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Gate times have changed as of Sunday 1 April due to the end of daylight savings in NSW. 
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NAIDOC Week in Centennial Parklands
10 July 2008
NAIDOC Week came to Centennial Parklands today, with a group of Sydney's youngsters joining local Dharawal artist Deb Lennis on the "Swamp Dreaming" tour.
Deb has been undertaking this tour in Centennial Park for many years now using an entertaining storytelling tour that includes a Guriwal dreamtime story of how Lachlan Swamp was created, and providing insights into the different varities of plants throughout the Lachlan Swamp area and how the Aboriginal population used these plants.
Children also learnt traditional indigenous painting methods and had the opportunity to paint their own swamp dreaming masterpiece.
The "Swamp Dreaming" tour is an regular tour as part of Centennial Parklands visitor program schedule.
Profile: Deborah Lennis
Deborah Lennis is a Dharawal woman of the Salt Water Clan. Since 1998, Deborah has been learning the Dharawal creation stories from Frances Bodkin. Since that time Deborah has also worked as an Indigenous Education Officer at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, and has been telling these stories to children and adults at both Mount Annan and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
As an artist, Deborah has also been illustrating these stories for educational purposes in a variety of contexts. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Education degree in Aboriginal Studies at Sydney University. Deborah tells the stories in performance.
Contact: Julie Hunter Ward
Phone: (02) 9339 6699
