The Scenic Hills are at the core of an area of high geographic significance in Australian history generally and Aboriginal history in particular, known as the Yandel’ora “land of peace between peoples”. The Yandel’ora was a vast meeting area centred on Mount Annan but including the upper reaches of Bunbury Curran Creek, and the land to the west of Appin Road down to the banks of the Nepean River. At least once in a generation hundreds of thousands of aboriginal people from south eastern Australia gathered, leaving their weapons outside the area, to settle disputes in a peaceable manner, to clarify law and arrange marriages here. Tribes came from as far north as Maroochydore and as far south as Melbourne, but may also have included some from Central Australia and Tasmania. Its significance extends beyond the artefacts and landmarks found here, applying instead to the whole land area and its sense of place.

The Yandel’ora has been encroached on by Camden, Narellan, Campbelltown and its suburbs, with the South West Growth Centre encroaching further on the Camden side. Campbelltown’s Scenic Hills are an important remnant, rich in archaeology evidence. The national importance and symbolism of the Yandel’ora as a place of peace and meeting between people needs to be publicly recognised and its archaeology preserved.