28 | ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018
Elders at a Traditional Owner Management Group meeting are (standing, from left) Reg Kerr (Gudjal), James Gaston
(Juru), Trevor Robinson (Bidjara), Sam Dallachy (Wiri), Richard Cassidy (Manbarra), and (front), Sheryl Wake (Gia),
Josephine Smallwood (Wangan Jagalingou), Walter Palm Island (Manbarra ), and Virginia Wyles (Wulgurukaba).
Engaging with Traditional Owners
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relationships between groups. Several NQ Dry Tropics staff
members attended the most recent meeting earlier this year to
update the group on new projects, and discuss opportunities
for indigenous participation.
Josephine Smallwood (Wangan Jagalingou) said Traditional
Owner Management Group meetings were important
and highly relevant to the work carried out by each group
represented.
Our Engaging Traditional Owners project this year
administered a devolved grants program supporting five local
groups to improve landscapes, record traditional knowledge,
and promote economic independence.
Wulgurukaba brothers Lyle (left) and Brian Johnson
These grants, worth a total of $35,000, were funded through the managing traditional country at Horseshoe Bay by
Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
removing weeds