About the Lake
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Joseph Lycett (1774-1825 View of Lake George, NSW, aquatint |
Weereewa Festival performance on Lake George 2002 |
Lake George or Weereewa as it is now becoming known is, when full, the largest expanse of fresh water in Australia and is thought to be the fifth oldest fresh water lake in the world. It is a lake of myth, mystery and magic.
It is both serene and terrifying. Weereewa is an ancient place, a sacred Aboriginal space and it speaks to people from all cultures and all walks of Life. It challenges and inspires and dominates the regional landscape
Weereewa's ebb and flow is dependent on any number of theories. Scientists suggest that it simply fills when it rains then evaporates. Nonetheless the timing and duration of each cycle dictates the ever changing meeting place between land and water that can be seen as the joining of passive and active forces in nature, the knowable and unknowable opposites in life.
We wish to celebrate this mysterious and changing lake, articulate its cultural significance, and preserve its geological and ecological treasures.
Map shown location and scale of Lake George.
