A submission for the Pilbara’s Burrup Peninsula to be added to Australia’s World Heritage Tentative List has been given the nod by State and Territory Environment Ministers from across the nation. The submission for the site’s addition to the list, which indicates which nominations Australia intends to pursue in coming years, is expected to be formally submitted to the Federal Government...
Archaeologists in the north-west of Western Australia are conducting a survey with a difference at the bottom of the ocean. Key points: The researchers have been looking for ancient Indigenous artefacts on the seabed in the Dampier Archipelago Sea levels have risen 130m since the ice age, and artefacts like tools and rock carvings could still be underwater The team plan to...
The world’s largest rock art gallery was expanded last week when a piece of land previously zoned for industrial use was incorporated into the Murujuga National Park. The additional section of land, known as Site L, is 221ha and sits at the northern end of the Burrup Peninsula, about 35km from Karratha. Murujuga is home to the world’s highest concentration of rock art engravings and was...
With one group coming from an inland cattle station and the other from a coastal national park, two very different types of Pilbara rangers met up for the first time last month at a workshop to give one another fresh ideas in land management. Sharing wisdom gained from their experiences preserving the Murujuga National Park, Murujuga rangers shared lessons ranging from historical site...
The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation’s tourism plans for the Burrup have been given a boost, after the State Government agreed to increase the size of the Murujuga National Park through the transfer of land previously earmarked for industrial development. The government will transfer freehold title to Site L, a 221 hectare parcel of land between Conzinc Bay and the northern head of Withnell...
The Governor recently completed a four day tour of the Pilbara (Saturday, 20th July to Tuesday, 23rd July 2019) as part of his Regional Visit Program. This was the Governor’s fifth regional visit. Previous trips include Kalgoorlie-Boulder in May, Bunbury and Greenbushes in April, and the East Kimberley and Albany last year. During the visit, the Governor met with representatives in the...
The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) has welcomed the Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia to the Murujuga National Park in WA’s north west. The Governor was officially Welcomed to Country by MAC CEO Peter Jeffries at Deep Gorge near Dampier on July 22. Mr Jeffries said it was an honour to give the Governor a personal tour of Murujuga’s ancient rock...
The Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) is taking significant steps forward in its bold plans to share the Pilbara’s Aboriginal culture with the world and set a new benchmark for Aboriginal tourism. MAC is pursuing its ambitious plans to develop a multi-million dollar tourism precinct at Conzinc Bay, a boardwalk at Deep Gorge near Dampier and ranger-led tours of its world-famous rock...
The World Heritage nomination for the Burrup Peninsula has been given a boost from the Federal Government with the allocation of more than $575,000 in funding to the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation. Environment Minister Melissa Price announced the $576,443 last week with the funds to be used to build recognition, management, conservation and public engagement of Murujuga National Park. MAC...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation has just received a funding boost from the WA State Government to assist with the corporation’s plans for a tourism area in the Pilbara’s Murujuga National Park. $1.3 million has been contributed to the development of the area in Conzinc Bay within the Park and will include the Murujuga Living Knowledge Centre, a jetty, camping grounds, day facilities,...