Extent Heritage’s Coral Hardwick on Sea Country

Meet Extent Heritage Senior Heritage Advisor Coral Hardwick. Coral works with our dedicated Sea Country team to tell the stories beyond the shoreline.

The stories of Sea Country go beyond the tangible and the visible. Coral’s work is about the places that existed before the sea levels rose, and Dreaming and deep time stories.

“Oral histories are transcendent,” says Coral. “They’re passed down from person to person through the community. Mapping submerged landscapes allows for those stories told by the Traditional Owners to be connected in space and time.”

“My whole job in heritage is storytelling,” she says. “It’s really empowering to be able to story tell on behalf of and with the Traditional Owners of Australia. It’s that closeness to community that I that I really enjoy.”