The City of Greater Geelong and Wyndham City Council have worked together to develop the Avalon Corridor Strategy (ACS), in collaboration
with the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).
The final ACS was adopted by Greater Geelong on 13 December 2022 and by Wyndham on 20 December 2022.
Acknowledgement of Country
The City of Greater Geelong and Wyndham City Council acknowledge the Wadawurrung People as the Traditional Owners of the land, waterways and skies of the Avalon Corridor.
We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.
We acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are part of our Greater Geelong and Wyndham communities today.
Wadawurrung Cultural Values Statement of Significance
Mula mula-a Anakie Youang baa Wurdi Youang ngubitj-iyu baa maiwan parrarr Nerm baa Wadawurrung ngoon di kinkinbil bango di tonak baa benganak marlo, booyankal, tolam ngubitj baa lakoora-bul, wul-a baa karringa-a.
In the shadows of Anakie Youang / The Anakies and Wurdi Youang / You Yangs down to the waters and former grasslands of Nerm / Port PhillipBay and Corio Bay, this is a special place for
Wadawurrung People and their animals, plants, birds, waters and skies; a place to care for and nurture.
Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation
Open landscapes within the Avalon Corridor with longer range views to Wurdi Youang / the You Yangs
(image courtesy of D Jones: Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, 2021)