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Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa establish new logistics base in the Pilbara
A not-for-profit, Indigenous organisation in Western Australia has a new logisti...
Brendan Foster 29 Apr 2026
Remote WA Aboriginal artists debut work in Boorloo / Perth
Bidyadanga artists from a remote Aboriginal community on WA's west Kimberley coa...
Natasha Clark 13 Apr 2026
Traditional Owners 'underwhelmed' by WA government’s plan for managing Fitzroy River catchment and Derby Peninsula
The Kimberley Land Council and Traditional Owner Water Working Group say they ar...
Giovanni Torre 1 Apr 2026
Recording Martu knowledge on Country to support future generations
Martu rangers and language workers from the Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Aboriginal Corp...
Natasha Clark 10 Feb 2026
Martu cultural knowledge reveals hidden decline of iconic northern quoll
Cultural knowledge handed down across generations of Martu people in WA's Wester...
Giovanni Torre 30 Jan 2026
Dozens rally in Broome against fracking proposal near Martuwarra Fitzroy River

"Devastating."That's how Yawuru/Djukun woman Janet Puertollano described the impact she believes the proposed Valhalla fracking project would have on the Martuwarra Fitzroy River in Western Australia'...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 23, 2026
Martu-run playgroup in remote Pilbara celebrates 168 attendances

A Martu-run playgroup in Western Australia's remote Pilbara community of Punmu is helping young children prepare for school while creating paid work for local caregivers.

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 21, 2026
Desert rangers team up to tackle feral animals on Martu Country

Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa (KJ) Martu Rangers have been working alongside Kiwirrkurra Rangers on remote desert Country in Western Australia's far east, targeting feral animals which threaten native wildlife...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Jan 13, 2026
Young Martu rangers help protect vulnerable desert skink in WA

Young rangers from the remote Aboriginal community of Jigalong in Western Australia's Pilbara are helping protect the mulyamiji, also known as the Great Desert Skink, a nationally listed vulnerable sp...

Natasha Clark Natasha Clark Dec 18, 2025
'Lifeblood' - documentary celebrating Martuwarra Fitzroy River a contender for 2026 AACTA Awards

A nature documentary showcasing the importance of the Kimberley's Martuwarra Fitzroy River will be up against some of the best in Australian television and film next year at the 2026 AACTA Awards.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 25, 2025
Beauty of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River showcased at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

The natural and cultural values of the Kimberley's Martuwarra Fitzroy River was showcased to a Naarm audience recently, when powerful nature documentary Lifeblood premiered at the Melbourne Documentar...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 21, 2025
Fitzroy River Bridge under repair 16 months after opening

Main Roads is conducting further repair work on the Fitzroy River Bridge, 16 months after the new bridge was opened to the public. In January 2023 the old bridge connecting Fitzroy Crossing to the wes...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 5, 2025
Martu researchers honoured with top tech award for groundbreaking collaboration

A collaboration involving the Eastern Pilbara Martu people which explains an environmental phenomenon that western science couldn't was among the winners celebrated at the Australian Academy of Techno...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 18, 2024
Kimberley conservationists urge WA government to protect Martuwarra Fitzroy River’s freshwater sawfish

Conservation groups are calling on the WA government to take urgent action on World Sawfish Day to protect the critically endangered freshwater sawfish and its last stronghold the culturally and envir...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 17, 2024
New funding will help Martu students and communities thrive

Regional Development Minister Don Punch has announced a $3.7 million funding boost to extend the operations of two key projects supporting the Martu people in the East Pilbara.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Oct 16, 2024
Jamukurnu-Yapalikurnu Aboriginal Corporation warns travellers to drive safe and choose routes wisely on Martu ngurra

Jamukurnu-Yapalikurnu Aboriginal Corporation has warned people travelling on the Canning Stock Route and other visitors to Martu ngurra (country) about travelling north past Well 33.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 10, 2024
Martu people set out new vision for climate-appropriate housing and community infrastructure

Martu people living in remote communities in the Western Desert have set out a new vision for climate-appropriate housing and community infrastructureClimate change doesn't affect every part of Austra...

Exclusive: Locals fear new Fitzroy Crossing bridge starting to buckle

Concerned Fitzroy Valley residents have raised concerns over apparent signs of stress on the new bridge crossing the Martuwarra / Fitzroy River.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 4, 2024
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