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Seasons Greetings
The NAILSMA Board of Directors, CEO and staff wish
you
peace
,
joy and
good health
over the Christmas period and throughout the New
Year.
We look forward to working with you in 2012.
Our office will close on 22nd December but we will be back on
4th January 2012.
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Good news .....
Banksia Award for WALFA
A greenhouse gas abatement partnership from western Arnhem Land was
awarded the Caring
for Country Indigenous Award at the Banksia Awards.
The Banksia Awards, known widely as Australia's environmental
Oscars, were announced in Sydney on the 28 October 2011.
In accepting the prize on behalf of five Indigenous ranger groups,
Dean Yibarbuk, a director of Warddeken Land Manaagement,
said,"The use
of two toolboxes - one based on Indigenous tradition and the other
with roots in science - allowed us to bring wildfire back under
control in western and central Arnhem
Land."
The project set an annual target of 100,000 tonnes of Co2 abatement
but in the five years to 2010 it actually abated 707,000 tonnes - a
140% result against the target!
Read more in the
media release, the
award submission and on the
WALFA web page on the NAILMSA web
site.
... keeps on coming!
Laurie Baymarrwangga wins two awards in two
months
Laurie Baymarrwangga, 95 year old Indigenous community leader from
north east Arnhem Land has won the NT
Senior Australian of the Year Award.
Laurie, Traditional Owner of Galiwin’ku and senior custodian
of Milingimbi, has been awarded a second honour in as many months.
The Yolngu (Yan-nhangu language) was also awarded a
Special
Commendation in NT Research and Innovation Awards
for her work promoting the inter-generational transmission of local
language, culture, natural resource management of Australia’s
remote marine estate.
On hearing of her awards she thanked all those people who have
supported her vision of indigenous management of sea country
saying; "Nhangu
dhangany yuwalkthana bayngu bulanggitj Yolngu mitji marnggimana
dhana gayangamana mayili mana dhangany wanggalangabu mana limalama
ganatjirri wulumba (maramba)".
“We continue to pass on the stories of our land and sea
country for the good of new
generations”.
Read more in the
media release,
article and
Crocodile Island page on the NAILSMA web
site.
We hope you are surrounded by friends and family and good times
during the holidays.
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