NRM South recently supported an Aboriginal engagement program hosted by Jason Whitehead from Highland Conservation Pty Ltd at Cockatoo Hills and the Leprena Trust, Recherche Bay. This pilot program aimed at exploring the opportunities for further aboriginal community engagement. Participants at Cockatoo Hills included students from Rosny College, in collaboration Cathy
Linking past and present at Premaydena
A traditional and contemporary relationship with the land and coast of Premaydena connects and binds members of the Parrdarrama Pungenna Aboriginal Corporation to the area known as Fergusons Bay. Providing food, water, traditional materials, a place to rest, swim and enjoy culture, this area has supported an Aboriginal connection spanning
Getting fired up in Cape York
In July 2017, NRM South supported Cathy Ransom, Ben Sculthorpe (weetapoona Aboriginal Corporation directors), John Easton, Craig Blake, Jayke Binns (pakana services) and Kris Schaffer (Bushfoods director) to attend a national fire workshop in Cape York. Essential to successful environmental management is understanding how fire can be both a destructive
Supporting Aboriginal partnerships in local government NRM
NRM South's most recent Aboriginal Engagement forum was held at Hobart's botanic gardens on 13 June. The focus of this forum was to provide an opportunity for Aboriginal community members and local government NRM staff to discuss partnership opportunities for local government NRM and land management activities. Representatives from local
Aboriginal Values and Fire Management Workshop
In October 2016, Victor Steffensen – an expert in traditional fire management – visited a number of key sites across Tasmania to discuss how fire could be used to heal country. At the same time, a video was put together to showcase the need for collaboration in building a united
Culturally Inspired grant projects announced
In acknowledgement of NAIDOC Week celebrations, NRM South, Southern Tasmania’s natural resource management organisation, is excited to announce the recipients of our Culturally Inspired grants round. These grants were recently rolled out thanks to the efforts of NRM South’s Aboriginal NRM Support Coordinator, for Aboriginal people and organisations to undertake