Badu Mangrove Boardwalk

Experience the ‘Dreaming Track’ poem as you walk along the Badu Mangrove boardwalk

Muru nanga mai, the ‘Dreaming Track’, by Lorna Munro, fresh water Wiradjuri poet, and Dharawal interpretation by Shannon Foster, saltwater D’harawal Elder.

“The Dreaming Track was written to honour the Sydney languages and to pay respect to the 29 clans that descend from this unceded land and pay my respects to their ongoing survival.” Lorna Munro.

“This poem becomes a conversation between saltwater and freshwater that you can eaves drop in on. A conversation that speaks to a Sydney not many people alive today would recognise” Lorna Munro.

You can experience the poem walking along the mangrove boardwalk in Bicentennial Park. The poem is inscribed in panels along the boardwalk, with “each panel being carefully curated to speak to the space around them, to help people take in what is important in the place.” Shannon Foster.

“We are just conduits to tell this story. It’s really about being able to listen. Listen to Country” Lorna Munro.

This video brings the poem to life. View below or next time you’re visiting the Park, scan the QR code signposted on the boardwalk to view or listen to this video along your walk.

These recordings have been written, recorded and produced by Lorna Munro and proudly supported by Sydney Olympic Park Authority and The Red Room Company.