Garlambirla Walk
Introduces local plants and their use by the Gumbaynggirr people.
Distance: 900 metres along the creek-side path (or as a 2 km return circuit)
Starts At: The garden map by the pond near the entrance
Follow the yellow footprints. Return via the main path to do as a circuit walk.
This walk celebrates the intricate knowledge of plants and their uses by the Gumbaynggirr people of the Coffs Coast region. Take time to learn about the local “bush tucker” plants but please do not remove or taste any plant parts – to preserve the plants for others AND to preserve you! Some plants can cause an allergic reaction in some people.
The name “Garlambirla” is an Aboriginal name for this particular area of Coffs Harbour. During the white settlement the Gumbaynggirr and other indigenous groups were moved together to a camp on the other side of Coffs Creek which they still refer to today as the “old camp”. This area is depicted in a special painting called “The Old Camp” by Gumbaynggirr man and artist Tony Hart. This painting hangs in the Display Room at the entrance building.
There are 14 information signs along this walk by Coffs Creek explaining the stories and uses of the local trees and plants.
Trees:
Blackbutt ‘Ngandaamga’ (Eucalyptus pilularis) Smooth barked Apple ‘Jandayga’ (Angophora costata), Pink Bloodwood ‘wuuban-ga’ (Corymbia intermedia), Coast Banksia ‘wurindaga’ (Banksia integrifolia) Black she-oak ‘nuluumga’ (Allocasuarina littoralis) Broad-leaved Paperbark ‘balawunga’ (Melaleuca quinquenervia) Sandpaper Fig ‘gaagunya’ (Ficus coronata) and Grey Mangrove ‘baru-baruga’ (Avicennia marina var. australasica),
Grasses, Ferns and Shrubs:
Spiny-Head Mat-Rush or Basket Grass ‘Bundaljin-gawgay” (Lomandra longifolia), Kangaroo grass ‘Jugi Jugi’ (Themeda australis), Wallum Beard Heath ‘nyam-nyam’ (Leucapogon pimeleoides) Swamp Water Fern ‘gamiiny gliya-badin’ (Blechnum indicum) Bracken Fern ‘gamiiny’ (Pteridium esculentum) Square leaved Grass Tree ‘garraan.gur jaagaga’ (Xanthorrhoea johnsonii)
Download the Garlambirla Walk leaflet HERE.