A sacred water hole on Reedy Creek – believed by the Gundungurra traditional owners to be linked to Gurangatch, a Dreamtime spirit who was part fish and part reptile – was all but filled in by silt after the 2019-20 fires. ‘‘We believe [Gurangatch] rested here,’’ Kazan Brown, a traditional owner, said. ‘‘It used to be about six-foot deep but now it’s only ankle deep.’’