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 step.
Inscription is the best possible outcome to ensure long term protection of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, and we are thrilled that the decades of hard work by generations of Ngarda-Ngarli has been recognised on a global scale.
There has been commentary by others that tried to divert attention from this achievement or to speak on behalf of MAC.
We urge the media and other commentators to come directly to MAC as the primary source authorised to represent the views of the Traditional Owners and Custodians and the facts about the World Heritage nomination process.
This is not a forum for spoilers or climate change activists attempting to use outdated science to suit their agenda.
The MAC delegation to Paris worked diligently with the 21 voting delegates in Paris to counter harmful disinformation and outdated science intended to spoil the World Heritage bid. The Australian Government was there with the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation to secure World Heritage inscription because it was the right choice.
UNESCO agreed that the bid demonstrated Outstanding Universal Values. The Western Australian Government strongly agreed. The voting delegates overwhelmingly agreed. The Murujuga Circle of Elders and MAC Board unanimously agreed.
At the end, factual science-based evidence was believed, and the voices of senior cultural men and women were heard.
Tears of pain were shed for those who had passed, and tears of joy flowed from the MAC family for the increased protection for this wonderful country.
Thank you to all who believed and supported the bid. We are now a listed World Heritage site. This is Murujuga. This is World Heritage.
For more information or media inquiries, please contact: communications@murujuga.org.au.