Vision for 2011

The Lake Condah Sustainable Development Project has become widely recognised through its innovative partnership approach to sustainable development.  It operates as a hub of a variety of networks of people, communities, organisations, education institutions and business.

Restoring Lake Condah and the Lake Condah Aboriginal Church site provided the impetus and avenue for engagement, practical reconciliation, healing and an historic final settlement for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in the far southwest of Victoria.

Today, it is widely sought after as a source of practical advice and is a respected centre for learning for sustainable development practices. The area and its facilities are a major centre for sustainable tourism focusing on history, ecotourism and learning.

The project evolved through collaborative partnerships, which concentrated on capacity building for people, organisations and businesses.  Its vision of restoration, reconciliation and healing facilitated a flowering of social and technical ingenuity required to make the successful transition to sustainable development. 

The land management cluster provides ongoing employment for many Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.  Its development became a symbol of the opportunities that sustainable development opened up in the Southwest.

Its world heritage nomination in 2011 was the culmination of a broad community movement, Australian ingenuity and a commitment to sustainable development.  The project is held in high esteem for the pioneering work that it undertook in fostering local leadership, local capability building and refining partnership approaches to sustainable community prosperity.