Media releases

During August 2026 some of our WGAC culture team carried out important work to record, monitor and look after cultural sites on Wunambal Gaambera Country. The work focused on cultural sites that visitors access through the Uunguu Visitor Pass, helping us build a strong record of these places and monitor rock art and other cultural

DBCA worked alongside Wunambal Gaambera and Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporations, with support from WWF, to understand why some tree‑dwelling mammals, in the north Kimberley are rare while others remain widespread.Across eight years of ground‑based and arboreal surveys, the team found a clear pattern: species like savanna gliders, black‑footed tree‑rats, brushtail possums, and phascogales that rely on

Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation would like to advise you that prescribed burning will commence in the wider project area on the 13th April and continue until the 30th June conducted in accordance with an annual fire plan. Fire operations from 1 March to 14 January are covered by permits under the Bush Fires Act and regulations

In March 2026, Uunguu Rangers partnered with Thylation ecologists to trial new smart camera technology at Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau), as part of a collaborative research project focused on improving early detection of feral species. While the trial was conducted on the mainland at Ngauwudu, the technology is being developed for use on Wunambal Gaambera islands.

Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation (WGAC) recently held their Traditional Owner (TO) Annual Meeting and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kalumburu on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th December 2025. Day 1 – Traditional Owner Meeting The first day began with Bevan Stott presenting the Minutes from the 2024 AGM, followed by guest presentations from Alcoa and

Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th December, 2025. Kalumburu Court House Day 1: Tuesday 9th December, 10:30am start at Court House Day 2: Wednesday 10th December – Court House, starting at 10am. AGM Agenda: NOTE: Members wishing to nominate as a Director must have a Director ID, or have submitted an application for one, for their

Photo taken mid July 1938 on Sale River Station, labelled ‘Micky.’ Possibly Micky Bungguni. Frobenius Institut, Frankfurt am Main.

In August 2025, Uunguu Rangers completed a week of mapping and monitoring balguja (dugong) and jala (seagrass) in the Uunguu Indigenous Protected Area. This work is part of Project 4.6 under the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub—a collaboration between the Indigenous Saltwater Advisory Group (ISWAG) and James Cook University’s (JCU) TropWATER. Balguja are a target

WEDNESDAY 11 – THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER 2024 at COURTHOUSE KALUMBURU DAY 1 WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2024 – COURT HOUSE AT 10.30 – ANNUAL TRADITIONAL OWNERS MEETING – WUNAMBAL GAAMBERA TRUST. DAY 2 THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER 2024 – COURT HOUSE AT 10.00AM – WGAC AGM NOTE: MEMBERS INTENDING TO NOMINATE AS DIRECTOR MUST HAVE, OR APPLY

New research proves that Indigenous led fire projects have been a major success in Western Australia’s North Kimberley – one of the most fire prone regions in the world. The study, published in the International Journal of Wildland Fire, focused on the Balanggarra, Dambimangari, Wilinggin and Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owner groups’ fire management projects, under