Our university is privileged to operate on many Indigenous lands across South Australia and the Northern Territory. Fundamental to both our approach to sustainability and our commitment to reconciliation is recognition of the Traditional Owners and Custodians, past and present, and their continued relationship with and responsibility to these lands and waters.
Yungkurrinthi Inparrila, meaning ‘meeting place’ in Kaurna, is a dedicated outdoor space situated next to the Yungkurrinthi Trruku (Building) at Bedford Park, which honours and acknowledges Country, cultural knowledge and learning. Yungkurrinthi Inparrila offers a space to host Welcome to Country, smoking ceremonies, events and gatherings, and learning and teaching activities. It provides a freely accessible place of cultural significance, for wellbeing and healing, a place to grieve, and somewhere to bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities together.
The central area of our main campuses is pedestrian access only or has shared paths for pedestrians and cyclists. On our Bedford Park campus, a shared path circling around the central lake, connects all buildings on the North and South Ridge. Our Sturt and Tonsley campuses have a similar design, with a central pedestrian, green areas, walking and cycle paths connecting the different buildings. Sturt campus, Tonsley campus and Bedford Park campus are connected through shared pedestrian/cycle paths, although it is also possible to take one of our campus buses to move between them. Additional walking trails in our green spaces are listed on the Walking SA page. All these areas have permanent free public access.
The Bedford Park campus includes areas of Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) Grassy Woodland, which is listed under Australia's national environment law, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) as a Nationally Threatened Ecological Community.
