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YMAC welcomes First Nations Clean Energy Strategy

Posted: December 11th, 2024

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Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC) welcomes The First Nations Clean Energy Strategy 2024 – 2030 (the Strategy), officially launched on 6 December in Adelaide by the Hon Chris Bowen MP, Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy.

The Strategy, developed in collaboration with First Nations people and organisations from across the country, is a national framework to guide investment, influence policy, and support First Nations people to self-determine how they participate in, and benefit from, Australia’s clean energy transition.

YMAC CEO Simon Hawkins said he felt privileged to have been part of this process, representing YMAC on the First Nations Clean Energy and Emissions Reductions Advisory Committee (FNCEERAC).

The three main goals of the Strategy – Power First Nations communities with clean energy; Enable equitable partnerships; and Achieve economic benefits with First Nations peoples – clearly align with and complement YMAC’s own objectives and work to-date in this evolving industry, which has seen a rapid growth in our representative regions in recent years.

As a long-term advocate for First Nations equity and ownership in the clean energy sector and ensuring Traditional Owners are front and centre in creating sustainable, renewable energy opportunities on Country, YMAC is proud to have been able to contribute to the Strategy through representation on the FNCEERAC.

Read more on our Media Releases page, or download the Strategy from our Renewable Energy Guide.

Review YMAC’s Renewable Energy Guide

Posted: June 21st, 2024

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With Western Australia’s renewable energy industry growing at a rapid pace, the YMAC Renewable Energy Guide aims to promote the highest engagement standards and provide a practical tool to guide renewable energy project negotiations between developers and First Nations peoples. 

The guide 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, as well as external experts. 

YMAC has long been an advocate for economic participation models such as equity ownership. It is our goal to ensure First Nations peoples’ involvement in this Greenfields industry can result in long-term generation of capital – a key to self-determination – as well as close involvement in decision-making about activity impacting their unique cultural heritage and Country. 

Consisting of a set of eight ‘standards’ to guide renewable energy developers in how best to engage with Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) and Aboriginal Corporations and achieve free, prior and informed consent, as well as a project timeline that discusses key requirements for each stage of a project’s development. 

View the guide here. 

Our digital YMAC Renewable Energy Guide is now live!

Posted: June 4th, 2024

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Our digital YMAC Renewable Energy Guide is now live!

With Western Australia’s renewable energy industry growing at a rapid pace, the YMAC Renewable Energy Guide aims to promote the highest engagement standards and provide a practical tool to guide renewable energy project negotiations between developers and First Nations peoples.

“Renewable Energy presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to establish, from a project’s onset, the highest standards for First Nations peoples’ engagement, alongside sharing in the economic rewards that may arise from projects on Country.  We want to get this right from the start,” said YMAC CEO Simon Hawkins.

The guide 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, as well as external experts.

YMAC has long been an advocate for economic participation models such as equity ownership. It is our goal to ensure First Nations peoples’ involvement in this Greenfields industry can result in long-term generation of capital – a key to self-determination – as well as close involvement in decision-making about activity impacting their unique cultural heritage and Country.

The Guide consists of a set of eight ‘standards’ to guide renewable energy developers in how best to engage with Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) and Aboriginal Corporations and achieve free, prior and informed consent, as well as a project timeline that discusses key requirements for each stage of a project’s development.

Country is our mother, the provider and keeper of cultural belongings. Country and Culture go together. You can’t have one without the other.

Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians throughout Western Australia, and on whose Country we work. We acknowledge and respect their deep connection to their lands and waterways.

We honour and pay respect to Elders, and to their ancestors who survived and cared for Country.

Our offices are located on Whadjuk Country, Southern Yamatji Country, Yinggarda Country, Kariyarra Country, and Yawuru Country. We recognise the continuing culture, traditions, stories and living cultures on these lands and commit to building a brighter future together.

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