Gariwerd is home to:
- the densest concentration of rock art & largest assemblage of Aboriginal art motifs in Victoria
- 975 plant species, including 75 orchid species representing 1/3 of total flora in Victoria
- many of these species are only found in this area.
- the densest concentration of rock art & largest assemblage of Aboriginal art motifs in Victoria
- 975 plant species, including 75 orchid species representing 1/3 of total flora in Victoria
- many of these species are only found in this area.
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- at least 230 bird species - including thornbills, fairy-wrens, honeyeaters, whistlers, robins, wetland birds and parrots
- 40 species of mammals, 30 of reptiles, 11 of amphibians, six types of native fish and a number of significant butterfly species
- 98 species of plants & 50 species of animals that are listed as threatened
- nationally threatened animals in the Park include the endangered red-tailed black cockatoo & smoky mouse.
- there is also the vulnerable brush-tailed rock wallaby & long-nosed potoroo.
- Djab wurrung people
- Jardwadjali people
"Gariwerd is a beating heart of Aboriginal spirituality. This land vibrates with the energy of our ancestors. It hums and sings and brings life to everything and everyone.”