Traditional owners in NSW call for heritage reform to continue cultural practices

Kamilaroi elder Michael Cain used to collect wood for didgeridoos from Eura forest but was banned once it became Breelong national park

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Twice a year, Kamilaroi elder Michael Cain, known as Uncle Mick, makes the eight-hour drive north from his home in Gilgandra to the Tabulam correctional facility to teach detainees how to make didgeridoos from scratch.

Until recently, he collected the wood himself from Eura forest, just outside Gilgandra in western New South Wales. But a few years ago he saw signs saying there were no chainsaws allowed.

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