Which would seem to be an ideal name for Burrumbuttock itself.

But instead it refers to a unique project in the village, one which is a joint effort between volunteers, the Burrumbuttock Recreation Ground Trust, Burrumbuttock Public School, West Hume Landcare Group, Greater Hume Shire, Murray Catchment Management Authority and the residents of Burrumbuttock.

Now known as the Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre, it began life as a concept brought into existence by the chairman of the management committee Darryl Jacob AOM.

“It was back in 1995 and I guess it came about from my younger days when we used to go fishing and camping there,” Mr Jacob, 66, and a councillor for Greater Hume said.

“It’s a four hectare site with a big dam on it, constructed by Chinese labourers in 1902 and was on old travelling stock reserve and I thought it would make a great park or recreational area.

“So we lobbied the Crown lands department and got them to transfer the land’s title to our council.

“But it really took off when the Burrumbuttock Public School, which is adjacent, got involved the next year.”

The centre is now a site for community environmental education and an area for field study for school children, with about 3000 visiting each year.

The centre won a national landcare award for education in 2000 and the Burrumbuttock Public School was recognised for its contribution to the centre and its educational aspect in 2010 with an award of $50,000 under the Schools First Award scheme, for its partnership with the centre and the Murray Darling Association.