Bellambi Point declared an Aboriginal Place

By Kate McIlwain
September 29 2012 - 4:05am
 Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Sharralyn Robinson, Aboriginal elder Aunty Barbara Nicholson, Country, Culture and Heritage Division executive director Norman Laing, and Office of Environment and Heritage central region manager Kathleen Schilling at Bellambi Point. Picture: ROBERT PEET
Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Sharralyn Robinson, Aboriginal elder Aunty Barbara Nicholson, Country, Culture and Heritage Division executive director Norman Laing, and Office of Environment and Heritage central region manager Kathleen Schilling at Bellambi Point. Picture: ROBERT PEET

The deep connection between the Illawarra's indigenous people and Bellambi Point was recognised yesterday, as the coastal site was declared an official Aboriginal Place.

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