Today this area is important to Aboriginal people for learning about traditional culture and maintaining a connection to Country.

Local keepers of cultural knowledge have shared some stories and memories through this signage that can be viewed when visiting the Coastal Recreational Path.

The material gathered and presented is a result of a collaboration between the local Aboriginal community, Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council, Ballina Shire Council, the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and the Australian Government.

BEFORE YOU VISIT
QR codes are used in conjunction with the signage to provide complementary material along the path with audio content. For the complete experience, we recommend that you access the QR code via the scanner on your mobile phone or smart device. To download a copy of the brochure click HERE