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Talking Salt MarshTraditional Owners attended SEQ number of threats including human
Catchments’ Talking Salt Marsh forum activity, development and climate
in November this year, to join a change.
conversation about the continuedprotection and management of salt The forum formed part of a regional
marsh into the future. coversation, bringing together
community members, researchers,
In 2013, Subtropical and Temperate government representatives, land care
Coastal Salt Marsh was recognised
as a nationally threatened ecological
community. SEQ Catchments
is focusing on this salt marsh
community as a Matter of National
Environmental Significance
through funding from the Australian
Government’s National LandcareProgramme.
Salt marsh is a very important
ecosystem providing habitat and food
resources to a range of marine and
other animals such as the vulnerable
Water Mouse. Salt marsh faces a
Photo: Salt marsh forum participants
groups and Traditional Owners with
an interest in the management of this
ecosystem.
From the forum, we have started to
build a collective understanding of
threats, projects and opportunities for
salt marsh conservation.
This project is supported by SEQ
Catchments, through funding from the
Australian Government’s National Landcare
Programme
Hello!Welcome to the final edition of
the Aboriginal Natural Resource
Management newsletter for 2015.
This month’s newsletter looks at the
first regional salt marsh conservation
event, as well as other work
undertaken by Traditional Owners
in promoting cultural heritage and
awareness across the region.
This edition also highlights some
upcoming events and funding
opportunities that may may be of
interest.
I hope you enjoy this month’s
newsletter. Feedback and comments
are always welcome and appreciated.
Happy holidays and best wishes for
the new year.
Bree Pinner
Traditional Owner and Indigenous
Engagement Support Officer
ABORIGINAL NRM| DECEMBER 2015
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Brisbane City Council Talk Culture
agera Daran PresentCultural Awarenesso Council
risbane City Council have been
alking culture with Jagera Daran
his month with a visit to the
udgee Waterhole Reserve.
t the request of council and withelp from SEQ Catchments’ What’s
our Nature? project, Jagera Daran
were invited to deliver a short
ultural awareness session.
Madonna Thompson guided the
roup of 24 around the reserve
while discussing Aboriginal history
nd culture in the area, including a
earby bora ring site.
ouncil members looked at
xamples of stone tools from
agera Daran’s artefact collection
while learning about the methods
sed to make the tools and what
hey were used for.
Photo: Apanie Wood enjoys a
Davidsons Plum
Many of the bush tucker plants
around the reserve were flowering,giving the group a chance to taste
Davidsons Plum and Lilly Pilly
fruits.
The day provided a great
opportunity for cultural learning and
building new relationships.
QuandamookaKeeping Place
SEQ Catchments and
Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee
Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC)
have been working to promote
the importance of cultural
heritage matters and Traditional
Owner partnerships.
The two organisations hosted
a stall in November at The
University of Queensland’s
Moreton Bay Research Station
Open Day to showcase some of
the projects undertaken this year
by SEQ Catchments and QYAC,
and to demonstrate QYAC’s
work on cultural heritage
identification and protection.
QYAC have recently opened
a new cultural centre for the
protection of cultural heritage.
Based in the library of the old
Dunwich high school, a
Photo: stone artefacts on display
at QYAC keeping place
keeping place now houses
artefacts from across
Quandamooka country.
Through site assessments, many
Aboriginal artefacts have been
identified and recorded. Some
have been left in the field and
other artefacts aging from 1,000
to 3,000 years old, are on display
at the keeping place.
QYAC are gaining greater
recognition throughout the
community for their efforts topreserve the island’s cultural
heritage, as was recently
highlighted by the ABC in a
feature article about the
Photo: Brisbane City Council cultural awareness group
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SEQ CatchmentsLevel 2, 183 North Quay, Brisbane 4000Ph: 3211 4404Fax: 3211 4405
Bree PinnerTraditional Owner & IndigenousEngagement Support Officer
E : [email protected]: 0437 645 127
development of the cultural centre.
The keeping place is part of a
new project started by QYAC, to
record and protect the many sites
across Quandamooka country.
QYAC hopes that the historical
displays will attract both local
community and visitors.
Events, Resources,Opportunities
Walan Giiny (strong heart)
Exhibition, 7 November 2015 -
21 February 2016
Kuril dhagun, level 1, State Library,
Stanley Place, South Bank from
10am every day
Explore a mixed media
exhibition featuring work by
artists from the Nandjimadji art
group, based on the Sunshine
Coast. Each Tuesday afternoona guided tour from a member
of the kuril dhagun team is
available. You can find more
information here: http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/calevents/
kd/walan-giiny
NAIDOC, 3 - 10 July 2016
Songlines: the living
narratives of our nation
The theme for NAIDOC
2016 has been announced.
Songlines: the living narratives
of our nation, will promote the
significant spiritual and culturalconnections to country that
are encompassed in dreaming
tracks across Australia,
otherwise known as songlines.
The 2016 National NAIDOC
Poster Competition is currently
open until March 21, 2016.
For more information about
upcoming NAIDOC events,
please visit http://www.naidoc.org.au/
Indigenous Land Corporation
Small Land-Based Project
Grants
Through the Indigenous Land
Corporation’s (ILC) Our Land Our
Future program, ILC are offering
small land-based project grants to
assist Aboriginal landholders by
building capacity for sustainable land
management and use.There are two funding categories:
• Property-based Projects
to assist Indigenous groups with
land management activities, to
improve land condition and to
develop infrastructure; and
• Property Management Planning
to assist Indigenous landholders
to develop a management plan
for their property.
Applications are open all year round.
For more information please visit:
https://www.ilc.gov.au/Home/Small-
Land-Based-Projects
Indigenous Advancement
Strategy - Demand Driven
Currently there is no national IAS
grant funding like the 2014 round.
Instead, applications can be
made under the IAS demand-
driven process.
Under this process applications
may be submitted at any time
and will be assessed on a value
for money basis against selection
criteria.
For more information visit
http://www.dpmc.gov.au/ sites/
default/files/publications/ias_
guidelines.pdf
Photo: QYAC Cultural Heritage Coordinator Michael Costello with a scar tree