Indigenous groups unite to name new ANU precinct - KAMBRI

Representatives of the ACT's four Indigenous communities have come together at ANU to present the University with the name for its new precinct. The Elders have gifted the name "Kambri" to ANU, to honour the University's new central meeting place opening in 2019 to replace the old Union Court. The name was presented to ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt AC during a special ceremony at the annual State of the University address, in which he updated the University on its strategic initiatives. Representatives from the Little Gudgenby River Tribal Council, Buru Ngunawal Aboriginal Corporation, King Brown Tribal Group, and the Ngarigu Currawong Clan participated in the gift. Professor Schmidt thanked the Elders for the extraordinary gift, which he said reflected the University's commitment to being a place that honours Australia's Indigenous heritage. "For thousands of years, Aboriginal people came together, shared stories and learnt at the places we now call ANU and Sullivans Creek," he said. "Kambri will be a meeting place like no other in the world, providing a space for Indigenous culture to live within the social fabric of ANU and the greater Canberra community.