YMAC Annual Report 2022

Aboriginal cultural
heritage protection
Across the reporting period, YMAC
worked hard to raise concerns and
demand better outcomes for Traditional
Owners in relation to the State
Government’s introduction of the
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021
(WA) (ACH Bill).
This became the Aboriginal Cultural
Heritage Act 2021 (WA) (ACH Act) after it
was passed by State Parliament
in December 2021. Despite not being the
outcome wanted, YMAC is still proud of
the work undertaken and will continue
to advocate for an equitable approach
to cultural heritage management and
protection as the government rolls out
regulations and guidelines associated
with the ACH Act.
For more details, visit YMAC’s
webpage at tinyurl.com/heritagereform,
protectaboriginalheritagewa.org.au and
the First Nations Heritage Protection
Alliance’s culturalheritage.org.au .
Key Aboriginal cultural heritage
protection events
• 14 July and 2 August 2021 – ACH Bill
community consultation workshops in
Port Hedland and Geraldton.
• 25 and 26 August 2021 – Annual On-
Country Bush Meeting at Yule River.
• 13 and 14 October 2021 – Yamatji On-
Country meeting in Carnarvon.
• 23 October 2021 – Protect Aboriginal
Cultural Heritage Walk [in partnership
with the NNTC, South West Aboriginal
Land and Sea Council (SWALSC) and
Native Title Services Goldfields (NTSG)].
• 7 and 8 April 2022 – Aboriginal Cultural
Heritage Protection Co-Design Workshop
(in partnership with the NNTC, SWALSC
and NTSG).
Below: Yule River On-Country Bush Meeting.
Picture: José Kalpers
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