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23.01.2022 Noongar Hunting Rights: Ammunition ***Updated 6 April 2020*** [The SWALSC webpage has been updated to include new information provided by the WA Police Licensing Enforcement Division saying that they will require a Noongar Hunter to provide either their SWALSC Membership Card *or* a Stat Dec Form from the Noongar Hunter. The Stat Dec Form and suggested wording is included in the linked webpage.]... SWALSC understands that Noongar hunters need to be able to buy ammunition at this time so they can hunt for food for their families and provide for the Elders in our community. SWALSC is also aware that the WA State Government has put some restrictions in place on the sale of ammunition that is making it hard for some Noongar hunters to buy the ammunition they need. Noongar hunters are entitled to hunt with a fire arm on DBCA managed lands and are entitled to buy ammunition to do so. This has been made clear by the Commissioner of Police in writing his signed Orders from 28th of March 2020 in the link below. When the Police Commissioner gave the order to close gun shops, he created a special exemption to allow gun shop owners to open their doors, by appointment, and to sell ammunition to an Aboriginal person who is entitled to hunt over particular land and waters. Noongar People have a lawful right under the CALM Act 1984 to hunt with a fire arm on lands and waters managed by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. In the link below, we have put together all of the information you will need to be able to convince a gun shop owner that you have a lawful right to purchase the ammunition you need to provide food for your family and our Elders. Take your phone with you and show the shop owners this information on your phone (from a safe distance) if you are still having problems. If you have any questions, ask them in the comments below and we will do or best to help. http://www.noongar.org.au/hunting

21.01.2022 Applications are now open for Aboriginal organisations to apply for Connecting to Country grants to facilitate sharing of cultural knowledge and skills between generations and promote traditional ways of maintaining cultural knowledge. Details are in the link below.

21.01.2022 The Moorditj Maaman of the Bunbury Noongar Community, with support from the Goomburrup Aboriginal Corporation, have been hunting Yonga and processing meat to deliver to Noongar families & Elders in the Bunbury area so they can stay home, stay safe and stay strong. If you want to be involved in the work they are doing with community, get in touch with the Goomburrup Men's Group through the link below. https://www.goomburrup.org #NoongarRISING

18.01.2022 *Expert Director Board Vacancy* SWALSC currently have a vacancy for an Expert Director to join the elected members of the SWALSC Board. Please follow the link below to our webpage for more details. The closing date for expressions of interest is Friday 19 June 2020. If you would like to speak to someone about the role, please phone our Governance Coordinator on 08 9358 7400. http://www.noongar.org.au/vacancies

17.01.2022 The Covid19 pandemic is causing job losses and making it hard for many people to get food. These hardships are also bringing out the best in our community with Noongar people, like these Moorditj Yorgas, coming together to help families in need. #NoongarRISING

16.01.2022 A message from Des Headland, Michael Walters, Stephen Hill and Stephen Michael from the Stephen Michael Foundation to keep staying home so we can keep our community safe.

16.01.2022 Elisha Jacobs-Smith is one of the Noongar Rangers employed in the Aboriginal Ranger Program partnership between SWALSC and the WA Government. This program has been a great success and SWALSC believes it should continue. The partnership with DBCA has helped to develop mutual respect and prepare the way for the joint management of Noongar Boodja. It is also assisting the process of incorporating traditional land management practices into the work government does. Please join us in calling on the WA Government to continue funding for the Aboriginal Ranger Program, and to make this funding permanent, by liking and sharing this video.

15.01.2022 The Southern Aboriginal Corporation continued its community outreach work through the town of Mt Baker today. If you are in the South West or Great Southern region and are in need of assistance, follow the link. #NoongarRISING

14.01.2022 The moortitj mob at the South West Aboriginal Medical Service are sending out care packs to Elders at risk in the Bunbury area. Follow the link below for details and follow their page for updates. #KeepOurEldersSafe #NoongarRISING

11.01.2022 The Southern Aboriginal Corporation is working hard to help Elders and Noongar families in Albany and the Great Southern Region. Follow the link below for details and follow their page for updates on the support they are providing for our community. #NoongarRISING

11.01.2022 SWALSC Legal Update On the 19th of December 2019, the three judges of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia handed down their joint decision unanimously dismissing the applications to have the Registrar’s decision to register the six Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) set aside. Marianne Mackay, Mingli McGlade, Naomi Smith, Fabian Yarran, Margaret Culbong, Dion Joseph, Meretta Kickett, and Antonia Phillips had asked the Federal Court to overturn the decision th...Continue reading

11.01.2022 The Aboriginal flag is flying at the Spencer Park Education Support Centre thanks to the efforts of two passionate special needs students. When they discovered their school did not have an Aboriginal flag last year, Jayden Hambley, 11 and Roshaun Jones, 10, took action. Jayden said he wanted to do his part to celebrate his Noongar classmates. The reason I thought of the Noongar flag is because of my mate Roshaun, he said. It’s respecting his culture and for all the Noongar boys in mainstream, and for all the Noongar people who walk past and see the flag. #NoongarRISING

09.01.2022 A message to everyone to stay home, stage safe, and stay strong sent with love and respect from Nick Abraham. Thank’s, Kongk. Same to you.

08.01.2022 *Expressions of Interest called for two Noongar Board Members for the Geographe Catchment Council* GeoCatch is seeking expressions of interest from Noongar residents in the Geographe Bay Catchment. The Catchment lies within the South West Boojarah and Gnaala Karla Booja regions. One representative from each area is preferred. Sitting fees are paid to eligible community members and travel costs, based on under Public Sector guidelines, are also reimbursed. Meetings are held on... the last Thursday of the relevant month between 9:00am -12.30pm. New appointments will have a term of up to four years. To get your info pack to apply, please contact GeoCatch directly at the link below, or email: [email protected] www.geocatch.asn.au

08.01.2022 Easter Message from our Chairperson "Two weeks ago I posted an urgent message asking everyone to take the COVID-19 virus seriously and to stay home, stay safe and stay strong for the good of our community and the safety of our Elders. Since then much in our world has changed. While these are dangerous and worrying times, I have been deeply heartened by the actions of so many Noongar People and Noongar Corporations across our Boodja who have stepped up to do what they can to... care for our Elders and our families in need. It is moorditj that we can all come together in a time of need and care for each other. My day job sent me to work from home, so my partner and I decided to return back to our home country in the Great Southern where we know we can live off the land and be safe. We also took our two grandsons along with us. This time alone with our Grandsons has been precious and special to me. We have been able show them how to hunt and cook Yonga, and I have been teaching them the old stories that were passed on down to me. One story I shared with them was about the Sleeping Beauty, the tale of forbidden love between a young couple who were not allowed to be married and how, like Romeo and Juliet, they lay dead together still as the Koi Kyenunu-ruff, or 'Stirling' Ranges. I hope that you are able to take some time over the next few days and weeks to be safe on Country and to share your knowledge about our culture with your young ones. I would like to pay my respects to all the Noongar families who have lost loved ones and Elders at this time and who can not come together as we usually do for sorry business. It is always hard when we lose our family, and especially so when we cannot all come together to be there for one another and to share our love and memories. There are some signs that the restrictions that have been put in place are starting to work to slow the spread of this virus, but we have a long way to go yet. We must continue to do everything we can to stop the spread of this virus, and to make the most of the time we have together. Much love and respect, Bingo" Jeanice Krakouer Chairperson SWALSC #NoongarRISING

07.01.2022 *Important Information for SWALSC Members* The Election Notice for the opening of nominations for SWALSC member elected Directors and the nomination form were lodged for delivery with Australia Post on the 24th of July. If you are a member of SWALSC, and you have not received your notice in the post by now, then that means we do not have your current contact details in our membership database.... Please contact SWALSC on 9358 7400 to update your contact details so that we can continue to keep you informed. In the meantime, you can access both the election notice and the member elected Director nomination form on our web-page at the link below. Nominations close 12 noon, 3 September 2020. http://www.noongar.org.au/board

07.01.2022 Wayne Nannup, CEO of the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, quoted in the article linked below, says a change in attitude amongst developers and also ministers is needed. The reason this destruction occurs is because: a) mining companies apply for ministerial consent under s.18 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act to destroy known Aboriginal cultural and heritage values; and b) ministers use their ministerial discretion to consent to this destruction occurring, he says. While mining companies continue to apply for ministerial consent to destroy Aboriginal cultural and heritage values, and while ministers continue to provide their consent for this to occur, these acts of senseless destruction will continue to occur.

07.01.2022 Urgent Message from our Chairperson "Aliwa, Ni! Stop scrolling and read this. I am asking every single one of you to please do these five things for our Noongar community and for the safety of our Elders:... 1) Take the COVID19 Corona Virus pandemic seriously. 2) Follow the rules about social distancing. 3) Stay at home as much as we can. 4) Reduce interactions with other people as much as possible, especially with our Elders and family members who are sick. 5) Keep calm and plan ahead about how we are going to look after each other over the coming months. This Covid19 virus is a respiratory illness. It attacks and damages the lungs. It targets people of all ages, but it is an extra risk to our Elders. Poverty, smoking, asthma and underlying health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory disease and high blood pressure all put people at added risk. We all know that many of our elders suffer from these health problems. That is why we must do everything we can to keep them safe. In Europe, many young people are also being treated in hospital and many of those young people who survive hospital treatment have permanent damage to their lungs. If you are young and do not think this virus can hurt you, then you need to change your view and act accordingly. Not only can you spread this virus to others, you can also end up with permanent lung damage from it yourself. It is important we take this pandemic seriously; use our phones to check on each other, and make sure our Elders get the help they need *from a safe distance*. If we do not do these five things, then many bad things might happen. What we see happening in Italy now could also happen here, and in our Noongar community, in the next few months if we do not get this right. Getting this right means every single one of us doing all of the five things above. I ask you to please do these things so we can all stay safe and healthy. Much love and respect, Bingo." Jeanice Krakouer Chairperson SWALSC

04.01.2022 MADALAH Limited is a not-for-profit organisation that offers Secondary and Tertiary education scholarships for Indigenous students from remote and regional communities to attend WA boarding schools and universities. MADALAH staff are heading on a tour of the Wheatbelt & Great Southern this week to share information about the scholarships they have on offer. Applications close 14th September 2020. If you would like to learn more, please contact MADALAH on 08 6153 0753, or follow the link below: https://madalah.com.au/who-can-and-how-to-apply/

04.01.2022 There are a lot of myths going round about COVID-19. Linked below, is a free online training course designed for health workers about how to spot the symptoms of COVID-19 infection, and how to reduce the spread of the virus. It also busts some of the myths with accurate information so you can keep informed and keep safe.

03.01.2022 If you are a Noongar person with connection to Galup (Lake Monger), then you are invited to participate in a 1hr online presentation about an arts project being coordinated by Performing Lines WA. The Galup arts project is about the history of Lake Monger being created by Noongar-theatre maker Ian Wilkes and artist Poppy van Oorde-Grainger with an oral history contribution from Noongar Elder Doolann Leisha Eatts. You can Zoom into the meeting 3pm, Thursday, 13 August, with the details in the event linked below.

02.01.2022 Keeping Our Elders Safe Keeping our Elders safe from the COVID19 virus pandemic means making sure they do not come into contact with people unless absolutely necessary. Even then, special precautions need to be taken: - Don't visit unless it is an emergency; - Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water before entering the home; ... - Cough or sneeze into your elbow; and - Don’t touch anything. If this sounds extreme, it is because it is. People aged 70 or over, people with Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Chronic respiratory disease, or Hypertension have a far higher chance of dying from this virus. Please do, however, make regular contact with our elders by phone; please do offer to run errands for them from a safe distance so they have the food and medicine they need; and please do let others know that this virus is a serious risk to our Elders and they need to take special precautions to keep them safe.