00:00A couple of years ago, this riverbank was around 20 metres under water.
00:09Home to Bunuba traditional owners, this wildlife sanctuary was devastated by once in a century
00:15floods in 2023. This is the first time Bunuba elder, Selina Middleton, has been back since
00:27the floods. Together with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, she's logging any damage to the sites
00:38on an app. It's taking a contemporary framework of conservation with that custodianship of caring
00:44for country and how we can integrate that and have really good outcomes for the conservation
00:50of Mornington. Most of the families here now are reconnecting back to country. It's been 20 years
01:00since Barry Middleton visited his grandmother's birthplace. Well it's good to be back home and see
01:06the old things again. For these children, it's the first time they've had a chance to connect with
01:14their country. A first step to restoring this country after a flood that cut a swathe of damage
01:28across the Kimberley. You know there was a lot of impact. We're going to be doing a lot of other
01:35animal monitoring surveys in the future after this camp to see what type of animal will come
01:42out now since the flood. A job for this generation and the next.
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