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Bung Yarnda

On the road from Lake Entrance to Nowa Nowa there is a site with a unique design. It is not far from the Lake Tyers Beach turn off and 20-30m off from the Princes Highway.  It is well worth a visit and chronicles the life and times of the Kurnai-Gunai people.  The stories on the excellent information plaques speak for themselves. They are much more powerful in their bush setting and will not be done justice by simply repeating them here.
Hopefully  a few photos will give you a feeling for the site and will inspire you to take a break from whatever modern day stresses you have, and spend a few moments reflecting on days before our time.

Bung Yarnda on the Princes Highway 1
Roadside Info/Rest area alongside the Princes H'way
(NB Not part of the Aboriginal Trust property)
Mission Voices - Koorie Heritage Trust

For an excellent source of personal narratives form people who have lived on the Lake Tyers Mission and later the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust, the following ABC site can't be more highly recommended.

Featuring:  Voices of Lake Tyers

Aunty Ivy Marks
Aunty Eileen Harrison (Author:  Black Swan)
Uncle Albert Mullett

For an excellent history of the Lake Tyers Mission/Trust then consult this associated page on the same site

Lake Tyers Mission/Trust History

And a history of all the missions in Victoria

The Missions and Reserves  covering: Spirituality, Fighting for Country, Struggle for Justice, Work & Wages, Living Culture, Rules and Regulations, Education and Learning, Stolen Generations, Everyday Life.
There are a couple of picnic tables (that can be seen from the road at the moment), so the idea of a break from driving, and a good leg stretching wander about are well in order here.
Sign Bung Yarnda Princes Highway
Here is a very small sample of the information available about both the people and the environment.

Other sources well worth locating and visiting are the Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place (Bairnsdale), the Bataluk Cultural Trail and the Kulin Nation Aboriginal,plus the Yarra Healing site.