Traditional Owners

The Wadawurrung People - Traditional Owners of the land of our Region.

Lateral Plains is situated at Ballarat Technology Park Central in the heart of the CBD of Ballarat. The Traditional Owners of the land here are the Wadawurrung people. We gladly pay our respects to the Elders of the Wadawurrung People past and present.

The Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation  trading as Wadawurrung, is the Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) for Wadawurrung country. WAC has a statutory role in the management of Aboriginal heritage values and culture within our region, under the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Act, 2006.

More information aout the Corporation, and the history of the Wadawurrung People and their land can be found here.