Working on Country

Southern Australia WOC Aboriginal Ranger Forum

Working on Country

Over 70 Aboriginal rangers funded through the Working on Country program gathered in April 2012 for the first Southern Australia WOC Ranger Forum. The forum was hosted by Australian Landscape Trust and the Riverland rangers at Calperum Station, near Renmark in South Australia.

In this beautiful bush setting on the banks of the Murray River, participants enjoyed a week of presentations, workshops, discussion and field trips. A series of interesting and practical workshops were held with Aboriginal site recording, local bush tucker identification, quad bike training, and fire management being particular favourites. Aboriginal women rangers also had the chance to talk together about their work, and learn traditional weaving skills from local women. On the final day, participants enjoyed a boat cruise on the Murray River, fishing and a walk along a cultural track being developed by the Riverland rangers.

Forum documentary

Change Media

A short documentary of the forum has been produced through a training partnership between Change Media and the Ngarrindjeri rangers, and can be viewed at:

Forum Photo Gallery


Contacts

Indigenous Policy Branch
Australian Government Caring for our Country
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone (free call)
1800 552 008
workingoncountry@
environment.gov.au

Caring for our Country - Indigenous Land Management Facilitators
www.nrm.gov.au/
contact/officers.html