Question on Notice No. 1358 Asked on 28 September 2005

QUESTION:

MR MESSENGER asked the Minister for Environment, Local Government, Planning and Women (Ms Boyle)—

With reference to Indigenous involvement in the management of protected areas—

(1) For each of the last two financial years and for the year to date, what is the number of Indigenous park rangers, by district?

(2) For each of the last two financial years and for the year to date, what is the number of traditional owner groups involved in management of protected areas, by name and district?

(3) What is the number of parks and protected areas that are under joint management by traditional owners and Government, by name?

ANSWER:

(1) The number of Indigenous Park Rangers for each of the last two financial years and for the year to date (by district) is detailed in the following table:

District 03/04 04/05 05/06 ytd Central Region Longreach 3 4 3 Park Services 2 1 1 Gladstone 3 3 3 Mackay 1 1 1 Whitsunday 1 1 1 Capricorn 6 10 8 Southern Region South West 3 3 3 South East 2 2 4 Moreton Bay 3 3 3 Great Sandy 3 3 3 Toowoomba 1 0 0 Wide Bay Burnett 0 0 0 Sunshine Coast 2 2 2 Northern Region Cape York/Dry Tropics 7 8 8 Wet Tropics 9 9 10 Cairns Marine 1 1 3 Townsville Marine 2 3 3 Savanna 5 5 4 Cross-district 1 1 1

QPWS has a substantial number of additional indigenous staff. However formal “identification” by Aboriginal staff is not mandatory and nor should it be. Hence these numbers should be taken as minimum, that is in some Districts there are substantially larger numbers of Aboriginal staff than this table shows.

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(2) The number of traditional owner groups involved in management of protected areas for each of the last two financial years and for the year to date (by name and district) is detailed in the following tables:

District Number of Traditional Owners Names Traditional Owner Groups

Central Region 2003-2004 Capricorn 10 Bailai Garingbal Ghungalu Gurang Gureng-Gureng Iman Jangga Kaira Kaira Gladstone 2 Ganomi-Woppaburra Longreach 2 and Wangkangurru - Yarluyandi Mackay 2 Girudala Wirri Yuibera Whitsunday 1 Yuibera Central Region 2004-2005 Capricorn 4 Bailai Gangulu Ghungalu Gureng-Gureng Gladstone 2 Darumbal Ganomi-Woppaburra Longreach 2 Maiawali and Karuwali Wangkangurru Yarluyandi Mackay 2 Giru-dala Wirri Yuibera Whitsunday 5 Gia Jiru Ngaro Wirri Yuibera

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Central Region 2005 – Year to Date Capricorn 2 Gangulu Ghungalu Gladstone 2 Darumbal Ganomi-Woppaburra Longreach 2 Maiawali and Karuwali Wangkangurru Yarluyandi Mackay 2 Girudala Wirri Yuibera Whitsunday 6 Gia Gumbi Gumbi Jiru Ngaro Wirri Yuibera Northern Region 2003-2004 Wet Tropics 11 Ngadjon-ji Tableland Yidinji Jirrbal Ma:Mu Yidinji (general groups) Djiru Yalanji Dulguburra Yidinji Budjubulla Eastern Yalanji Cape York/Dry Tropics 7 Kuku Thaypan Wik Mungkan Lamalama Ewarran Walkaman Olkolo Kuku Y'au Townsville Marine 7 Djiru Gulgnay Waragamay Bandjin Wulgurukaba Nywaigi

Page 3 of 7 District Number of Traditional Owners Names Traditional Owner Groups Cairns Marine 4 Guru-gulu Gunghandji Gurubanna Gunghandji Flinders island TO's Savanna 2

Northern Region 2004 - 2005 Wet Tropics 12 Ngadjon-ji Tableland Yidinji Jirrbal Ma:Mu Yidinji (General goups) Djiru Djabugay Yalanji Malanbara Yidinji Dulguburra Yidinji Budjubulla Eastern Yalanji Cape York/Dry Tropics 7 Kuku Thaypan Wik Mungkan Lamalama Ewarran Walkaman Olkolo Kuku Y'au Townsville Marine 7 Djiru Gulgnay Girramay Waragamay Bandjin Wulgurukaba Nywaigi Cairns Marine 4 Guru-gulu Gunghandji Gurubanna Gunghandji Kuku Yalanji Flinders island TO's Savanna 2 Waanyi Gudjal

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Northern Region 2005 – Year to Date Wet Tropics 12 Ngadjon-ji Tableland Yidinji Jirrbal Ma:Mu Yidinji (general group) Djiru Djabugay Yalanji Malanbara Yidinji Dulguburra Yidinji Budjubulla Eastern Yalanji Cape York/Dry Tropics 4 Kuku Thaypan Wik Mungkan Lamalama Kuku Y'au Townsville Marine 7 Djiru Gulgnay Girramay Waragamay Bandjin Wulgurukaba Nywaigi Cairns Marine 4 Guru-gulu Gunghandji Gurubanna Gunghandji Kuku Yalanji Flinders island TO's Savanna 2 Waanyi Gudjal Southern Region 2003-2004 South West 3 Bidjarra Garingbal Kara Kara South East 6 Githabul Mulunjarli Yuggera Jaggera Turrbul Kombumerri Moreton Bay 1 Quandamooka Great Sandy 4 Wondunna Gubbi Gubbi Olga Miller (now deceased)

Page 5 of 7 District Number of Traditional Owners Names Traditional Owner Groups Toowoomba 10 Western Wakka Wakka Jorowair Ugarapul Yuggerah Jaggera Gambuwal Kambuwal Gubbi Gubbi Cobble Cobble Wide Bay Burnett 3 Gurang Gurang Wakka Wakka Jangerie Jangerie Sunshine Coast 3 Gubbi Gubbi Undumbi Jinaburra Southern Region 2004 - 2005 South West 3 Bidjarra Garingbal Kara Kara South East 6 Githabul Mulunjarli Yuggera Jaggera Turrbul Kombumerri Moreton Bay 1 Quandamooka Great Sandy 4 Butchulla Wondunna Gubbi Gubbi Olga Miller (now deceased) Toowoomba 10 Wakka Wakka Western Wakka Wakka Jorowair Ugarapul Yuggerah Jaggera Gambuwal Kambuwal Gubbi Gubbi Cobble Cobble Wide Bay Burnett 3 Gurang Gurang Wakka Wakka Jangerie Jangerie Sunshine Coast 3 Gubbi Gubbi Undumbi Jinaburra

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Southern Region 2005 – Year to date South West 3 Bidjarra Garingbal Kara Kara South East 6 Githabul Mulunjarli Yuggera Jaggera Turrbul Kombumerri Moreton Bay 1 Quandamooka Great Sandy 4 Butchulla Wondunna Gubbi Gubbi Olga Miller (now deceased) Toowoomba 10 Wakka Wakka Western Wakka Wakka Jorowair Ugarapul Yuggerah Jaggera Gambuwal Kambuwal Gubbi Gubbi Cobble Cobble Wide Bay Burnett 3 Gurang Gurang Wakka Wakka Jangerie Jangerie Sunshine Coast 3 Gubbi Gubbi Undumbi Jinaburra

(3) There have been no formal joint management agreements over protected areas. However a number of important Indigenous partnership arrangements have been established that focus on day-to-day management and policy development in the Northern Region.

For example Native title determination over Barron Gorge National Park in December 2004 established the non-exclusive rights and interests of Djabugay people as Traditional Owners and provides for an ILUA process to ensure good co-operative management of the park in future. Since this is the first determination over a national park in that has not involved litigation, the implications for day-to-day management are breaking new ground.

Additionally there are similar examples of co-operation at a number of parks including Boodjamulla, Lakefield, Mungkan Kandju and Blackdown Tablelands National Park and various portions of Marine Parks.

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