Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation 30 Year Anniversary Celebrations.
CLCAC wins the Peabody Environment and Landcare Award
At a ceremony held in Caloundra on the evening of Saturday 8 November, the Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation was announced the winner of the Queensland Regional Achievement and Community Award for its Indigenous Ranger Program.
The Gangalidda & Garawa Rangers who are based in Burketown and the Gkuthaarn, Kukatj and Kurtijar Rangers based in Normanton took out the award in the Environment & Landcare Award Category for their outstanding work in Land and Sea Management.
The Land Council’s Land and Sea Program was established in 2007 and the Corporation currently employs 16 Rangers to care for Country extending from the Northern Territory Boarder to the Staaten River north of Karumba. Activities carried out by the Rangers include feral animal control, weed eradication and fire management aimed at improving the unique biodiversity within the region.
Chairperson if the Gangalidda & Garawa Native Title Aboriginal Corporation, Mr Murrandoo Yanner, said: “recently the Federal Minister, the Hon Nigel Scullion, lauded our Rangers as the best he’s seen in the Country. Winning this award further confirms that the Land Council and the Traditional Owners are doing the right things to protect country for the future and to look after the unique flora and fauna that exists in the Gulf”.
“Our Rangers look after country using traditional methods and by using the best white fells science available. They are also developing skills that can be taught to others and help them get jobs in the future”, he said.
Over the past year, the CLCAC Rangers have established partnerships with local landholders and are now active in their environmental endeavours on Gulf properties covering an area of over 40,000 square kilometres. The Rangers also participate in community engagement projects including working with locals schools to encourage children to join Junior Ranger Programs and to instil long term environmental and job ready messages for future generations.
Release date:
8 Nov 2014
Stories on Country
Contributed by:
Murrandoo Yanner
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Upcoming and recent events
Event date:
15 Mar 2014
CLCAC hosted the region's first Indigenous Economic Development Summit in Burketown (March 2014). The Summit was called by Traditional Owners, key industry and business leaders and government officials. Key topics included tourism and small business opportunities.
Event date:
15 Oct 2013
The Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (CLCAC) held an Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Burketown Shire Council Hall on 16 October 2013.
Stories on country
13 May 2020
CLCAC’s Native Title Holders may be aware that the federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program (GBA Program) were pursuing a three stage program of investigations into the potential for shale gas fields in the Gulf region (fracking).
26 Oct 2016
Designation of Gangalidda People’s traditional country on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Network
18 Mar 2016
Ten Gangalidda and Garawa Rangers recently completed another round of shorebird identification training with renowned ornithologist (bird expert) Roger Jaensch. The training session also included a survey of known bird roosts found between the Leichhardt and Albert River mouths. Though conditions were extremely hot and the going was tough on our team, several thousand birds were observed roosting on the intertidal flats between the river mouths. Such data adds to the recent nomination of Tarrant (located immediately to the west of the survey area) for its inclusion as a distinct site wit
10 Mar 2016
CLCAC Rangers completed the last round of training required to complete their Certificate II in Remote Crocodile Management on 4 March, in an intensive two week training program that included weekend work. This round of training focused on nest surveys and egg incubation.
With the completion of their training to a Certificate II level the Rangers can begin to explore commercial enterprises involving crocodile management, a long-time aspiration of local Traditional Owner groups.
2 Apr 2015
Native title rights and interests were yesterday formally recognised in Burketown by the Federal Court of Australia over a number of culturally significant areas and sites, including:
19 Mar 2015
Members and Traditional Owners please be aware that the person (David Nilsson) referred to in the attached 60 Minute Report as a Carbon Cowboy is attempting to engage Traditional Owner groups in the Lower Gulf.
