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In the audio tour of La Perouse, I really learned a lot about the history of the area which I didn't know previously. As someone who grew up locally and has been to La Perouse several times both for recreation and for school, while some areas and descriptions were familiar, there were many aspects of the area's history which I didn't previously know about. I really appreciated this perspective on the historic area and I would have loved to have gone on this journey physically with Uncle Matt and the rest of the first years. I liked how the recording was almost entirely raw- there were no notable cuts or splices. This really made it feel like you were with Uncle Matt on a walk as he taught you about the area, and reminded me of the vital oral history for Indigenou Australian traditions. Upon hearing about the Blak Markets which happen in La Perouse every month, I now really want to visit them sometime soon as I didn't know they existed previously!

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I was really disappointed we couldn’t go out on Country today, but listening to Uncle Matt’s sound walk was very insightful. I love how he spoke about the history and rich culture of the area, and this really reinstated the themes of Wiŋara, connecting with the land not just by being there, but by truly listening, slowing down, and feeling everything around you and understanding its history and rich culture. I am interested in exploring Indigigrow, having loved the seed swap help on Tuesday, I want to go and explore this for myself. I also found the sound design really grounding, being able to listen to the calming, consistent waves and surrounding ambience of La Perouse.

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As someone who lives west of Sydney I was unaware of the extensive history of La Perouse. I personally did not know that the clans in the CBD were taken from their land and taken to La Perouse. I find it ironic and sad that the people of La Perouse and the Aboriginal people that were forcefully placed in La Peruse were then almost removed from La Peruse.

From this audio tour I've learnt that the Aboriginal heritage of La Perouse is very interesting and important to the history of Australia. I have never been to La Perouse and I hope I will be able to very soon. It looks (and sounds like - shout out Paul) like a beautiful place with a beautiful community. This audio tour is full of detailed information that I was unaware of the importance of whales - like the whale totem being a common one along the coast - particularly in La Perouse - and most whale engravings in once place. I hope to visit La Perouse soon!

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The sound of the beach is so relaxing. Hopefully the museum is open when we go. Keen to learn about bush tucker.

MI2 was a low point for the franchise.

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I've been to La Perouse only once before with my story and place tutor and was disappointed we couldn't go again. It was fascinating to listen to the audio tour however and get an oral history of the area, paired with the calming ambiance of waves. It was nice to have a moment to just listen to the podcast and slow down and draw.

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I learnt alot about La Perouse in uncle matts audio tour. despite grouwing up in sydney my entire life I had never been to La Perouse before. A part of the podcast that I enjoyed was when he was talking about the whale carvings that are also seen in Kur-in-gai because that is the area that I live in. There is also a large rock near where I live that is called Whale rock so making that connection between the two was very enjoyable.

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Uncle Matts Podcast about La Perouse was an insightful piece that taught me the wonderful and rich history of the land and the stories it holds. Stories about the first ships that arrived in the area and about how they were thought to be apparitions and white cloud spirits, which began the history of the invasion of Australia by the British empire. It's highlighted the importance of maintaining the heritage and stories of aboriginal people and their culture, and the importance of learning more as a non-indigenous person to be able to fully understand the historic values that the land holds.

The sounds of the waves also brought back a connection from my own home that was close to the beaches and how my family in a way is connected to them, and outlines my own connection to the land in a way and how it helps to shape my understanding of its heritage.

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Even though I have lived in Sydney all my life, I haven't been out to La Perouse very often, and so I was really interested by the podcast and Uncle Matt's insightful aural tour. I enjoyed learning about Yarra Bay and the full circle return to the journey of the eels (having walked past the canal behind NIDA this morning they were on my mind). I found the audio tour to be a very relaxing and grounding experience, making me feel as though I was there with Uncle Matt, seeing La Perouse through his eyes. His closing remarks really resonated with me, in the rush of NIDA I can sometimes to forget to just 'be': to listen and feel. It is a great reminder going into our break. I hope that we can make it out another time!

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Uncle Matt's audio tour was incredibly perceptive to the rich history in the area of La Perouse. I've never been to the area before, but after listening to this podcast, I will make sure to do so in the future when the weather's a little sunnier. The soothing waves against Uncle Matt's voice grounded me in the telling of the oral history of the area, and I'm keen to learn more in the future

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Design 1 had the privilege to go and truly explore the walk and island area of La Perouse with our extra subject this term called Story and Place, lead by Bernadette Hardy. It was wonderful to sit in Country and listen to what we felt, sharing each other’s Warrami and connecting to the place around us. It was our first explorative walk as part of the subject and started off the term on a very strong and exciting point; setting the tone for sessions each week which provided a strong sense of soul nourishment and growing amongst the stressful and busy days.

In listening to Uncle Matt speak through this audio walk, he has also provided a lot of rich history to continue to fill in the story of this place for me and the deep layered history Sydney contains, particularly as someone who has only moved here just this year. I found it fascinating and connected with hearing about how the locals thought the ships were ghost spirits and asked what they perceived to be the dead about why they were in this place. This is eerie to me, the idea of seeing a bunch of deceased spirits travelling in ships suddenly approach, but also such a display of a strong connection to Country and spirits, and such a trust in that to have come up and speak to spirits with a sense of curiosity and gentility.

The way Matt describes the area and the surrounding water, giving a bit of an idea of who their surrounding clans were and what their lifestyle would’ve been like with the terrain available to them is beautiful to get a mental picture of. And comforting to hear that there are still many descendants of La Perouse still living in the area, with the government failing to remove them from living on Country. It seems like unfortunately a rare occurrence to keep those ties to Country in the area less disturbed than what the white Australian government intended.

I don’t remember being able to see the whale engravings when we first visited La Perouse as a design cohort at the start of term. It is wonderful to hear about how they’ve culturally been a totem and special connectedness to stories and people from many different clans and groups. I would love to return to the area to try and see these whale engravings, and many more times simply to connect to Country myself and feel that spiritual connection to the history, people, and place.

Thank you uncle Matt for the audio walk, and for the entire teaching staff that has run Wiŋara this year, in everything it has taught me

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I'd love to have explore La Perouse and see all the places Uncle Matt mentions through the podcast.

The podcast is presented in a way that feels soothing very immersive, from the ripple of the waves in the background and quality of Uncle Matt's voice, making it comfortable to listen to and enjoying to absorb the information.

The amount of history located in this one place was surprising and I'm grateful to have gotten the opportunity to learn it from Uncle Matt, in an oral form- the way Aboriginal history is passed down.

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This was a very engaging listen, I've never been to La Perouse so it was really unfortunate we didn't have the opportunity to visit it today. But having lived in coastal regions for the greater part of my life and seeing firsthand all the different aspects of life that inhabit the land was very formative to my personal insight on country. So this in combination with Uncle Matt retelling the history of La Perouse alongside the familiar sounds of waves gave me a greater appreciation of the sanctity of country that I spend every day on.

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La Perouse and all the easter suburbs beaches are such a beautiful aspect of Sydney I love to visit in my spare time. It was great to hear Uncle Matt talk about the history and culture of La Perouse with the sounds of the ocean in the background.

I hope we can make it another time!

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Although ive never been to La Perouse, its so fasinating to listen and hear about its history and its rich connection to culture. Listening to the sounds of nature in the background was really beautiful, I cant wait to go there one day !

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I was excited to go on the tour this morning and learn about an area of Sydney I’m unfamiliar with as someone who grew up and lives in Penrith

But I did enjoy uncle Matt’s podcast and found it both peaceful and relaxing ☺️

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Not being from Sydney, I was disappointed I was unable to visit La Perouse, having never been there before. However, I found this recording a really peaceful and lovely listen. I feel that even without being to La Perouse, I was able to listen and understand what being there would be like. I hope to be able to visit at some point.

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I was actually sad that we couldn't go on the tour but I do hope we go in the future with Uncle Matt there. The audio was actually peaceful to listen to with the waves in the background and it's also so good to hear more about the aboriginal culture and learning about how important La Perouse is to their culture.

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So unfortunate we were not able to visit La Perouse today, however I am grateful that Uncle Matt and Paul Prestipino made this podcast for us to listen and learn from, i found it very calming and relaxing.

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This audio tour gave great insight into the history and stories that are held at La Perouse. In design, we got to have a class at La Perouse a few weeks ago, hearing the waves in the background really drew my mind back to the waters of the place, was really interesting to take a moment and listen to Uncle Matt. Thank you Uncle Matt, and I hope we all get to go sometime soon.

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was a great listen, having never been to La Perouse myself, I was very keen to go but this audio put my right there. I l really wish to go to the museum some day and yeah MI2 was for sure a low point for the franchise.

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Listening to the audio tour of La Perouse is a beautiful insight into the serene landscape. Being from Sydney and going to the La Perouse beach every summer growing up, I thought I knew a lot about it but turns out I really didn't! I never knew how rich its history and stories truly were. I played the audio for my family at home the other night and they were also so fascinated by the history and the connection to the land. I think that the next time we go there will be wonderful because we now know so much more about what went on there and how its history has shaped it to be the place it is today. I can't wait to go back and truly take it in, listen and feel as I don't think that is something I used to do when going there as a child. I appreciated its beauty but now I feel I have a deeper understanding of its roots. So thank you uncle Matt for providing such a calming and insightful audio tour, it really made me think and has made me so eager to get back there in the summer! Thank you!!!

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Although the excursion was cancelled listening to the podcast really helped inform me of how much things change overtime. Uncle Matt was so informative in his recording and I really appreciate how he took the time and effort to tell us all about the beauty of the area. While the walk would have been a beautiful break from stress I was still glad to be able to find another way to participate with the recording.

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Listening to Uncle Matts tour was very insightful, it was so interesting to learn the history of the area, I am sad we didn’t get to visit the location to visualise the stories, but it was still fascinating to learn

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Uncle Matt’s podcast was both insightful and calming, offering a thoughtful reflection on La Perouse and its deep cultural significance. The gentle sound of the beach waves in the background created a soothing atmosphere, making the listening experience feel almost meditative. As I listened, I felt a strong sense of connection to the land, as if the natural rhythms of Country were speaking alongside his words.

From the very beginning, the way Uncle Matt welcomed us into the conversation felt warm and genuine, creating an immediate sense of openness and belonging. His willingness to share his culture, personal stories, and knowledge of the area provided not only valuable background information but also a deeper cultural understanding. It allowed me to see La Perouse not just as a physical place, but as a space rich with history, memory, and meaning.

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Listening to Uncle Matt’s audio tour was really relaxing and insightful. I wish we got to hear the La Perouse ambience live - the waves were particularly comforting. In our Story and Place class, Design got to go out to La Pa and learn about some of its history with Bernadette. I’ve lived and experienced La Perouse and Yarra Bay a lot having grown up in the area, but Bernadette’s and now Uncle Matt’s insights have given me a fresh perspective. Thank you Uncle Matt!

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It's is so disappointing that we could not go to La Perouse this morning. The podcast offered a time of reflection on the history of the land around NIDA and connecting with the concept of Winjara. The sound of the beach was grounding and it was so interesting the learn about the history of the land.

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It is disappointing that we didn’t get to visit La Perouse today, but I really enjoyed the audio tour by Uncle Matt and designed by Paul. As someone who is not from Australia, learning about the rich history of the land has always been very interesting for me. With Uncle Matt’s description of the Yarra Bay and the area nearby, as well as the detailed and lively explanation of the history behind, I found myself actually imagining standing there and visualizing everything in front of my eyes. I hope we can visit La Perouse as a whole year soon!

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As I'd never been to La Perouse before, I was looking forward to visiting there today. Hearing Uncle Matt talk about the importance of the area, the vast history that it contains and the natural elements that feature there was very interesting. Even though we couldn't be there physically, the sounds of the audio tour transported me and I felt like I was walking along the path to the beach. It reminded me of the importance of grounding yourself during this busy time.

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Drawing of La Perouse, the place we were due to venture but alas couldn’t☹️. Uncle Matt helped me visual this beautiful place as I drew it.

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So sad when I heard we weren't gonna get to go away to La Perouse, was going to listen to this on the drive there. The waves make it so relaxing and it really centres you in the world.

I didn't realise how manny mobs there were when the boats arrived. I've heard this story over in WA, but to hear it from Uncle Matt, it was both sad but a beautiful retelling and so great that Le Perouse has the community hub run by first nations people and their on going connection to this land. thanks for making the audio Uncle loved it!

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Uncle Matt’s guided tour of Lapa made me happy and sad to listen to.

I found it incredible to hear about how many local Indigenous communities there were in the area including dance groups, medical centres, language groups, and rangers. But this came with a bitter after taste to know that the community was built widely on the government displacing a lot of Indigenous people into the area from surrounding areas to “get them out of the way”.

It was so interesting and amazing to hear Uncle Matt describing the La Perouse people fighting for their land during the invasion. The feeling I get is really mixed. It one of inspiration, but then also guilt to know that people I’m a descendant of treated First Nations people in these ways.

I’m happy to know that this community is still thriving off local plants and bush tucker and I would have loved to have experienced visiting this historical sight. It was beautiful to listen to Uncle Matt speak about this sacred area with the gorgeous soundscapes behind it.

Hope we get to go sometime next term. It would be a true honour to see the ancient whale engraving...and maybe be lucky enogh to see one in person.

Thanks heaps, Uncle.

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Thank you Uncle Matt for the audio tour of La Perouse - both peaceful and informative. It is amazing to get insights into the area around NIDA as I didn't grow up in Sydney so hadn't heard of La Perouse previously. I enjoyed learning about IndigiGrow, the football club, dance groups, medical centre, sailing club, museum, and market. It created a picture of a thriving community that I'd love to visit. The story about the eels from Centennial park still amazes me! I really appreciated Uncle Matt's explanation of the history of colonisation and the La Perouse mission.

I would love to visit La Perouse together soon and see the whale engravings and coastal nature, it sounds beautiful.

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I was really disappointed that the walk got cancelled. I listened to the Podcast after our tutorial last week and it was really interesting. Uncle Matt mentioned that the french ship was never seen again after it left Australia, and that really captured my imagination. We’ll never no what happened to them, or what they were thinking about their first contact. Also was thinking a lot about how it sounds like such a beautiful and deeply cultured environment yet the runway of the airport, and the sound of planes overhead dominates the environment. Reminds me of the house in the beginning of Up, with the city growing around it. I’m really hoping we can go on country next term.

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Thanks so much Uncle Matt for this insightful guide of la perouse. Even though we weren’t able to attend the sites themselves, I truly felt transported by your words. I feel I now have a better understanding of the history of that sacred place. I look forward to visiting it myself in sunnier days to come!

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I've never been to La Perouse before but listening to the audio tour was really nice because I feel like I now have little insights into the place and can appreciate it more fully when I finally get to go there! The ambient sounds of the beach and environment that underscored the audio tour also inspired me to listen more closely to the sounds around me as I take walks around my own neighbourhood.

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So disappointing that we weren’t able to experience all the sights Uncle Matt described in the audio tour. It was super interesting to hear about the HMS Supply, one of the first fleet ships, which docked at Yarra Bay, as well as the relocation of many indigenous people who lived in and around the colony to the government reserve called La Perouse mission.