Kimberley Rangers Head to Tropical North Queensland!

A group of Kimberley women rangers and KLC staff set off on an exchange to Tropical North Queensland to learn from the Girringun rangers last month.

Women from Karajarri, Bardi Jawi Oorany, Nyul Nyul & Dambimangari ranger groups, alongside KLC’s women ranger development coordinator, Jackie Wemyss, ecologist, Marlee Hutton and regional ranger manager Emma Sibasado took part in the ranger exchange funded by WWF.

The Girringun rangers are based in Cardwell, 200 km south of Cairns. The rangers work across the Girringun Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) which covers over 1.2 million hectares in far north Queensland, including parts of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, the Great Barrier Reef and the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

The Kimberley women spent three days with the Girringun rangers showing them around their beautiful fresh and saltwater country. The rangers had an incredible experience visiting country with very different landscapes to the Kimberley, whilst taking the opportunity to build new relationships with other strong women caring for country.

The rangers discussed the similarities of their work, learned about Girringun’s Traditional Use Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA) and developed an understanding land tenure and joint management in Queensland.

A great partnership has been formed and we look forward to hosting the Girringun women in the Kimberley soon! Thanks to Girringun AC, WWF and all the women rangers who took part.