Stories of Country shared on UQ Cultural Landscape Tour
Author ADM+S Centre
Date 24 September 2025
ADM+S members gained a deeper understanding of the traditional and ongoing significance of Indigenous Country during an Aboriginal Cultural Landscape Walking Tour of The University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus on 23 September 2025.
Hosted by the ADM+S nodes at UQ and QUT, the tour was guided by cultural educator Alex Bond, who strongly identifies with the Kabi Kabi people of south-east Queensland and descent links with the Waka Waka (Burnett River) and Kaanju (Cape York) and Kumu (Dirranbandi) peoples.
With more than a decade of experience leading cultural landscape tours, Alex brought an extensive knowledge of Aboriginal culture, history, and Country in South-East Queensland.
During the walk around the lakes precinct, Alex highlighted the traditional significance of key locations across the campus and shared stories of important events that took place during the colonial period.
He also explained how Aboriginal connections to the landscape continue today, describing cultural practices, longstanding relationships with waterways, and the resilience of community knowledge.
Participants learned how Indigenous people traditionally used local flora for food, tools, and technologies, including the specific trees used for medicinal purposes and crafting boomerangs.
The St Lucia tour follows other cultural learning activities undertaken by ADM+S members in Melbourne this year, including the Koorie Heritage Trust Walk, She Shapes History Tour and the exhibition 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art, presented by the Potter Museum of Art.
