Sacred Waters: The Story of the Blue Mountains Gully Traditional Owners is the moving story of the Aboriginal people in a unique and beautiful part of Australia - the Burragorang Valley, now profoundly changed by the flooding of the valley in the 1950w by Warragamba Dam, the dam that provides Sydney's water supply. It is the story of the valley's Gundungurra people, and the Darug people of the lower Hawkesbury.

The emotions and impact of history are conveyed, in part, through the voices of those who lived through the loss of their traditional lands, and through their descendents. It is a fascinating insight into the way of life of generations of Aboriginal people who lived in the valley and trod its ancient pathways. Their story can also be traced through the history of Sydney: from Governor Arthur Phillip and Lieutenant Watkin Tench's first meeting with the Gully peoples' direct ancestors at Pitt Town Bottoms in 1791, through to the diaspora of familiar surnames throughout Richmond, Blacktown and Parramatta.

Their story - a Sydney story - celebrates the Upper Blue Mountains Gully people's survival in a changing world and their ongoing struggle to protect their sacred lands and waters.