Wreck Bay Village | |
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 Panorama of Wreck Bay, with the village on the far right | |
  Wreck Bay Village | |
| Coordinates:35°10′00″S150°41′23″E / 35.16667°S 150.68972°E /-35.16667; 150.68972 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Jervis Bay Territory |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 152 (ILOC2021)[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2540 |
| Mean max temp | 20.6 °C (69.1 °F)[4] |
| Mean min temp | 14.2 °C (57.6 °F)[4] |
| Annual rainfall | 1,165.6 mm (45.89 in)[4] |
Wreck Bay Village, formerlyWreck Bay Aboriginal Reserve, is an Aboriginal village in theJervis Bay Territory, Australia. At the2021 census the population was 152.[6] It is mainly anAustralian Aboriginal community, run by theWreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council.
Wreck Bay Village is at the northeast corner ofWreck Bay between the smallcoves calledMary Bay andSummercloud Bay. It is in the south of the territory. It is about 2 km (1.2 mi) south ofJervis Bay Airfield and 6.6 km (4.1 mi) by road fromJervis Bay Village.
The first European settlement around Jervis Bay started in the early 1880s. Wreck Bay forms part of the Jervis Bay Territory, which became Commonwealth territory in 1915 so that the national government based in Canberra could have access to the sea.[7]
Wreck Bay is so called because the waves are generally quite high and it is easy for a ship to be destroyed.[8]
Aboriginal people started a small settlement at Summercloud Bay around the early 1900s. They favoured the area because of strong cultural ties, its closeness to both the bush and the sea for collection of food and other sources and because of its distance from European settlements. This area later became anAboriginal reserve known as the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Reserve that was put under control of a mission manager. The decision to create this permanent settlement has enabled cultural practices to survive.[8]
The 402 hectares (990 acres) of land was officially handed to the Aboriginal community in 1995 by the Australian Government,[8] includingBooderee National Park and Botanic Gardens.
In 2021Nikita Ridgeway created indigenous artwork used to decorate two fire trucks used by Wreck Bay (Australia) Rural Fire Brigade.[9] The brigade is owned and managed by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council.[10]
The Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community owns and co-manages (withParks Australia), theBooderee National Park and Botanic Gardens. It includes Australia's only Aboriginal-owned and managedbotanical garden.[11][12][13]
The Wreck Bay Village is now private land and no public access is available.[14]
The Division of Fenner also includes the Jervis Bay Territory.
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