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...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) Rangers are helping to create a suite of university-level micro-credentials for monitoring the rock art of Murujuga – the first of its kind in Australia. Developed by Curtin University in support of its participation in the Murujuga Rock Art Monitoring Program that is led by MAC and the WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, the...
Our 2022/23 Annual Report is now available online. Read about updates on our members, strategic achievements, key projects and more. To read the report, click here: MAC 2022/23 Annual Report. For more information,...
Elders and cultural representatives from Murujuga will travel to Sydney this month to showcase the significance of Murujuga to more than 1,500 international cultural heritage experts gathering for ICOMOS GA2023. ICOMOS – the International Council on Monuments and Sites – is the global organisation that serves as the principal advisory body on cultural heritage to the UNESCO World Heritage...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation celebrated World Ranger Day on 31 July 2023 by releasing this short video. https://youtu.be/yI1IT8gPtoI?si=eqhw7RwIBl1zijHQ For more information, email:...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. Kim Wood was recently appointed by the MAC Board of Directors and will commence work in October. Mr Wood is an experienced CEO and Chair with private sector and government experience. Most recently, Mr Wood worked at the Queensland Productivity Commission as inaugural Principal...
A northern quoll (Image: Harry Moore, DBCA) Recent sightings of the northern quoll in Murujuga National Park have raised hopes that a population of the endangered species may be living in the Park. Called ‘marrjurru’ in the Ngarluma language, the northern quoll is a small omnivorous marsupial with a pointy snout, reddish-brown fur with white spots on its back, a cream underside and a...
Chief Executive Officer - Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation The Corporation Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) is the incorporated body representing the Yaburara, Ngarluma, Yindjibarndi, Mardudhunera and Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo peoples, who are the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Murujuga. Meaning ‘hip bone sticking out’, Murujuga refers to the Burrup Peninsula and 42 islands...
The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation Board of Directors today accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Peter Jeffries, after he served nearly five years in the role. MAC Chair Mr Peter Hicks said Mr Jeffries’ departure would be felt by many. “Peter is widely respected in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community, and his achievements at MAC are greatly appreciated,” Mr...
This opinion piece was originally published in the National Indigenous Times on 16 March 2023. View it here. In the case of Murujuga —the rock art-rich Burrup Peninsula and nearby Dampier Archipelago in northern Western Australia — you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who does not want Murujuga’s million-plus petroglyphs protected for future generations. The Murujuga Aboriginal...