[6] Wreck Bay is so called because the waves are generally quite high and it is easy for a ship to be destroyed.

[7] Aboriginal people started a small settlement at Summercloud Bay around the early 1900s.

They favoured the area because of strong cultural ties, its closeness to both the bush and the sea for collection of food and other sources and because of its distance from European settlements.

[7] The 402 hectares (990 acres) of land was officially handed to the Aboriginal community in 1995 by the Australian Government,[7] including Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens.

[8] The brigade is owned and managed by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council.