Media releases
Media Releases
Contact WGAC’s media adviser with all inquiries via Email: media@wunambalgaambera.org.au or P: 0418202546
WGAC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024, 11 & 12 December
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
WORLD’S LARGEST FIRE STUDY PROVES SUCCESS OF INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT
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
Remote North Kimberley Traditional Owners share unique culture to global audience
On Saturday 29th June 2024, Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owners welcomed a host of dignitaries and guests to Ngula, Jar Island showcasing their authentic tourism offering, their unique Wanjina Wunggurr culture. Traditional Owners were honoured and emotional as they were recognised by the global tourism industry. On this day, the Wunambal Gaambera people were also named
SEABOURN ANNOUNCES WESTERN KIMBERLEY TRADITIONAL OWNERS, WUNAMBAL GAAMBERA, AS GODPARENTS OF SEABOURN PURSUIT
Seabourn Makes Milestone Moment as First Cruise Line to Appoint Aboriginal Traditional Owners as Godparents VIEW VIDEO HERE SEATTLE, April 18, 2024 – Seabourn, the leader in ultra-luxury cruises and expedition travel, is thrilled to announce the Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owners as godparents of Seabourn Pursuit, the line’s newest ultra-luxury, purpose-built expedition ship. Seabourn is
Emerging Curators continue two-way knowledge exchange as part of the Kimberley Reef Connect Project
A group of Uunguu Rangers from Wunambal Gaambera Country in the North Kimberley have taken part in an Emerging Curators Workshop at the Western Australian Museum’s Collection and Research Centre to exchange cultural and scientific knowledge. Uunguu Rangers, Damon Bundamurra, Tabitha Kowan, Desmond Williams and Colleen Mangolamara, worked closely with WA Museum’s Aquatic Zoology staff
Kimberley Reef Connect project to make a splash
The Kimberley Marine Park is known to support diverse marine life however little is known about the coral reef ecosystems. A new collaborative project ‘Kimberley Reef Connect’ aims to close that knowledge gap. Funded by the Australian Government through the Our Marine Parks Program the project is a collaboration between Curtin University, the Western Australian
Wanjina Wunggurr archival materials returned
More of our Wanjina Wunggurr archival materials have been returned to Wunambal Gaambera Traditional Owners from Germany. For the last three years, a team from the Frobenius Institute in Germany and the University of Western Australia has been working on making ethnographic materials accessible to Wanjina Wunggurr Traditional Owners that have been kept in Germany
Wunambal Gaambera people launch digital dictionary in the remote North Kimberley
Wunambal Gaambera people in the far north Kimberley have contributed to a dictionary to preserve their language/s for future generations. Using modern technologies, the dictionary will be available for download on mobile phones for easy application. The dictionary was launched at Munurru, King Edward River Campground on the Mitchell Plateau on Saturday 12th August with a