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WARNING: Aboriginal people are warned that this web site includes pictures of people who are deceased
A combination of hard work and study support has paid off for Dambimangari student Dolly Thomas – recently appointed lead teller at the Commonwealth Bank’s Kununurra branch. The former Derby Holy Rosary student was helped through school by Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation before securing a Commonwealth Bank Indigenous school-based traineeship position in 2015 at the start […]
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Dambimangari Rangers are playing a key role in a scientific study of dolphins in waters off the Kimberley coast. Working with researchers from Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit and the Department of Parks and Wildlife, the rangers have been involved in two recent surveys which are shedding some light on marine life in the Prince […]
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The management of Dambimangari’s expanding environmental programs has changed hands after Healthy Country Co-ordinator Jarrad Holmes passed the baton to former Ranger Coordinator James Mansfield this month. For Jarrad, the handover will be the start of a new adventure. He and his partner Vanessa Boxshall are planning to sail around Australia with their two children […]
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The combination of traditional indigenous know-how and scientific expertise is making an important contribution to the protection of dugongs off North Western Australia. Dambimangari, Bardi Jawi, Balanggarra and Wunambal Gaambera (Uunguu) Rangers have been working with CSIRO and other Australian scientific agencies to learn more about the habitat and survival strategies of the endangered dugongs. […]
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Dambimangari art lights up Sydney Opera House The Kimberley region’s Wandjina culture returned to the national stage on a grand scale this year with a major role in Lighting the Sails celebrations on Sydney Harbour. The spectacular artworks by Dambimangari artist Donny Woolagoodja were part of Vivid Sydney screening on the famous Sydney Opera House […]
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The Dambimangari Traditional Owners of some of Western Australia’s most significant heritage-listed coastal country have established a code of conduct and visitor registration program for the increasing flow of tourists to the region. The initiative will help to protect some of the pristine environment and iconic cultural sites of the Native Title and Aboriginal Reserve […]
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Media Statement Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation June 3, 2016 Meeting to decide on joint National Parks Management Dambimangari community members will meet at Derby Sportsman’s Club on June 16 to determine the future of an Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) for joint administration of some of Western Australia’s most important National Parks. Under the terms of […]
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Dambimangari Rangers have discovered several threatened wildlife species on remote Chambers Island in Kimberley’s Buccaneer Archipelago. The discovery is part of a monitoring program expected to play a key role in the survival of some of the region’s most important native animals. The program was established as an independent Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation project in line […]
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Dambimangari Rangers are part of a broad based research team helping to sustain the unique environment of the Kimberley coastal region. The CSIRO, WA Marine Science Institution and four Kimberley Aboriginal organisations have been surveying and monitoring dugongs, whales, manta rays, turtles and dolphins in the north-west coastal waters. A conservation and monitoring strategy, mapped […]
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Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation is embarking on an ambitious and diverse program of cultural initiatives and economic development in 2016. Operating from a modern purpose-built office in Derby, the corporation is building on the principles of sound economic development, strong community support and revitalisation of the Dambimangari culture. Francis Woolagoodja was elected Chairperson at first Directors […]
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