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Balban Dara Guya Coastal Restoration Project

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Woppaburra TUMRA Aboriginal Corporation have partnered with Ecosure and OzFish Unlimited todeliver coastal restoration on Woppa (Great Keppel Island). Commencing in 2024, the “Restoration for Balban Dara Guya (Leekes Creek) and Putney Beach” project focuses on environmental conservation and collaboration with Traditional Owners and scientific restoration experts.Funded by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water, the projectaims to restore 77 hectares … Read More Balban Dara Guya Coastal Restoration Project

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Woppaburra Ranger Partnership Begins with QPWS

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Keeping Place Project The Keeping Place project was initiated by Meaghan Cummins to address risks around the security of Woppaburra sea country heritage at the KIEEC. In addition, this project aimed to establish an inventory of the collection and determine recommendations for improvement.

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KIEEC Keeping Place Project

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Keeping Place Project The Keeping Place project was initiated by Meaghan Cummins to address risks around the security of Woppaburra sea country heritage at the KIEEC. In addition, this project aimed to establish an inventory of the collection and determine recommendations for improvement.

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Heron Island TUMRA Coordinator’s Workshop March 2023

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The five-day workshop was coordinated and facilitated by the Reef Authority, which brought together 20 Traditional Owners from across 11 TUMRA groups involved in implementing or developing TUMRAs. All participants engaged and actively participated in a culturally safe manner, sharing their knowledge and experiences in sea country management.

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Woppaburra Mob Padi Dive Training

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WTAC was pleased to secure additional funding from our valued partners Queensland Parks and Wildlife through their Reef Joint Management Program and the Fitzroy Basin Association to support Padi Dive training for interested Woppaburra people.

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The Australian Institute of Marine Science working together with Woppaburra Traditional Owners to develop Microcredentials

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Coral Larval Restoration Training
During the on-country spawning event, three Woppaburra participants including Joseph Geas, Joseph Geas Junior and Jackson Van Issum, were selected by to participate in program to trial a new training package developed by Jordan Ivey (AIMS), to learn about the in-situ methodology of coral larval restoration. 

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Konomie Island Environmental Education Centre P&C Planting

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Members of the Woppaburra Saltwater Aboriginal Corporation and Woppaburra TUMRA joined in on a community planting hosted by the KIEEC P&C on Konomie in early June 2023.

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Seagrow project- Reef Champion Award winners

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Late last year SeaGrow Konomie Island project take out the Reef Champion Awards- Reef Community Champion for our partnership project in CQ Seagrass Regeneration. Thanks to the Keppel Island Environmental Education Centre and all our partner organisations for their continual hard work in this project, helping to heal Woppaburra Sea Country.

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Cultural Awareness- Woppaburra Mobs come together to raise awareness on Woppaburra cultural values

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The weekend of the 3rd and 4th of June 2023 saw members of the Woppaburra TUMRA Aboriginal Corporation and the Woppaburra Saltwater Aboriginal Corporation come together to create a cultural awareness video.

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Konomie Island Fauna Survey

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In April this year Woppaburra’s Robert Muir answered the call for expressions of interest and participated in a fauna survey alongside QPWS Senior Conservation Officer, John Augusteyn and his team.

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Woppaburra Coral Project On Country Spawning Event

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The recent on country coral spawning event saw Woppaburra Traditional Custodians work side by side with Scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

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Yarul Dhingiga Coral Restoration Project

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Woppaburra was proud to be part of a reef restoration trial through a partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Reef Joint Field Management Program, Mars Incorporated, Keppel Dive and Snorkel, Freedom Fast Cats and Konomie Island Environmental Education Centre

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