YMAC Annual Report 2022

Other LSM highlights this reporting period:
• The LSM central unit now has two
full-time staff (program manager and
project coordinator) to support and
supervise existing projects, develop new
activities and provide targeted input into
YMAC’s natural management and
environmental matters.
• The LSM team has also continued to
assist several groups through the Plan
for our Parks initiative by attending
workshops and negotiation meetings,
reviewing key joint management
documents and assisting the legal
department.
• YMAC actively assisted Bundi Yamatji
Aboriginal Corporation (BYAC) in their
successful submission to a round of
funding under the Sea Country IPA
consultation program.
• YMAC is now helping Ngarlawangga
Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) in their
representation on the Pilbara Cultural
Land Management Project (an initiative
gathering 12 language groups,
coordinated by the Pilbara Development
Commission). YMAC is also working to
support the delivery of a Healthy Country
Plan for Ngarlawangga people.
• The LSM unit contributed subject matter
expertise on several internal policies and
public submissions.
Below: The Carnarvon workshop on Burringurrah
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK).
Picture: José Kalpers
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