Connecting the Community to Natural and Cultural Heritage in ACT Parks 1

This project will establish more sustainable boardwalks and walking tracks on the Yankee Hat boardwalk and walking track that crosses the Gungenby Valley and ends at the Yankee Flat Rock Art site. The track traverses several ephemeral wet areas which are highly sensitive to disturbance. Foot traffic through such terrain leads to increased water turbidity, erosion and damage to fragile native vegetation. The improved boardwalk and walking tracks will ensure that the community can access this significant Indigenous cultural feature, while having a minimal impact on the fragile environmental integrity of the location. The rock art site is highly significant to the Ngunnawal people, and provides a valuable insight and understanding of Aboriginal history and culture in the region.