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Mt Burr swamp Doug and Roxanne

"You're learning a lot about the environment, how to manage land, how to protect the plants and animals and restore this land to what it was,"
Mr Tarr said.
12 young people sit in a circle on log stumps by a forested area.

"But whatever the case is, they know the importance of coming down and connecting with the environment for their own well-being."
A woman with blonde hair in a grey houded jumper throws a boomerang into the distance, forest trees behind her.

"I've talked about the different law systems, the different ways that it was here on country, and it sort of brings everything together from what they've been learning,"
she said.
An aerial photo of a small town surrounded by lush green paddocks and forest.

"We've all got to care for country because it's so precious to us, very precious to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,"
she said.
A man standing outside plays a didgeridoo while a woman dances behind him.

"It's also very important to understand that cultural knowledge works everywhere, whatever job you have in Australia, whatever you do in Australia,"
Uncle Doug said.
A man teaching students at a camp

Mount Burr swamp full

"There is lots of breeding going on and the site is a chorus of sounds at night."
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