The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) has welcomed a declaration that prescribes a range of new measures that will provide even greater protection of cultural heritage that exists in proximity to industry on the Burrup Peninsula in the north west of Western Australia. The provisions, announced by the Federal Minister for the Environment and Water, the Hon Senator Murray Watt, give...
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Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation is the body authorised to represent the collective voice of the Ngarda-Ngarli (Traditional Owners and Custodians) and is proud it was able to deliver on their wish to secure World Heritage inscription for the Murujuga Cultural Landscape. It was a deeply emotional and proud moment in our history which has been an Indigenous-led process at every...
Photo (credit MAC): Members of the Murujuga Aborginal Corporation delegation in Paris. In a deeply emotional moment for Traditional Owners and Custodians, the Murujuga Cultural Landscape in North West Australia has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Acknowledging its profound cultural and spiritual significance, the World Heritage Committee met for its 47th session...
Photo (credit MAC): MAC Chairperson Peter Hicks and Vice Chairperson Belinda Churnside, with other members of the MAC delegation, shortly before flying out of Karratha Airport to Paris. A delegation from the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) is on its way to Paris to await the final decision on its bid to secure World Heritage Listing for the Murujuga Cultural Landscape on...
This joint media statement has been re-published from the website of the Federal Environment Minister here. The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has formally accepted the nomination for World Heritage status for Murujuga Cultural Landscape and it is now entering the next stage of the World Heritage Listing process. The Albanese and Cook Governments were proud to nominate the Murujuga Cultural...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) has defined a new approach to agreement making in Australia, following the signing today of a Statement of Intent by MAC, Federal, State and local government and major industry. The Statement of Intent demonstrates that the signatories – including the Federal Environment Minister, Premier of Western Australia, State ministers and CEOs at the City of...
The most extensive scientific study to date to examine the impact of industrial air emissions on the rock art engravings of Murujuga, today released a report on results from the first year of field and laboratory research. The Murujuga Rock Art Monitoring Program, led by Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) in partnership with the WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER), is...
Surveys conducted for a new National Park access road and day-use areas in the northern section of Murujuga National Park have confirmed the area’s extraordinary cultural and natural riches, while highlighting the need for sensitive infrastructure design. The surveys, comprising Aboriginal heritage, fauna and geo-technical studies, were conducted this year on behalf of Murujuga Aboriginal...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) provides the following statement in order to clarify misinformation in a recent media report. The statement is attributable to MAC’s CEO, Mr Kim Wood: “Contrary to a statement by a commentator in story aired last night on GWN, MAC does not support nor oppose Woodside Energy. “MAC’s only role throughout the approvals process on any project...
Traditional Owners and Custodians for Murujuga in the Pilbara region of Western Australia remain unwavering in their support for the Indigenous led nomination for World Heritage Listing of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape. Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) is made up of Members from five groups –Yaburara, Mardudhunera, Ngarluma, Yindjibarndi, and Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo – the Traditional Owners...