The large groups have been seen near the Wallaby Trap walking trail entrance, and around the Village Homes complex, as well as vacant land in and around Gunnedah.

The Wallaby Trap holds special significance for Gunnedah, with March marking 10 years since the trail was officially opened. 

Gunnedah Mayor Gae Swain did the official honours in March 2004, 

marking the first stage in the restoration of an important Aboriginal heritage site.

The Greencorp project was funded by the Environmental Trust of NSW, with 10 young people involved in the restoration and conservation of Gunnedah’s Aboriginal heritage and threatened species.

The Wallaby Trap gained recognition in Ion Idriess’ book, The Red Chief, written from notes recorded by Stan Ewing as told to him by King Bungaree, the last full-blood Aboriginal of the Gunn-e-darr tribe.

The great Red Chief, known as Cumbo Gunn-e-rah (Red Kangaroo), was a member of the Gunn-e-darr tribe and is believed to have died around 1745.

According to a legend handed down through the tribe, the Red Chief saved his tribe from virtual destruction when members of the fierce Cassilis tribe came into their area.

The Red Chief devised a trap, which made use of the tribe’s wallaby trap under the Bindea Ridges, where the hunters held a great hunt each year by herding wallabies into the inescapable curve of the Bindea or Porcupine Ridge.

With a mock camp set up in the curve and the women, children and elderly hidden in the Secret Camp, the Gunn-e-darr warriors watched and waited as the Cassilis tribesmen took their bait and were trapped like the wallabies.

Today the Wallaby Trap is an area on the slopes of Porcupine, where walking trails and signposts have been installed for the enjoyment of everyone.

The trail is accessed via a gate from Stock Road near the Village Homes.