 Curragundi
Native Garden
Narana's
native garden consists of 100% Australian plants and trees.
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With the Aboriginal title of Curragundi, meaning "waterhole",
the garden shows the strong connection between the Aboriginal
people and their homeland.
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The garden was reclaimed from 2 hectares of farmland in 1996,
and has shown amazing growth in the short time since  then;
a testament to the recovering strength of nature. It is now
a delight to visit, and also learn about a wide range of food
source and medicinal plants, whilst surrounded by the aroma
of native eucalypts.
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Listed
below are just some of the plants demonstrated during our presentations.
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| Kangaroo
Grass: |
Seeds
from the Kangaroo grass were collected by the women
to be crushed into flour for making damper, which is
a bush style bread cooked in hot coals.
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| Bottle
Brush: |
This
is one of our many beautiful flowering trees. In the
early morning the flowers were collected and soaked
in water to make a sweetened drink; but you had to beat
the birds to them.
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| River
Red Gum: |
This
mighty tree was used in many ways. Canoes, shields,
boomerangs and spears were made from the trunk and branches.
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| Hop
Goodenia: |
A
bush with leaves that were used as a pacifier for babies
on long distance travelling. The leaves helped keep
them calm whilst their mothers were collecting food,
etc.
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