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Natural Resources Alinytjara Wilurara Winter 2015 STRONG COUNTRY STRONG PEOPLE 02 DEWNR Exec visit the lands 03 Managing the FWC together 06 Community work on Mt Finke 10 First remote Green Army project 12 Warru returned to country 14 Healthy Country Planning Palya, Strong Country, Strong People What’sFrom the happening Regional Manager, Natural Resources Alinytjara Wilurara Welcome to the Winter who live in our region to keep their Finally, our Healthy Country Planning edition of the Alinytjara country healthy (good, usable) now and process is now underway in partnership Wilurara Natural for the future. with communities and co-management Resources Management The first six months of the year have Boards. This is an ambitious and exciting Board and Natural been busy, productive and challenging. program which when complete will Resources Alinytjara further strengthen the partnerships A particular highlight was the Board Wilurara’s publication between the Board, the Australian enacting its Water Plan for the first for 2015. Government and communities of the time – assessing water applications region. With Healthy Country Plans One of the first things you may have from another government agency for key land holding authorities and noticed is that we have changed the to take water order to facilitate the communities of the region, the AW NRM name of our publication from Caring for building of the APY Lands Road upgrade. Board and its future NRM plan will truly Country to Palya, Strong Country, Strong This is a significant step forward in reflect the aspirations of communities People. The Pitjantjatjara word Palya, the responsibilities and region-wide in a coordinated and strong regional means all good, fine / usable, suitable. authority the Board can play, whilst framework. For us it is about supporting the people demonstrating efficient and collaborative cross-government delivery. The Board and Natural Resources INVITATION Alinytjara Wilurara look forward to Also of note has been the work that has The Alinytjara Wilurara NRM continuing to support the region’s been undertaken establishing a Green Board invite you to join us on Facebook communities to deliver the Regional Army project in the region. Our staff and www.facebook.com/awnrm NRM Plan and the National Landcare community members from the Far West Programme in partnership with the AW weather stations of the region have been working closely South Australian and Australian Check out data from the weather with the Australian Government and Governments. stations in the AW region on... Conservation Volunteers Australia to trial http://aws.awnrm.sa.gov.au/ a model which is suitable to the region. This has not been without challenges but Palya, Next AW NRM Board meeting: we look forward to continuing to work 24-26 August 2015, Ceduna with these partners in order to achieve on ground outcomes and training Ceduna Arts and Cultural Centre outcomes. The partnership the Board Matt Ward Features genuine Aboriginal art and staff have with community members Regional Manager, 2 Eyre Highway, Ceduna have been critical to this. Natural Resources Alinytjara Wilurara Where we are and what we do The Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Region covers the northwest quarter of South Australia. In Pitjantjatjara, alinytjara means ‘north’ and wilurara means ‘west’. The Region spans more than a quarter of a million square kilometres, and has a population of approximately 2000 people, many of whom identify with the Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara, Ngaanyatjarra, Kokatha, Mirning or Wirangu peoples. Natural Resources Management (NRM) is an approach to protecting land for the mutual benefit of people and the environment. The AW NRM Board is the only all Aboriginal NRM Board in Australia. Title page: Clifford Lewis and Duncan O’Toole dressed in Personal Protection Equipment,ready to start chemical application south of Kenmore Park. Photo by Dan Bailey Caring for Country From the Presiding Member Welcome to the Winter edition of Palya 2015. As with most organisations at this time of year, our Audit and Breakfast meeting on the Nullarbor, State and Federal Executives talk with locals and AW NRM about country Risk Management team have been busy assessing 02 DEWNR Executives visit lands 10 Mirning advise about tracks budgets and, along with the NR AW’s Regional Management Team, Nullarbor conservation work Seeing through planning and prioritising spending for the eyes of the next Financial Year. Key amongst Traditional these is continuing to support Owners Healthy Country Planning being undertaken by communities across 03 Far West Coast Parks and Reserves the AW region (see pages 14 - 17). Managing the Far West Coast Parks The AW NRM Board is proud to and Reserves TOGETHER 12 Warru return to country announce that the latest Climate 04 SA Collaboration First Monarto Zoo Change Addendum to the Alinytjara brings warru Wilurara Regional Management Plan AW NRM Board joins with the back to APY has been published. Congratulations Region’s Co-management Boards and Lands to Nathanael Wiseman and Douglas Advisory Committees Bardsely from Adelaide University on developing this comprehensive study 05 Carl the Pesky Camel released 13 Iluka Mine (available on the AW NRM website). Proud kids at Oak Valley 14 Far West Coast: Healthy Country The Board is also very pleased to School have progressed development of an Agreement with the region’s recently established Co-management Boards 06 Mt Finke and Advisory Committees with a Public consultation view to strengthening and unifying FWC Healthy Country Planning management strategies across AW’s 06 Helping make Mt Finke shine Parks and Reserves. 16 Tallaringa: Healthy Country Community together Tallaringa Recently I attended the Indigenous for on Healthy Leader’s Roundtable discussions ground Country in Broome which reinforced to me works Planning the need to seek every opportunity for Aboriginal people to gain economic independence. NRM can 08 First Green Army projects 18 APY Chemical Handling Training play a major role in supporting this Inla Rock waters Applying new skills and we will continue to pursue environmental outcomes with this 09 Indigenous Leader’s Forum 20 Living in the GAB Marine Park strongly in focus. Aboriginal economic development Parry Agius Presiding Member Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Sue Haseldine with her granddaughter and local volunteers on Mt Finke Resources Management Board DEWNR Executives Written by: Bruce Macpherson Photos by Matt Ward See the land through the eyes of Traditional Owners In the first week of June, Native Title of the rockholes and the workers Standing L-R: Tim Moore (AW), Bruce Macpherson (AW), Jim Barker (Dept of Environment), Michelle holders from the Mirning, Wirangu and expressed how important it was for them Griffiths (DEWNR Director), Tim Goodes (DEWNR, Kokotha Aboriginal peoples and the to be paid to work on sites which are Group Executive Director), Tammy Cox (NR EP), Michael Garrod (DEWNR Director), Samantha Doudle Natural Resources Alinytjara Wilurara an integral part of their heritage. (AW), Yasmin Wolf (AW), Dirk Holmann (Manager, (NR AW) Management team, hosted GAB Marine Park), Ben Bruce (DEWNR Group “This trip meant a lot to everyone a visit to the southern half of the AW Executive Director), Dorcas Miller (Nullarbor Advisory involved. It provided an opportunity for Committee), Jamal LeBois (NR EP), Robbie Sleep (NR EP) NRM Region, by Executive staff from high-level government decision makers Kneeling L-R: Ingrid Haythorpe (Deputy Chief DEWNR, Dept of Premier and Cabinet, to gain an on-the-ground perspective Executive, DPC), John Schutz (DEWNR Group and the Federal Dept of Environment. Executive Director), Clem Lawrie (Nullarbor Advisory of the NRM challenges faced by the Committee), Sandy Pitcher (DEWNR Chief Executive) The group travelled in convoy from people of the region” said Matt Ward, Ceduna to the Inla Rockhole site, located NR AW Regional Manager. Dirk Holmann, Manager Great Australian within the Yumbarra Conservation Bight Marine Park, talked about the From Inla, the convoy travelled to the Park, where they were met by Wanda Marine Park and its management. They historic Gilgerabbie Hut, where the group Miller, Sue Haseldine and West Mallee then travelled down to Twin Rocks within set up their tents and swags, before Protection Group members who are the Yalata IPA where Coast and Marine enjoying a sunset meal prepared by NR implementing a management plan Officer, Yasmin Wolf talked about her AW and NR Eyre Peninsula staff. for the area through the Australian work and the how Yalata Community’s Government Green Army programme. The next morning the convoy travelled collaboration and support was key to Sue explained the cultural significance to the Head of Bight viewing area, where achieving coastal NRM outcomes. The group then drove to Yalata, where the Yalata Festival was in full swing. There they spent several hours talking around a fire with AW NRM Board members Mima Smart, Debbie Hansen and Brian Queama, and others about the community, the community’s relationship with DEWNR, co-management and other issues. Following lunch, courtesy of the women of Scotdesco, the group Yasmin Wolf returned to Ceduna, in time for the at Twin Rocks Wanda Miller, Sue Haseldine and West Mallee Protection Group members talk to the visitors flight back to Adelaide. 02 Natural Resources Alinytjara Wilurara People: working together Managing the Far West Coast Parks and Reserves TOGETHER Two new co-management operations and management of the to work together to look after country arrangements have been established Nullarbor Wilderness Protected Area for a prosperous future for Traditional for national parks of the Far West and Nullarbor National Park. Owners and the whole community. Coast. Traditional Owners of the Yumbarra Co-management Board “I’m really happy to be part of Far West Coast region and the member Wanda Miller, said... Department of Environment, Water protecting and taking care of the “the land is important to the and Natural Resources (DEWNR) land and the culture of the Far West whole community, so it’s good will now manage the care these Coast parks.