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January 13th, 2025
Managing fire with the Desert Habitat Method
January 10th, 2025
AIATSIS 2025: Call for Abstracts
January 10th, 2025
Applications open for the Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Water Interest
January 9th, 2025
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YMAC Events
YMAC PBC consultation on ALRC ‘Review of the Future Acts Regime’
To enable PBCs in our representative regions to provide direct input to the current Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) ‘Review of the Future Acts Regime’, YMAC has organised an in-person consultation to be held at the State Library of Western Australia in Perth on Tuesday, 18 February 2025.
The consultation is open to staff and directors from all PBCs operating within YMAC’s representative regions who wish to share their insights to challenges faced in the existing future acts regime, and how it can be improved to work more effectively, equally and fairly.
The Yamatji community gathered on Southern Yamatji Country on 4 and 5 September 2024 at the Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community Aboriginal Corporation in Geraldton for the 4th Annual Yamatji on-Country meeting to progress the Call to Action statements developed at the 2022 and 2023 meetings. Check out the latest media release for more information on the outcomes from this year’s event.
This year’s on-Country Bush Meeting at the Yule River Meeting Place took place on 24 and 25 July 2024. The Yule River Working Group have since finalised the Call to Action for 2024. Find out more about the event here.
YMAC Updates
YMAC’s Renewable Energy Guide is now live!
This new digital guide aims to promote the highest engagement standards and provide a practical tool to guide project negotiations between Renewable Energy developers and First Nations peoples.
It draws on the expertise of YMAC’s experienced lawyers who have been supporting renewable energy project negotiations across our representative areas, other team members from a range of disciplines, and external experts. You can view the guide here.
Geraldton office relocation
The YMAC Geraldton Office are currently situated at a temporary location as the building at 171 Marine Terrace will undergo much needed renovations, commencing later in 2024.
The temporary office is located at 144 Flores Road in Webberton, we look forward to you visiting our new office.
YMAC News issue 50
The latest YMAC News is now available online.
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