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...
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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...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) is confident that concerns about a ‘No Objections’ clause in in the 21-year-old Burrup Maitland Industrial Estate Agreement will be resolved through an innovative approach to agreement making that MAC is leading. Speaking after addressing a Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee inquiry hearing in Perth this week, MAC CEO Kim Wood...
MAC Rock Art Monitoring Rangers Kasziem Bin Sali and Glen Aubrey have completed a university-level micro-credential in Introduction to Ambient Air Quality and Monitoring recently, passing online and practical assessments with flying colours. The pair have gained diverse experience and skills in air quality and rock art monitoring through on-the-job training since 2022. Doing the...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation has welcomed Premier Roger Cook’s transfer of West Intercourse Island to the Dampier Archipelago island reserves network, for future joint management by MAC and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, following a successful application for World Heritage Listing of the Murujuga Cultural Landscape. West Intercourse Island, located in the...
Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) and Baynton West Primary School in Karratha have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formally partner in the Waja Guma Early Learning Program. Waja Guma, which means ‘Little Children Learning Together’ in Ngarluma, was established by Baynton West Primary as an Early Learning Program in 2021 with MAC and the Murujuga Elders’ cultural guidance and...