Image courtesy AIATSIS / Aboriginal Studies Press
Discover the history and culture of Aboriginal Sydney with these new self-guided audio-supported tours developed by Aboriginal Studies Press. The tours cover heritage and rock art sites, as well as contemporary Australian Indigenous places of significance.
From the edges of Sydney Harbour and the city’s museums and art galleries to Kuring-Gai National Park in the north out to Western Sydney & south to Botany Bay, the Aboriginal Sydney app lets you explore Sydney Aboriginal people’s rich cultural heritage, from the past and the present.
The Aboriginal Sydney app lets you:
• plan your tours to suit your available time – from 30 minutes to all day
• choose your walk by locality or interest
• use up-to-date GPS maps with easy to follow directions
• be confident about culturally appropriate information
• listen to contextual audio narrated by Kamilaroi man, Billy McPherson
• find general information about facilities, opening hours, cost, public transport and links to websites of the sites where applicable.
RRP $5.49, available on iTunes or Google Play. Find out more on the AIATSIS website: http://aiatsis.gov.au/get-involved/mobile-apps/aboriginal-sydney-mobile-app
The companion book, Aboriginal Sydney, provides additional information not available on the app. It is available from all good booksellers or Aboriginal Studies Press, the publishing arm of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).
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