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...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC)
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...
Photo (credit MAC): Drone image of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, with Rock Art Monitoring Rangers and scientists in foreground. As the organisation representing Traditional Owners and Custodians for Murujuga in north Western Australia, Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC), issues the following comments on a draft decision to refer a nomination for World Heritage Listing of the...
Two years of comprehensive fieldwork and detailed analysis by the Murujuga Rock Art Monitoring Program has supported the development of the interim environmental quality criteria for ensuring the ongoing protection of rock engravings on the Burrup Peninsula and Dampier Archipelago in northern Western Australia. PHOTO (credit Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation): Elder Jimmy Horace,...
Image: (available on request): A mock-up of what the vessel will look like. Production is underway for a new Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation vessel to support MAC to manage the islands of the Dampier Archipelago. The custom-built 5.8 metre, rigid-hulled inflatable boat, will be able to carry six people and is due to be delivered in mid-2025. MAC thanks the State Government through...
MAC expresses deepest condolences to the family and friends of much loved and respected Elder, Mrs T. Daniel. Among her many other contributions and achievements for community over her lifetime, Mrs Daniel served as a Yindjibarndi Director at MAC and was a member of the Murujuga Circle of Elders since it formed in 2012. She established, with her late husband, the Yatha (bough shelter) used...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation is pleased to announce the publication of its Annual Report for the 2023/2024 financial year. Providing an overview of the organisation, its structure and people, the report provides updates on MAC's progress against its strategic goals. Click on the link below to download the report. Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation Annual Report...
The airshed on Murujuga – already the subject of research by the Murujuga Rock Art Monitoring Program – is set to become even better understood through the use of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors. Three machines have been sourced from the University of Melbourne, University of Newcastle and the WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation. Each uses a different...