by Zerianna Edwards – Environmental Specialist | May 13, 2025 | Community, Environment, First Nations
Aboriginal People have a deep connection to Country, the land, water and surrounding seas of Australia, considering Country as family, culture and identity (Kwaymullina, 2005). Country provides language, kinship and sacred names along with plants and animals, many of...
by Briana Marino—Environmental Scientist (Graduate) | Mar 1, 2024 | Community, Environment, First Nations
While the weather generally starts to cool down in Perth during March, the Western and Central deserts remain hot, and it is time for Mulyamiji March. Mulyamiji is the Manyjilyjarra name for the Great Desert Skink (Liopholis Kintore); it is a reptile native to the...
by Amber Rogers – Environmental Specialist | Jan 26, 2024 | First Nations
Amendment to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA) (AH Act 1972) came into effect on 15 November 2023. The amended AH Act 1972 replaces the previous and short lived Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 (WA) (ACH Act 2021) introduced by the Western Australian...
