the region

wukalina Walk begins and ends in Launceston but mainly takes place on our traditional homelands in the beautiful northeast corner of Lutruwita/Tasmania.

Our Walk operates at Wukalina/Mt William National Park and Larapuna/Bay of Fires. The name Bay of Fires became associated with the area after a British captain witnessed hundreds of cultural burns and camp fires along this coastline in the late 1700s. That was back when we were living our best lives, freely practicing culture, speaking language and managing Country.

For more historic context, here’s a short overview from the Aboriginal Elders (Launceston) website.

Colonisation continues to deeply affect us but we know our obligations and responsibilities to Palawa Country. One of the ways we honour and protect Country is educating and enlightening others – guests, travellers we meet (most often at Eddystone Point), state government organisations and local property/business owners – to the profound spiritual, cultural and historic significance of the area.

Although our values, as an Aboriginal-owned venture, aren’t the same as those of mainstream businesses and organisations, the Walk is always working to build healthy and culturally safe relationships with regional tourism bodies Visit Northern Tasmania and East Coast Tourism as well as Tasmania Parks & Wildlife Service in northern Lutruwita/Tasmania.

When it comes to local suppliers, we naturally prioritise other Blak-owned ventures or those who actively employ and support Aboriginal people. We buy our yula (muttonbird) from Lowery’s Trefoil Island Mutton Birds, other meat products (especially wallaby and possum) from Lenah Game Meats in South Launceston and our seafood from Launceston-based Hammonds and Kyeema.

Lowrey’s shed belongs to community members, who also harvest/cull wallaby for Lenah Valley Meats. Hammonds, who fish off King Island, employes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Gladstone General Store has always been our main supplier of fresh lunches, fuel and friendly faces since the Walk began in 2018. They now provide fresh boxed lunches to our guests on the last day of each 4-day trip, collected when we pass through Gladstone.