Biodiversity & Indigenous knowledge, language, empowerment & culture are my top two 'vote switcher' issues. Every election, I write to all candidates... show all

Edwina Barton

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
IPAs and the Ranger programs are so much more than conservation and employment, they achieve truly wholistic outcomes. They are solid ground... show all

Kurt Sutton

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
What a wonderful way to care for this land and provide jobs for those who really care about it, and have deep... show all

Jennie Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
These Guys are doing a fantastic job and with their knowledge of the country and countryside it would be remiss of us... show all
Mark

mark davies

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
As an active Cfa member, I see Indigenous Rangers as the obvious path to travel in managing fuel loads and wildfire. Give... show all

Ian Wicks

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This program is vital because not only does it employ people who have a long history of caring for country, it empowers... show all

Kirsty Dixon

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
We need to combine Aboriginal knowledge with conventional science and technology to save precious animals, like the Mala and Partridge Pigeon, through... show all
Michael

Michael Norris

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous men and women best placed conservationists of country . Like everyone else work brings dignity. Generationally. A no brainer .

Helen Hopkins

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Great to see the pride in Rangers looking after country in such important and meaningful work.

Bruce Moffat

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
As a non-Indigenous Australian, it's important to me that the Indigenous people of this land are at the front and centre of... show all

Gretchen Young

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I felt privileged to be able to spend a week working with the rangers. I was deeply humbled by the connection they... show all

Tom de Souza

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Getting Traditional Owners onto country is vital to the health of natural resources of that area, and vital to the health of... show all
Huey

Huey Benjamin

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This program is truly amazing - what better way to value, respect and support Indigenous communities than to support rangers?! By taking... show all

Willhemina Wahlin

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Our country, our rights, our environment, our place, what we give is what we have. Be true to ourselves? Be honest, trust... show all

Elizabeth Vajtauer

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This land has been protected by Aboriginal peoples for tens of thousands of years, lets ensure this rich culture and knowledge is... show all

Keshni Thaver

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
Help our Mob. This land deserves to be watched over by it's soulmates.

Simone Cameron

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
More indigenous perspective on land management would have extremely positive outcomes not only for biodiversity, but the sustainability and well being of... show all

Joe Dabron

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We sure do, Indigenous people managed country for 60,000 + plus years without the mass extinctions on flora and fauna as we... show all

Tazmin Duggan

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Have just returned from the amazing NT with greatest respect to the indigenous rangers elders and families there. Mr Milton Dick (I'm... show all
Jane

Jane Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous Rangers are the Best and Only continuously successful Federal Aboriginal Programme going! It makes sense, Aboriginal Rangers are the Cultural Heritage... show all

Carol Morrison Logan

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Indigenous ranger programs enable people return to country and themselves... strong again in spirit and body. show all

Maria Tennant

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Our indigenous brothers and sisters know this land better than most. They respect it. We need more indigenous rangers who know and... show all

Stephen Boyle

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I've seen the indigenous rangers a number of locations in Quensland and the Northern Territory. Without exception they were knowledgeable and interested... show all

Lawrence Cremin

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I believe that before white settlment, & all the depravities associated, our land was cared for & genuinely, loved. No mining, definitely... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
Indigenous rangers have both a cultural and spiritual connection with the land they care for. Through that, I believe they will encourage... show all

Dulcie Tolcher

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous people need to be part of the land. This is their traditions to protect the land. Ww can learn from the... show all

Carolyn Packer

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support all jobs for Indigenous communities, as I grew up in a Indigenous community in FNQ. I myself am not Indigenous,... show all

Rosalie Morris

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
When travelling along the CSR in May we came across a large group of Indigenous Rangers. They checked our permits and share... show all

Gail Rosemond

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We the Aboriginal peoples of this land are the custodians I believe also employing parking rangers and aboriginal Air Marshall's will give... show all

Helen McIntosh

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Aboriginals were raised on the land and no-one would make better rangers. The job was made for them

Karen Angus

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We value the work that you do in this vital and necessary Natural cause. We would like to encourage and support Indigenous... show all
Rensche

Rensche Schep

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Who better to look after the land than your people who have been doing it for thousans of years

Gaye Johnson

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
You are all wonderful people and do a wonderful job.Keep up the wonderful work Love your Country

Glennis Whitney

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Necessary for the good nurture of the land, but also the land care-givers in these programs

Kathy Cosgrove

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I have experienced the expertise of rangers from Aboriginal communities across Australia and they add to the preservation and respect for country... show all

Robert Rimmer

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
My GrandFather was an Indiginous Stockman and he tought me the value of our Country

Joy Cason

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because I am Aboriginal, and I miss being on the land and taking care of Mother earth {Australia]

Joy Cason

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
They are the original Australians. They know country and how to care for it in a sustainable way. We are not caring... show all
Barbara

Barbara Pecze

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
ITS our country and we need to care for it and hopefully get it back to how it was pre invasion..

Tracey Onus

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It is, and has always been, their country and they should have the deepest understanding of the ways to look after it.

John Laffin

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Supporting this program means supporting people, supporting our country, supporting culture and without that what do we really have left?
Nicole

Country Needs People Supporter

Northern Territory
It is their country and they understand how it works

Judy Holmes

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Growing up I've always loved being outdoors especially the bush and to have the chance to learn about the country I'm living... show all

Birtha Chambers

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I see Country Needs People as the future of our culture across the country and support any action in this direction. I... show all

Paul Payten

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This country has always be looked after by the first people as they have held the knowledge, love and integrity for this... show all

Sherridan Green

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous people have had to deal with so much - displacement, loss of land and culture. By providing them with employment within... show all

Angela S

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support this program as the only way we will be able to protect preserve maintain and rehabilitate this land is with... show all

Frances Law

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We need the extensive knowledge of managing our ancient fire prone landscape which indigenous people have. They have accumulated and refined this... show all

Elizabeth Mackey

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This is a hugely important program to connect people to their country and to give back some of the dignity stolen since... show all

Leonie Seaton

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Here's to Ranger programs that have created their own authentic tourism experiences, generating employment, community income and unforgettable memories for visitors and... show all

Russell Boswell

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous Rangers do a great job, unseen by most Australians. These are the people who can best understand the land and its... show all

Wendy Gibson

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Here in East Gippsland, I have seen the work & pride in their work. It gives them a reason to get up... show all

Jenni Walsh

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I have heard good results and benefits are coming out of the ranger program for young and the elder folk and would... show all

Johnny Rodd

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Because they own the land and we all need to respect that. The first Australians have managed this land for thousands of... show all

Angii Higgins

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The country needs to be looked after by people who understand it and its needs

Dianne Craig

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support Indigenous Rangers because it makes sense to employ the most qualified land managers in the country to look after country!... show all

Daniel Garcia

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support Indigenous rangers & protected areas because it is what makes Australia unique and beautiful. Indigenous rangers have the right to... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
This should be a 'no-brainer'! Supporting Aboriginal people to care for and be on country is a smart way to preserve and... show all

Aden Ridgeway

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This program is a 'no-brainer' The benefits not only reward communities now but also have a respectful compounding effect on our community... show all

Tim Fisher

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
They know best how to protect Australian flora & fauna,

Elizabeth Panczyna

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Country is Life for the aboriginal people. To empower them to care for the land and to nurture it brings their people... show all
Julie

Julie Ades

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support this project as the indigenous rangers are the people that know this land better than most people.

lily zanrosso

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I am extremely proud of the Rangers. There are none more suitable to manage their ancient lands and recuperate those which have... show all

Les Couzens

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Supporting a valuable program as Indigenous Rangers, shouldn't need petitions. The stories from the people on this website are inspiring and I'm... show all

Jane Miles

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Far and away they have been looking after their country, for millennia. It is there role by nature to continue to so.... show all

Rob McCammon

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We can't trust pollies who keep selling off mining and farming "rights". This land flourished under the management of her first people.... show all

Janalie Besoff

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I have only just joined this campaign and have not gathered my thoughts well enough to express my thoughts. I will but... show all

Sally Alves

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The most fantastic project in many years. As an author of Australian books I am barracking for the indigenous rangers program. Youth... show all

Larry Campbell

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
This makes total sense to appoint people who actually have empathy with this land. Most of us find it hard to understand... show all

Chris Egginton

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It's time to listen to and learn from the 40,000 + years of accumulated Aboriginal knowledge about how to care for the... show all

Sandra Adams

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
For far to long white Australia has not been educated in traditional indigenous ways, we have lost so much knowledge of this... show all
Phillip

Phill Rookes

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The land is our home. Aboriginals are the native caretakers with an understanding of the environment far surpassing that of non-indigenous people.... show all

Simon McMillan

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Meaningful work creates happy communities.

Pat Law

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous Rangers...its a no brainer...perfect job as they care for country & and can teach us white mob so much about the... show all

Robert Wendy Cameron

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support Indigenous Rangers because they have the connection to country which is total respect for the Earth and themselves. it is... show all

Francine Dessaix

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It is healthy, wise, noble and magnanimous choice to support the original people of this land and to care for the natural... show all

Gabriel Shepperd

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Protecting and understanding the natural environment is extremely important and who better to do this that Indigenous Rangers, who have generations of... show all

Jacky Dixon

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Only by listening to our indigenous people can I really begin to read, hear, see and understand the land I live on,... show all

Beverley Phillips

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This program is ideally suited to Indigenous people and brings to the fore their own strengths, talents and passion. Not only were... show all
Gill

Gill Payne

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
They are the FIRST people of Australia and they know more than anyone how to protect this unique and fragile eco system.... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
Because this has been from a long long time THERE country !

Martine Pamo Canneel

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous peoples have worked in harmony with the land for thousands of years. It's time we honoured their knowledge, wisdom and their... show all

Sarah Mcglade

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
They are the best at caring for this great land as they have done so for much longer than the white man.

Michelle Davis

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
So many reasons! Staying connected to country helps Aboriginal stay strong and maintains culture across the generations. A well resourced ranger system... show all

Daphne Habibis

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
In 2003, I was fortunate to visit Kakadu National Park that traditional land owner, ‘Big Bill’ Neidjie had been instrumental in securing... show all

Anna Scheer

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
How could this not be a great idea. This brings real opportunity, hope, purpose and ticks the economic box, its win win.... show all

Catriona Kucks

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We all need self-respect and for many indigenous people this is a natural way to earn it - living on Country, protecting... show all

Jeanette Dickens

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I think is a brilliant program, that is addressing what is being asked for by indigenous Australians: connection with land and culture... show all

Charlotte Davis

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The indigenous ranger program makes my heart sing. Indigenous people caring for our incredible country, communities with hope, respect and a future.... show all

Gae Constable

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I really appreciate and value the work of indigenous rangers!! Well done to you all. I fully support an expansion of this... show all

Susan Kozianski

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We need these indigenous Rangers to look after country they know it best

Brian Knowles

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Because NO ONE knows OZ as well as ABORIGINES DO!

Alan Burke

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This is just how it should be, the people who know the land, are connected to it on a deep and spiritual... show all

Felicity White

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because it's about time the indigenous people got more recognition in these areas and their the best people for this kind of... show all

Christopher J Bartlett

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
All of us non-indigenous Australians - have the chance to support our indigenous people whom we should be proud of for their... show all
Mark

Mark Morrison

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Australia' indigenous people deserve to have their links to the land recognised, celebrated and supported in practical ways. Being a ranger allows... show all

Helen Esmond

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It's so good for the people and the land! Let's roll this out!

James Henry

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
i sadly cannot support financially..i myself have a background through great ,grandmother (mums side)aboriginal,and on dads side torres strait islander..this is Australia... show all

debbie charleston

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Both ways learning! We have much to learn from our many beautiful indigineous language groups! These people have true passion for the... show all

Gemma Dore

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I am pleased to read this email and I support the indigenous Rangers wholeheartedly

Jackie Von magius

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Such a positive program with proven benefits in many areas. Please support indigenous rangers into the future. All Australians need this country... show all

Cheryl DeCoite

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This is the true heart and history of our wonderful country and it is essential it is preserved. How wonderful to have... show all

Judith Westaway

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
This is a great idea. The more we can help our people reconnect with the our land the more we can connect... show all

Nat Love

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Any protected area needs rangers to help maintain it . Traditionally Aboriginal land needs Aboriginal Rangers especially, for their knowledge and experience... show all

Diana Collier

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I come from Argentina and have lived in this beautiful country for over 5 years. Latin America and Australia have the responsibility... show all

Cecilia King

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Employing more indigenous rangers will be good for our entire country, indigenous and non-indigenous alike. Jobs like this will give indigenous people... show all
Joan

Joan Apthorp

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous rangers are connected, they have knowledge and the people of Australia need to learn from the ancient keepers of this land.

Janis Copping

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
These people know what they are talking about. Anything that supports people and the environment is worth putting funding into. This scheme... show all
Leonie

Leonie Hobbs

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
The right person for the job is always the most qualified...the enormous wealth of intelligence, knowledge and wisdom of Indigenous Australians is... show all
Elizabeth

Liz Noble

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
There is no one better equipped to protect the Australian Nature than it's original people. I know this and have felt it... show all

janet maggs

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It makes sense to me that the people who have the greatest connection to the land and area have responsibility to care... show all

Simone Siracusa

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Give the jobs to the experts and create jobs where there are none. Aboriginal People know what the country needs.

Leah Colman

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
We all need these rangers to look after our land and animals. After 40 thousand years plus, this land was in pristine... show all

Jan Watson

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Aboriginal people have been caretakers of the land for tens of thousands of years. They have the knowledge to combine with modern... show all

Vicki McLauchlan

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Who better than indigenous Australians to continue to care for country. They have thousands of years of experience

Anna Cooper

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It seems logical to have indigenous pepole to care for the land. They understand it better than anyone else. Their hearts are... show all

Robyn Jefferson

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Who else knows the land and animals better. They are joined in their souls. Please make the right decision or our land... show all

Laraine Dole

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Natural areas are vital for mental health, rest and relaxation for everybody. Protected areas, national parks are repositories for animals, plants and... show all

Bodil Conroy

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
Simply because this land belongs to the "indigenous" people. Whatever it takes to ensure that us (the invaders) do not destroy or... show all

Julie Lindur

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
40 000+ years of experience is a damn good resume, the sort of record any employer would not be able to ignore.... show all

Duncan Stitfold

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
SAVE BILLIONS by creating satisfying jobs, cutting alcoholism, prison numbers and suicide rates. SAVE BILLIONS by reducing BUSHFIRES nationwide.
Rachel

Rachel Matthews

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
They are the best people for the job they have looked after this land for a long time and proven their worth... show all

Rex Tunbridge

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because we have a very poor record of caring for and protecting our wildlife from harm, or worse still extinction. Who better... show all
Joan

Joan Spittle

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Wonderful to see rangers continuing to protect and nurture their country. The on-country school shows it's possible to have the best of... show all

Barbara Elliott

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because our country needs it's original inhabitants to connect with it and help manage it. It gives value to the aboriginal history... show all
Maree

Maree Barron

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
There is no one better to look after the environment and landscape than the people who are culturally connected to these places.... show all

Bert Jenkins

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This programme is working and it is a brilliant long term solution. More of them, and really long contracts. As a tax... show all

Sharnee RUtherford

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Protecting these lands and entrusting our first nations with their care is best policy for everyone.

Elizabeth Heckenberg

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous Rangers not only are helping all Australians with the work they do on country, protecting the environment, but they also work... show all

Margot Ford

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
They belong to that particular part of the country and therefore are best placed to use their knowledge of that part of... show all

fay allison - dunleavy

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
This is a fantastic program - good for people and good for country.

Elspeth Nelson

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
Its an inspiring organisation which is proudly actioning care for the Australian landscape.

Marie Gibson

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Good for the people and good for the country.

Marilyn Luchetti

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This land needs its Indigenous people to care for it because they know it - and us white fellas obviously don't have... show all

Karen Tomlinson

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Who better to look after this land than the people who have lived here for thousands of generations. They have the knowledge,... show all

Jillian Van

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This is the very best thing I've seen in a long time regarding our country and our indigenous people. Please support this... show all
Kaye

Kaye Bonato

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This is a program which works because Indigenous people are in charge and working in both traditional and modern ways. It should... show all

Sylvia Rapley

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
On a recent visit to Darwin I was disappointed to see few Aboriginals employed as rangers. They can do this job better... show all

Marcia Eagleston

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
"If it aint broke, don't fix it". Aboriginal people have a 40,000 year track record of looking after the land so the... show all

ADRIENNE CHALADA

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
This country needs to be cared for and preserved for future generations and who better than the people who have been caring... show all

Diane Laurie

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
The indigenous have always cared for and protected Australia, we need to keep them employed as caretakers because they know Australia better... show all

Marilyn Rock

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This is a moral issue of giving respect where it is due. If we had listened and learnt instead of not then... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
I saw this story on the Project and immediately thought what a perfect way to marry people and country together to produce... show all

Maddi Hegarty

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
To keep verbal knowledge passing through to all generations. Local indigenous people understand country better than anyone else. Job opportunities & pride... show all

Terese Byrne

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Our Indigenous people are the experts and custodians of the land. Land is their spirit and provider; they its protector. They are... show all

Maree Littlefield

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous Australian Rangers are thought from an early age how to understand the land and the climate changes and how best to... show all
Terzina

Terzina Spina

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Health comes from country. When Indigenous peoples are caring for their country they regain their place in society. Governments MUST listen to... show all

Janice Glass

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The Original Keepers of the Land are the BEST ones to be taking care of the land now. Nobody knows the land... show all

Sue Clayton

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I think this is a great program that has so many reasons for being such a positive impact for our indigenous people... show all

Tiani Hombsch

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The First Australians caring for their land can teach all Australians. Such an ancient culture should be allowed to thrive and prosper... show all
Aaron

Aaron Regan

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Think about it... if sustainable, long-term commitment to Aboriginal ranger programs were implemented all over the nation we'd see less bush fires,... show all

Theresa Paterson

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I was born in Australia and believe that the gatekeepers to our land are the ones that truly care about it. Using... show all
Jessica

Jessica Lee

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
their country, their heritage, their knowledge

Edward Kleingeerts

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
We live in the Anthropocene- we must learn to live with our landscapes or risk not living at all. Indigenous people understand... show all
Joshua

Josh Gowers

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Benefits the environment and our indigenous communities. Every area in Australia that has these programs ahows considerable benefits to both. Please support.

Belinda O'Connell

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Indigenous rangers would have a deep understanding of the land and living creatures on it that needs to be shared and kept... show all

Paul Suska

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Caring for Country - important for livelihoods, the environment and the soul of the land.

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
It's the right thing to do with the rightful owners of the land taking care of their own as they know how... show all
Mervyn

Mervyn Charles

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Who better to teach us all about this country than the original people? Aboriginal Rangers talking about culture and country it's the... show all

Catheryn Thompson

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Aboriginal language and culture, with an unbroken connection to country, is very precious. It enriches all Australians. Ranger jobs are important way... show all

Eva Olsen

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
If I can't help support first nation people to reconnect with the land of Australia, then something that is truly unique to... show all

Susan Wanmer

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
These projects and Rangers are essential . Support for them is essential to carry forth historical truth and acknowledgement.
Cate

Cate Clunne

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
For 60,000 years Indigenous peoples have lived in harmony with the land and all life on it in a sustainable way. It... show all

Anna King

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We are unable to turn back the clock when the 1st European/white fella's came to this Gorgeous Country, creating much hardships,devastation and... show all

Dale-Vara Merlo

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
When I encounter rangers on K'Gari (Fraser Island) I am grateful for their presence - but when the rangers are indigenous -... show all

Mark Gerrett

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Having lived in the Territory for almost a decade, I have seen the incredible impact that ranger programs have had on the... show all
Jimmy

Jimmy

Northern Territory
Having just completed a review of Indigenous carbon projects, I can see that solid ranger teams are foundational to connecting with traditional... show all

Jeremy Dore

Project Adviser, Aboriginal Carbon Fund
I fully support Indigenous rangers for our country. It makes sense that people who are connected to the land become paid carers... show all

Louisa Laing

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Our country needs management to keep fire, feral animals and weeds under control, and to protect our precious plants and animals. I... show all

Sophia Walter

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
Yindyamarra bala Yambuwan. (Respect is everything) Rangers have respect for their country and culture.

David Acheson

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Having seen both the Indigenous Ranger and Protected Area firsthand the benefits range far wider then environmental and employment outcomes - they... show all

Melissa Davey

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
Our land needs to be cared for and our first Australians are the natural custodians of this great continent. This is a... show all

Melody Green

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I think it make sense to have Indigenous Rangers. They have great wealth of knowledge and are the perfect choice for the... show all
Maryann

Maryann Sandford

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
There must be greater crowd funding contribution (read budget), backed by politicians and the public, to Ranger lead protection of our unique... show all

Duncan Dean

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Country needs people - indigenous rangers help stem the tide of extinctions caused by habitat loss and feral animals. People need country... show all

Phillip Cornwell

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because this land belongs to the indigenous people and if I trust it to anyone to look after it it would be... show all

Jennifer Tan Sing

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We need to create economic parity for indigenous people, this is a start but we need employment opportunities nationally !!

Stephen Woodland

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It's work that has great value and who better to do it than people born of this land and truly understand the... show all

Ross Fletcher

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
While travelling recently through Tjoritja country in Central Australia, it was so good to see Aboriginal rangers caring for their land and... show all

Liz Howarth

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
Aboriginal people have been caring for country for tens of thousands of years. They are probably more qualified than anyone to keep... show all

John Knox

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
As a white, urban living Australian, I feel incredibly lucky that the indigenous caretakers of this country have the knowledge about how... show all

Emilie Collyer

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The traditional owners of this land, their connection to it and respect for it, make them the most qualified and passionate people... show all

jacquilyne smith

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Having Indigenous Rangers is not only a great way for them to keep connection with the land it is a golden opportunity... show all

jan barker

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The world is hurting big time and the world needs love and respect if it is to heal. I support all those... show all

Susan Woodbury

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
It is their land and if this work gives meaning to their lives and helps the children then it can only be... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

South Australia
Indigenous People know more about this land than white people. They treat it with love and respect, know the way to manage... show all

Maureen McManamny

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Went on a tour in NT with indigenous rangers. They were terrific. So knowledgable and so proud to share what they knew.... show all

Lesley Serong

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The true keepers of Mother Earth know there job let's help them look after her 🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎🌎💙💙💙💙

Kathy Kayll

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
They are PEOPLE who love their land.

Marija Furda

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Aboriginal people know more about this land than anybody else don't you think and some people need to listen to them. History... show all

Lee Raharuhi-Buchanan

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
country gets lonely without the support and care of its people who understand her language and feeling spaces...this caring for country is... show all

penelope summons

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Authentic role modelling for young indigenous Australians.

Shelley Lilley

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Australia has wonderful national parks that everyone values. But the great work of indigenous rangers is the backbone of the care for... show all
Rachel

Rachel Teesdale-Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Aborigines have had a reverence for the land for thousands of years, a quality that sets Aborigines above the rest of Australian... show all

Marino Tagliapietra

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I believe the aboriginal people have a right to a good life ..they are the first Australians..
Denise

denise turra

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It is my opinion that the Australian Aboriginal People are naturals at preservation of our countrys wilderness and environment and as such... show all

colin oldham

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Our country will be in the best hands possible - those to whom the country really belongs. I wish you every success.

Kate Sommerville

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Who better to care for the land and its flora and fauna than Aboriginal rangers? They will give the land the care... show all

Lesley O'Hara

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
We have so much to learn from Aboriginal people 🙏I hope it's not to late

Country Needs People Supporter

South Australia
We need them Rangers to take care of the land and preserve the flora and fauna for future generations of australians.

john lee tusler

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
There is no one better to be able to understand the land & Protected Indigenous Areas than The Aboriginal Peoples. I fully... show all

Moira Ferres

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Who could possibly be more qualified than the Indigenous people who have lovingly nurtured this precious land for eons?

Diane Sproule-Carroll

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
IT JUST MAKES SENSE!

Pat Sutherland

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas are the perfect way to protect nature in the outback, and they support people to be... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Australian Capital Territory
I totally support this as Who better to take care of the land than those who have successfully cared for it for... show all

Jhanene Carmody

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
In 2008, I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful holiday to Darwin, Kakadu and the Tiwi Islands. One of the outstanding... show all

Brenda McCullough

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
"I believe that knowledge and The Truth has given me a choice and my choice, is to support and believe in all... show all
Sherryn

Sherryn Chapman

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This land is the home to the oldest culture known and still in existence... There is so much us new inhabitants can... show all

Julie Lindur

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
I hope that our children and future adults benefit from the knowledge they can gain from our indigenous Rangers. We can best... show all

Kim Patterson

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Whilst travelling the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, my husband and I were fortunate enough to meet and be informed and spend... show all

Angela Crossley

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This program offers benefit to all Australians. It provides employment to Indigenous people in a field they are experienced in and passionate... show all

Kerry Caffery

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Connection to land and people is essential for a healthy community which prides itself on its ability to manage its own affairs

Rosie Tonkin

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This is so important to our land and our people. We need to foster this relationship and appreciate its value across so... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
Long term thinking required that focuses on everyone prospering, win / win solutions. Whatever has the greatest positive effect on the whole... show all

Megan Knight

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support indigenous rangers and indigenous protectors of Country because it is their heritage and their Dreaming. I back them all the... show all

Anni Hoddinott

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Indigenous rangers are important not only for the land, the fauna and flora, but they are vital for communities, especially children, to... show all

Jennifer Gregory

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
There should be more indigenous Rangers!

Laurel Heisman

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
An invaluable understanding and insiders persecective of the ecological world must be retained in contemporary land and resource management. Indigenous knowledges are... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Northern Territory
Indigenous Rangers belong to this country - they are the BEST people for the job. What a beautiful example they are setting... show all
Sonya de

Sonya de Bruin

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
To have indigenous rangers caring for country gives me hope that at least some of our nation is in the right hands.... show all
Stephen

Stephen Trethewey

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support indigenous rangers

Hana Kastner

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Remote jobs are scarce. Country needs care and our borders security. What better way than employ Rangers to do this work. Win... show all

Rosa McKenna

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It's only right that we have indigenous rangers caring for what is their land that they so generously share with all of... show all

Marguerite Morgan

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I lived in the Flinders Ranges and firmly believe no one else is more qualified than the indigenous rangers to share their... show all
Rita

Rita Laucht

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
It is imperative that indigenous people be given work and responsibility to protect their lands and it is their birthright. I have... show all

Robyn Cook

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
If we really value these unique environments - and we do! - then it's a 'no-brainer': we need our indigenous peoples who... show all

Heather Saunders

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Indigenous people have been safeguarding this land for 60,000 years without destroying it. Now more than ever we need their care and... show all

Margo Honeyman

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It makes sense that the people who know the Land and is part of the Land are the people to be the... show all

Elizabeth Turner

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Indigenous people are the best qualified at looking after the land, they have been doing it for thousands of years. It is... show all

Hala Bereza

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
With such a long history and wealth of knowledge of country there's no one more appropriate than indigenous rangers to know what... show all
Michel

Michel Hatchett

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I support indigenous rangers for the very reason that the traditional owners understand the importance of caring for our Earth and it's... show all

Jo-anne Sarre

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Our Indigenous People know more about this country of ours than anyone else...they should be in charge of so much of what... show all

Jennifer Ellen Fildes

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I trust the traditional owners of the land to look after our country better than the government who lets it be bled... show all

Donna Eliassen

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Indigenous have such an intimate and respectful relationship with the land. Their very identity and wellbeing is encompassed within that so caring... show all

Vivienne Turnbull

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
There are no other people more qualified to look after our country than Indigenous people who have generations of expertise dating back... show all

Stephanie Brown

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
This country belongs to the Aboriginal people and Aboriginal people belong to this country. Simple. We need more Indigenous rangers !

Jye Douthat

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous rangers on traditional lands are truly the way forward if we are to protect the land that gives all of us... show all

Dee Jordan

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
This just makes sense! Meaningful work for people with meaningful connections.

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
My childhood was spent on the land and the only way to save this country for future generations is to employ people... show all

Debra Haslam

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Ngara from an Anglo in Queensland! All land that humans coexist on needs managing. Whether you're a gardener, a farmer or an... show all

Ben Marshall

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We need our indigenous Rangers, they know the land and the animals, they always have and always will know the land, I'm... show all

Linda Langdon

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support Indigenous Rangers because i believe they are the True Leaders of a Land we all share and we could learn... show all

Gabrielle McDermott

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Indigenous rangers are the best qualified to take care of the land. We need more of them

kirsten mynster

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It is a huge relief to me to know that these lands are in the hands of the people who know how... show all
Philippa

Philippa King

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I spent quite a long time in the Flinders Ranges,where I met a ranger from the Andnamatya ( please forgive my spelling... show all

Margaret Houston

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It makes perfect sense to me that Australia's first people are protecting and managing their land! What's not clear?

Anne Kerlin

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Nobody understands this country like its first people. The land and its people both benefit from the ranger program.

Jenny Rae

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Look after country and country will look after you. Indigenous rangers are the best qualified because they have a vested interest for... show all

mark maddox

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers have a special relationship with the land and novel ways of managing it, based on being the oldest continuous culture!
Ann

Ann Nicholls

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The indigenous people have been conserving our great land for thousands of years. They understand it better than anyone because the land... show all
Joy

Joy Holbrook

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I look at what is around me in this beautiful precious place where i reside and honour and respect the original landowners... show all

Ant Gent

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Nobody understands this country like its first people. The land and its people all benefit from the ranger program.

Jenny Rae

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Against all odds, and in spite of every obstacle, these brilliant rangers are helping to heal a big scar on the land... show all
Justine

Justine Webse

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous Rangers are the best people for the job of looking after the land as they have grown up in the areas... show all

janet brown

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Of course we need Indigenous rangers on Indigenous land. They are the custodians from a line of at least 50,000 years. No... show all
Aviva

Aviva Sheb'a

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
You do great work caring for our land.

Kathie Nickerson

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
When you care about something or someone, I mean really care, you look after it or them. Indigenous people of Australia are... show all

Debbie Sullivan

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous Rangers working on their country protecting their country understanding their country. There is no one better they are the true natural... show all

Dawn Thompson

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
It is best if indigenous rangers are employed to take care of land/water portions set aside for special reasons under the banner... show all

Bert Jenkins

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Our beautiful land and all that it contains needs to be cared for by it's custodians, the indigenous australians.

jaz mac

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Australia belongs to our Indigenous People. They have been stewards of this land for thousands of year. It makes sense that this... show all

Kathryn Woodruff

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Why do I support this initiative? The goals stated and outcomes already achieved are more than a lot of non-indigenous initiatives have... show all

Desley Cowley

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
They are the first nation people who have the knowledge and understand the importance of the stewardship of the land, they strive... show all
Colin

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
Indigenous Australians have been the longstanding custodians and carers of this land. The role of a Ranger is one of extreme importance... show all

Di M

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
When you read the literature on Indigenous Protected Areas and compare these areas to non-protected areas, you fully understand and appreciate the... show all

Lorena Moynahan

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
When someone loves the land in that special way, they are the ones to look after it, tend it and keep it... show all

Gerri Hupfeld

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
These custodians have a strong connection to the earth that we need to keep alive. They can teach us all to be... show all

Samson Dunlevie

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous Rangers love and respect their land and waterways and should be cared for by those who best understand it.

Susie Crick

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Not only are these areas important for our first peoples culture and identity but they are also important for the wider community... show all
Sandy

Sandy Morse

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I am convinced that the Indigenous Rangers Program is a win win for all of us. It provides sustainable jobs that reflect... show all

Peter Reid

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
More power and support to these many great Australian men and women who are passionate about caring, and protecting our Country with... show all

Mark Ko

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
How arrogant of us 'whites' to assume we can tell the true guardians what to do and how to run their lives!

Cecilia Young

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
It's their land.

Trevor Hibbs

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Our Australian Aboriginal people know country in a way no one else does or can. Their knowledge is unique, ecologically viable and... show all

Denise Wallis

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It's a no brainer. It's their land and they know how to protect it.

Susanne Reemeyer

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Our native Australians know this land better than anyone, & our environment NEEDS protecting. We NEED indigenous Rangers, & lots of them.

Keith Burgess

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
When we visit Aboriginal lands we are in awe of the beauty and historical significance of the country and expect to meet... show all

Fiona & Wayne Blake

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Indigenous people looked after their country for thousands of years. They know better than anyone what it needs.
Evelyn

Evelyn Williames

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
The indigenous people understand the land and its diverse wildlife more than any others and working as rangers they will protect it... show all

Linda Goupillot-Lindstrom

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I do support the cause because they are the care takers of this land.

Christine Mcdowell

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Greed and overseas investors are slowly destroying this beautiful country. I believe Indigenous Australians have the natural skills and feel for the... show all

Cheryl McAlpine

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
We keep saying we want to help the Aboriginal community, encourage them to gain an education and employment, be inspired, so put... show all

Allison Clark

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It should be obvious to anyone that Indigenous People must be employed in these areas. Who else has such a great connection... show all

Celia King

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Because they want to care for this land. Not destroy it like others. Also they are a great role model for indigenous... show all
Patricia

Patricia Williams

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
In 2009 I did a tourist trip,near Yirrkala N.T.clearing ghost nets of beaches.We worked alongside the indigenous rangers.It is an excellent way... show all

Christine Simons

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
It's a brilliant initiative which has a wide range of benefits and flow-on effects - from protecting and nurturing our unique Australian... show all

Monique Barker

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I support indigenous rangers because they have a natural connection to the land, plants, water, the life that survives of these resources.... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Western Australia
I support indigenous rangers in protected areas because this is work that they clearly love doing and feel totally connected to. The... show all

Fiona Boyd

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
As a white Australian there is nothing more uplifting than seeing Indigenous youth being empowered to meld the modern techniques of land... show all
Fred

Fred Hamilton

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous Rangers view their country with different eyes. They see Potential but without destruction and exploitation. Australia needs these people to preserve... show all

Margaret Dawson

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Country deserves our love, understanding and respect. If our land is sick, we are sick. Indigenous Rangers are doing some of the... show all

Ebbiny Bradshaw

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It simply makes sense! For most indigenous people, identity is strongly linked to the land. Having indigenous rangers and indigenous protected areas... show all

Anthony Douglass

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Because they are essential to the land and people, with out you I wouldn't know who to ask permission to enter your... show all

Helen Doye

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
No one has a greater understanding of, or feel for, a balanced environment than aboriginal people. Formalizing their pact with the land... show all

Dianne Lynch

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This program provides opportunities for indigenous Australians to continue to care for country as they have for millennia. The program ensures real... show all

Peter Hudson

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Being an Indigenous Ranger is so sensible. These people have a genuine love of their Country. They are truly committed to the... show all

Lynette Trindall

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Our company is in exploration in the Kimberley. We welcome and need strong local communities, we support anything that help to inspire... show all

Geoffrey Russell

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
In my opinion this land belongs to indigenous people. Their knowledge is invaluable, dream time stories amazing and their love for this... show all

Jenny Rae

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The indigenous people are and have been the custodians of the land for thousands and thousands of years. It is a sacred... show all
Tihomir

Tihomir Marsanic

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous Rangers -- a perfect match in protecting the land and empowering indigenous people.

Grahame Shelley

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Working in rural and remote areas I understand the importance of opportunities for people to stay in their communities and lead and... show all
Carol

Carol Beechey

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
When I visited the Kimberley Area I was delighted to hear the stories and the knowledge that the aboriginal guides had ,Fabulous.

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
As an immigrant I know how very lucky I am to live in this beautiful land, which always was and always will... show all

Manja Visschedijk

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Indiginous Australians were here 50,000 years before invasion. They could drink from any river & not get sick. Now in the last... show all

Samantha Campbell

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Our ancient land has always had Indigenous people to look after it. We must maintain this - it's our heritage, their right.

Ruth Gledhill

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
When I visit anyplace I want to be guided and informed by those with the best information and the deepest knowledge and... show all

Geoff Marr

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous Australians understand and know this countries magnificent and fragile landscape better than anyone, so of course they are the ones who... show all

Michelle McInnes

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
The rangers and the land are one entity. No one knows better how to care for that land than they do. Support... show all

Felicity Bennett-Bremner

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I don't think there should be any question that there should be as many indigenous rangers as possible. You want a diverse... show all

Greta Nielsen

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
When do “so called leader” realise that investing in peoples’ education can and will reduce social security payments, decrease social problems and... show all

Guido Torelli

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I have had the great privilege of been shown areas by indigenous Rangers and I think their knowledge and love taught me... show all

Susan Scholtz

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It is a great work and so important to have more Indigenous Rangers and more areas protected.

Russell Ashley

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I am honoured to live on Ngunnawal and Darug country sustained and loved by the First People for 40,000 years - I... show all

Rosanna Stevens

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It makes sense to have the people with the most education, experience and knowledge doing this job. 40 000+ years is hard... show all

Stephen Cadusch

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Think this is a wonderful program for indigenous peoples but also highly significant for non indigenous peoples as well: it's my intention... show all

Judith McNamara

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The indigenous people have an affinity with the land that is as old as time; It makes sense that they are able... show all
Lois

Lois Stubley

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
After living on this continent sustainably for some 50000 year's it would be fool hardy for non-indigenous Australia not to want Indigenous... show all

Serena Bates

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
They are providing a great contribution for all Australians and a good example to indigenous youth

Anne Ross

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I support the rangers for what they do and for what they teach us. We need to remember that we don't own... show all

Robert Ian Cross

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous peoples have looked after and cared for this land for over 40,000 years and have a deep connection with it. What... show all
Jeffrey

Jeff Stanford

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
If we get only one thing right, be it that we allow people to care for and work on country!

Barbara Molanus

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
Indigenous Australian peoples are the traditional custodians of this land since at least 40.000 years. It is thanks to them that Australia... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
It is a positive and great idea for both the people involved and the country. It must be supported
Lyn

Lyn Mews

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
There is, No one more Qualified, To look After, The Land. Than The Very People Who Own It, and Have ALWAYS Cared... show all

karen mc bride

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This program makes sense. The government needs to act on this.

Joel Hatch

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous people are the natural custodians of the land. For them, it is more than a one dimensional piece of dirt. It... show all
Jim

Jim Bishop

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I think the plan is the best way of protecting and utilizing the land and country since the Dutch crashed a few... show all

Les Couzens JP

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Indigenous rangers have knowledge of their country that we don't. They how to care for it & they provide very necessary role... show all

Bob Gould

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Only courageous people like Indigenous Rangers have a true knowledge of and connection with the land. Politicians and Corporate CEO's must listen... show all

roger miller

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We came thinking we knew better than Aboriginal people, but we ruined them and their land. Now we have ecological disasters and... show all

Andre Othenin-Girard

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because it's a no brainer. It's just an obvious fit.

Chris Paterson

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
as the indigenous people have had thousand of years experience in looking after the land so they should be rangers.

william schoondergang

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
On Sunday, 18th September, my husband Merv and I had the very great pleasure to take two American visitors Hoang and Vivian... show all

Anne Paddison

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Ranger programs and IPAs make a vital contribution to maintaining knowledge and connection to country, upholding the rights of Aboriginal and Torres... show all

Jessie Wells

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
This country needs so many more Indigenous Rangers working on the land. They love the land and know how to care for... show all

Shirley McNally

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Let the people who want to live in the bush protect and care for it now and in the future. Provide substantial... show all

Robert Jenkins

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I believe that they are necessary to take care of the country that they love amd most Australians for that matter.

Country Needs People Supporter

South Australia
Because it is an extremely successful and worthwhile project and occupation. Don't ruin it Malcolm, you fool!

Tom Sime

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Our Indigenous people have a natural affinity and connection to this land. We have an appalling, ignorant, hidden and shameful record of... show all

Anthony Priddle

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers and indigenous protected areas are essential to the protection of country. I believe Indigenous people with connection to the land... show all

Catherine uh Hearse

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous Rangers are not only essential for the wellbeing of Country, but they are important role models for the young people. With... show all
Carol

Carol Delnevo

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Caring for country because we are part of country as Aboriginal people say is the right way towards sustainability. Having Aboriginal rangers... show all
Barbara

Barbara Pecze

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I have always been a supporter of indigenous rangers because I believe our first people have a connection that far surpasses anybody.... show all

Carol Van egmond

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Children learn mostly by example,so, these rangers are powerful role models in their communities! They are already acutely underfunded and underestimated! Bless... show all
Helene

Helen Grunow

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers are natural carers of this land. It is part of them and so it makes perfect sense that they should... show all

Chris Egginton

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
The power of the country binds its people and other living creatures together. What a great purpose it is to care for... show all

karen hinds

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I have been fortunate to have aboriginal guides to show me their country when I visited Uluru, Yellow waters at Jabiru and... show all
Linda

Linda House

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Because there is no one more equipped to care for our country, and because there is no country more equipped to care... show all

Holly Reid

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Let them keep doing the great job of looking after our Ancestors and our country.
Susan

Susan Green

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous people have protected and cared for this land for more than 40000 years. Nobody is better qualified for the job.

Emma Briggs

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
They have the History of the Land embedded in their genes Who better to look after the nature of this great land

Denise Pearce

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Everything is connected to the Universe! I support Human Rights 100 percent.
Sharon

Sharon Marshall

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous rangers create a continuity of care with a gentle hand on the landscape that nurtures the earth, all the species and... show all

carol khan nicholls

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Our country needs people, proud Indigenous people, working on their land, connecting, educating, healing, for the wellbeing of all Australians. I support... show all

Lindy Frazer

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support this because I want the traditional owners to be able to look after this country the way it should be... show all
Alan

Alan Sellars

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I believe the Blue Mountains region in New South Wales also needs to be protected, not just for cultural reasons - but... show all

Annette Brown

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because of their long and special connection to and deep knowledge of the land, indigenous rangers are able to care for their... show all

Lynda Gordon-Squire

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I am very grateful and indebted to the corps of Indigenous rangers who care for precious wilderness land, that would be otherwise... show all
Greg

Greg Reilly

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
We need the I put of the Indigenous rangers to teaching their knowledge of the land, to protect the environment, and for... show all

Patricia Mackey

Country Needs People Supporter
All of our Government initiatives promote merit based selection to find the " best person for the job ". Finally they've done... show all

Dawn Maynard

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It works! Leave it alone . . .

Kerrie Nelson

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
This nation needs Indigenous Rangers to protect the fragile land which is being abused by ignorant governments. The Rangers will ensure that... show all

Caroline Goosen

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers are the strongest role models for indigenous kids - representing the value of work, pride in their culture with emphasis... show all

Jill Uhr

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I think it's all about empowerment. We can learn so much from our indigenous, who have so much ancient wisdom to share.... show all

Ineke Humphrys

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
There could be no better people to look after the land than our First People

Elisabeth Duke

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Australia's land belongs to Aboriginal people so it is imperative we look after and protect their land. They are the best people... show all

Patricia Wrighton

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
All people thrive when they take ownership of their responsibilities. Looking after Country is the ultimate win-win.

Matthew Bell

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This is good for all Australians. A great initiative; helping to protect our unique environment, supporting cultural identity and strength, creating jobs... show all

Jennifer Banfield

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This land has and always will be the Indigenous people's land. They more than any people are first priority when it comes... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Western Australia
The people who know the land best and love and respect it the most, are the best people to care for it.

Rebecca Drake

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been looking after this country for millennia, finally we can pay a bit of back... show all
Susan

Susan Ambler

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Common Sense should Prevail here. Let those who know the Land Care for the Land. And Preserve it as it should be.... show all

Rob Osborne

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
It is so good to hear of a program that is making a difference and enabling care of Country. Should be Australia... show all
Angela

Angela Fyfe

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
The people who know the country are the best caretakers for that country. This program provides job opportunities for those who need... show all

Belinda Hassan

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Well done men and women. You are all valuable role models to the younger generation. Get the Spirit back in to the... show all

Patricia Hincks

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
The outback is precious and while for many Australians it looks tough and hostile, it is fragile and needs care and love.... show all

Norelle Feehan

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support Indigenous rangers being employed because I believe in justice not wealth, this form of employment provides an added pathway to... show all
Patricia

Patricia Tanner

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We need indigenous rangers to help repair the environmental degradation that has occurred since European settlement due to ignorance. All Australians have... show all

Leigh Warneminde

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Here in Botany Bay is the most important as in most communities our children grow on country they learn from there elders... show all
Yvonne

Yvonne Simms

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It's hard to explain the significance of Country to me as a Bundjalung woman. It is me, and I am it. It... show all

Zoe Betar

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I've been travelling in WA for a year. I've loved seeing Traditional Owners working as Park Rangers. It's just a fabulous way... show all

Lena McGregor

Country Needs People Supporter
Connection to the land gives life that forms part of Indigenous Australians spirituality.

Jennifer Neil

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
As the original owners of the land, who else has the deep understanding of how this land needs to be protected and... show all

Lesley Mayne

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support more indigenous rangers and indigenous protected areas because they are trained and have a heritage of caring for the environment... show all

Isobel Barker

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I want our environment protected because for too long it has has been exploited by mining companies. In an age of 'climate... show all

alice bevens

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I love this initiative because it works at every level - it nurtures local landscapes and communities as well as rehabilitating the... show all
Imogen

Imogen Wall

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
This land is their land, they know it, have been here for centuries before we came here so why not let them... show all

Kelly Kinsella

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
This is the kind of work and commitment that the land is calling out for - not land clearing and more coal... show all

Rosalind Halton

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers know the Aussie land better than anyone. Those are people from whom we all may learn.

John Brusen

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Respected and healthy work.

Margaret Butcher

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support Indigenous Rangers, because like all First Nations People Globally, they are very aware of the Science and Nature of the... show all

Gail Skipworth

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
"Australia needs the wisdom and knowledge that the Indigenous Rangers share and pour into Country - so as to defeat all the... show all

annie warner

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Nobody knows the land better than Australia's indigenous people, they need to be out there sharing their knowledge and love of country... show all

Julie Bennett

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because only the Aboriginal people really know the land .They have been in spiritual contact with it for centuries .You only have... show all
Chris

Chris Ruffell

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Indigenous Australians have lived on the land for thousands of years and the knowledge has been handed down from generation to generation...... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
Australia's natural environment faces so many threats ranging from climate change to feral animals. It's vital that it is well managed -... show all

Leonie Stubbs

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
It's about society, environment and economy at local and national levels. It's about the life of the land and the life of... show all

Haiblen Joss

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
Nobody is better qualified than those first peoples for whom this land is in their hearts, minds, and blood. There is a... show all

Carolyn O'Neill

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Australia needs indigenous Rangers - what better way could there be to look after our precious land? This is the best way... show all
Jane

Jane Ralls

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
As someone who has great love of this country called Australia, it is my belief that indigenous rangers are definitely the most... show all

Anne Lynette Martin

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Such important work in so many ways!

Amanda Davies

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Who better to be custodians of this great complex land than the original inhabitants?

Christine Langtree

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I have been in a group where an indigenous ranger talked about returning shearwaters - it was the most informative talk I... show all

Beverley Crane

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
These are the best people to be rangers in their own land. They can show leadership to younger aboriginal people and help... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Western Australia
It just makes sense.

Country Needs People Supporter

Western Australia
Fantastic to hear from you guys doing the work you do. Far better than working in some filthy mine that only destroys... show all

Ross Ellis

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Because the Earth heals our wounds and we need it, when we are disconnected from country, everything begins to feel sore. PeopleNeedCountryToo.
Christine

Christine Bruin

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It's just logical. Indigenous people have been caring for country for millennia.

Maxine Barry

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
I love the natural environment and value the work done by our Indigenous Rangers. They have the knowledge and the culture to... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
Having indigenous rangers is a bit like having a safety net for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and an opportunity to... show all

Jeanette Lipczynski

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
The indigenous ranger program is vital to ensure we have enough people, out there protecting the land and environment, who understand how... show all

David Burke

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
i am sure Indigenous Rangers will provide many new activities for saving us by maintaining diversity and sustainable interactions with our environments.... show all
David P

David Flynn

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
it is there land they know it better than any one else

keith oldrey

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
My experience at Uluru was enhanced by the information and contact with indigenous Rangers. I expect the many tourists who visit Australia... show all

Maggie Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Supporting indigenous Rangers program supports all that is truly important : cultural knowledge. Valuing knowledgeable men and women . Effective conservation of... show all

Katie Norman

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Growing up in a remote community I saw Aboriginal police trackers become policemen, nurses' aides becoming nurses, teachers' aides becoming teachers but... show all
Tarsha

Tarsha Steel

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
The original custodians of this land are the best people to continue this work

Beverley Blandford

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous peoples have a unique understanding of the landscape which they have travelled over and lived in for many thousands of years.... show all
Cathy

Catherine Cox

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
A wonderful program for our people and our country and must continue.
Caryl

Caryl Costello

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Aboriginal people have a connection to the land that most white people do not. This should be supported and respected.

Noelle Penn

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I feel that indigenous people understand our land best. They know the use of fire, water plants and animals. They have a... show all
Ann

Ann Andrews

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
How empowering must it be to be responsible for the preservation of your own country!
Pete

Pete Garfield

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
We have to look after the land... show all

Bruce Angus

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support Indigenous Rangers as they have an intimate relationship with this land & are the best caretakers for the future preservation... show all

Robyn WinterBlick

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support Aboriginal Rangers as they are the most qualified to care for this beautiful country. Hopefully they can also teach the... show all

Robin Varian

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support indigenous people as rangers because I feel they have a special connection to the land and will do their best... show all
Jane

Jane Lodge

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It just makes sense.

Elisabeth Godkin

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Because their ancestors and descendants have lived and breathed this beautiful land of ours a LOT longer than us whose ancestors only... show all

Dorann & David Ackery

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
indigenous rangers know their country, and can give an authentic interpretation of that country to share to us so we can learn

Ro Murray

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Having more Indigenous rangers makes complete sense. It is important to protect Country, to build pride and purpose, to give hope to... show all
Frances

Frances Baxter

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
People from country being enabled to look after it? How can this not make perfect sense? I vote for training and financial... show all

Ross Dyson

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
It's vitally important for the land, the culture and employment in these places to keep indigenous rangers on country. If we don't... show all

Tina Van Raay

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
At last an initiative that provides gainful and meaningful employment for our first people without negative or tokenistic overtones. They are the... show all

Geneva Tutaki

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
When we came to your country,as immigrants it was Australia Day 1980, your people stood on the banks at Botany Bay ,burning... show all
Lisa

Lisa Fitzgerald

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This is the best way to look after Australia and its people. Together they can help the land and keep and fulfil... show all

Philip Woodhill

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
Indigenous rangers are the people with the knowledge it's way past not listening to there wisdom. Lets all listen with our heart... show all

Karen Mills

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We need to ensure Indigenous culture is practiced through the work of Rangers, which will show all Australians how to better relate... show all

Howard Tankey

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The establishment of Indigenous rangers is important because it is symbolic and iconic of the leadership skills and caretaker role of aboriginal... show all
Angela

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
I long for the day when I can take my family on an indigenous trek in ANY part of Australia. I can't... show all

David Nielsen

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Any move to interfere with or defund the Indigenous Ranger/Caring for Country program would be plainly genocidal, a crime against both Aboriginal... show all

Bob Durnan

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
I support Indigenous Rangers working to protect Australia's Rangelands. What a logical and sensible and sensitive way to look after both the... show all
Roz

Roz Hart

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Indiginous people were the first Australians, and are directly connected to the Earth and Nature. They understand from their culture and upbringing,... show all

Christine Haas

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Everyone wins with Indigenous ranger programs- people are supported to do what they love, communities thrive, the conservation values are priceless, carbon... show all

Emily Blenkin

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
There should be more Indigenous rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas.
Cat

Cat Clare Wright

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The Traditional owners of the Land, know what is best for the land,they are one with the land,they are the keepers of... show all

Anthony Batten-Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It is simple really it is Duty of Care by us the human species. The Mission statement is" Looking after Country" .... show all

steve solomon

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We should be so lucky that we have people that understand the land- an indigenous people. I trust that they have that... show all

Lidia Malkic

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
As the current government likes to throw out, it means 'Jobs and Growth' for Indigenous Australians allowing for pride to return to... show all
Scott

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
Because they're vital to the continual protection of there land and native species of flora and fauna no money could have the... show all

Luke Irwin

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
A wonderful thing for our country and it people. We want to protect what I believe all Australians are most proud of,... show all

Mellisa Taylor

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers have the unique knowledge of the land and animals, the movement of the seasons and the effect on the land.... show all

Tracy Underwood

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous Rangers provide an invaluable role for their land, their community and need to be supported, encouraged and respected.
Pam

Pamela Dinsmore

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Only the True people of this Country understand Country and will care for it as it should be cared for. Give these... show all

AnneCelest McCoy

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
People need meaningful employment opportunities in order to thrive as healthy strong independent members of society. What could be more meaningful than... show all

Catherine Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
They know best what is best for this land. Believe me, they looked after this land for more than over 40 000... show all

Orhan Erkardes

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Country also needs carers!

Lyn White

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I can't think of a reason not to support Aboriginal Rangers. Who knows and respects the land more? Who has been caring... show all

Elizabeth Robinson

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
No one knows country like the people that have lived 'with' the country for thousands of years passing their skills and knowledge... show all

Jeremy Watkins

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Who better to care for our country?
Kaye

Kaye Bonato

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous Australians are the traditional custodians of our Land, Australia. I 'trust' them, they know the land, they respect it, understand it... show all

Rensina van den Heuvel

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous Aboriginal people were the first peoples to populate this amazing country we now call "home". Their knowledge and affinity with this... show all

Vivi Ruth

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Aboriginal peoples have managed Australia sustainably for thousands of years. They understand how it works. They are the best people to be... show all

Kate Ravich

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
To properly look after these areas, the Kooris know it best. Thus they're the best people to look after these areas.

Elisabeth Rodda

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Who better to steward the land than the people who have done a much better job than any who came after and... show all

Claire Barzan

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This big country needs Indigenous Rangers just as much as it needs water. The Indigenous peoples are the only people who can... show all

Colin Holdway

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Because country is part of it's people, no money can buy it only it's people feel it's need at it's most profound... show all

aline lutenbacher

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Because it just makes sense. The original landowners of this beautiful country, know it better than anyone.

Karen Fitzsimmons

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas are vital for the protection of our precious Australian outback.

Jennifer Brewer

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I totally support our own indigenous people to manage wild life and the bush land. They know far far more about the... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
Authentic purposeful work is what we all need. Who better to care for the country than the original custodians of the land.... show all

Siobhan Morris

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Thank you.

Ginny Lowndes

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The Indigenous people of this country are the backbone of this land and know more about the way of life, it's earth... show all

jennifer willoughby

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because i care about my lovely Australia,

Brian Quinn

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Country needs these rangers
Geoff

Geoff Lambourn

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
As well as sharing their history of land and culture Indigenous rangers can provide so much knowledge on protecting and preserving this... show all

deborah harcourt

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I have long said, given their affinity with the land, that indigenous peoples should be trained (in modern agricultural science) and made... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
I love to travel as often as possible to remote locations such as the Kimberley, Central Oz, NT, Western Qld - anywhere... show all

Cindy-Anne Quinn

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
The young children of today are this worlds future. They need to see what great things the adults around them are doing... show all

Shirley Dunsdon

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Our indigenous peoples are the heart mind spirit and soul of this country and that position and sovereignty should never be taken... show all

Rachel Taylor

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
There is no one more qualified to manage and care for this beautiful land than those who have so beautifully managed it... show all
Paula

Paula James

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The environment needs the Indigenous wisdom of the land at this crucial time

Jennifer Duncan

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support indigenous people regaining their identity and self-determination.
Jessica

Jessica Sparks

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I love our beautiful, threatened countryside, love the reverence Indigenous people have for the land and understand the need our Indigenous people... show all

kay traeger

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Being a paying supporter of Indigenous Community Volunteer (ICV ) for quite a while I wish everyone well in there quest for... show all

Allen Bodsworth

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
We need to have our indigenous people looking after the land of this beautiful country so that their wisdom and care supports... show all

Victoria Parsons

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Why would we not look to indigenous people to work as rangers in protected areas of Australia? They did an infinitely better... show all

Virginia Duigan

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support Indigenous Australians, being Rangers as I think this Beatutiful Country has been destroyed and neglected long enough. I think they... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
Indigenous rangers are the most qualified to look after their land. This program gives them meaningful employment, keeps them where they want... show all

Shay Holmes

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I will always support indigenous people because they understand this land, love this land and respect this land. They can be trusted... show all

Frances Gartrell

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We need to keep such great knowledge and experience for all and especially for future generations.

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
Country is the most important thing everything comes from Country. Who best to look after Country are Rangers from the owners of... show all

jeanette penklis

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers are our last connection to real knowledge, respect and understanding of the Australian landscape and processes. We need to keep... show all

Julia Hall

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I feel comfortable that the right people are doing the right job. Who better than those who love this land.

Lesley Porter

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
With their knowledge, understanding and love of their ancestorial lands, they are uniquely qualified for the work . And deserve it.
Dawn

Dawn Lim

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support indigenous rangers protecting Australia because the country needs all the help it can get to recover from the onslaught of... show all
Lynette

Country Needs People Supporter

Tasmania
They are the traditional owners, they have a right to be caring for that land and they know what's best

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
They know the land and love the land, they should be the natural caretakers of our land

Kathleem McLean

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I am an Aboriginal woman of 59 and have been a paid bush regenerator for a long time. I get to be... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
I believe our Indigenous peoples are the only ones who should be able to become Indigenous Rangers as they are experienced in... show all

Diana Casey

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I appreciate the knowledge and respect Aboriginal people have of their land, and their willingness to share. We would be lost without... show all

Merran Fleming

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Because they are closer to the land and understand the country better and have more compassion for the enviroment

john mcquire

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support indigenous rangers because this helps rebuild the connection between indigenous people and country that we damaged so badly from colonisation.... show all

Liz Price

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Yes more indigenous rangers please to protect our precious land.

Geraldine Clarke

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
THe loving care of this country can only be handled by people who truly inderstand it. THank you

Jenny Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Who better to work to protect and respect the land than those who know and love it intimately.
Olivia

Olivia Fox

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Respect for land. Respect for aboriginal people.

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
To give meaningful work to people who deserve the opportunity.

Daniel Humphries

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We have take so much, we need to give back to the indigenous people. The more control they have over the land,... show all

Catherine Robinson

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The true owners of this land deserve the right to nurture and protect it! As a white person, I believe we have... show all
Adrian

Adrian Cooke

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I have a deep love for Australia's Aboriginal culture and spirituality it breaks my heart that these things are not taught in... show all
Glenn

Glenn Richards

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous people have respect for the land and the wildlife, who better to entrust our bush to, than the people who have... show all

lori cassidy

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Because indigenous people understand their country better than anyone. We have a wonderful group where I live in Byron working for National... show all

Maggi Luke

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support indigenous rangers because as first nation people they understand and care about this beautiful country.

lynette Mann

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Congratulations, you are doing a wonderful job. You are the people who know how to care for this land. 

judy white

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Country needs people to protect and to share ancient knowledge for future generations and for a sustainable environment.
Chrystia

Chrystia Nelson

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It is a logical solution to protect our environment and Aboriginal people are best suited for this task. Destruction of the land... show all

Giuseppe Palumbo

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I am a white Australian from European descent. It goes without saying that the Aboriginal peoples were the first people of this... show all
Ani

Ani Hart

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I love this country and our indigenous rangers SEE, KNOW and SHARE this country the best. They get my vote and support... show all

Barbara Erskine

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
There is nothing better for the land than the people who know it. The look of pride and happiness on their faces... show all

Leanne Witt

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I believe that the aboriginal people would do a better job of safeguarding our beautiful & unique flora & fauna because they... show all

Shirley Garretty

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
The ranger program is a culturally relevant approach to overcoming a whole range of challenges. I hope to see it continue and... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Northern Territory
I Think all National Parks Australia wide should have Indigenous Rangers for a number of reasons They know the land ,They are... show all

Tony Hammon

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support this concept because there is no reason not to. Yet every reason to do so. This land is big, beautiful... show all

Aaron Hird

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Give pride back to aboriganal peoples and their the best people to care for this great land

Glenn Davis

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
I stand with the First Nationals of Australia. They are the original custodians of this country. Their culture respects and cares for... show all
Adele

Adele Scott

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We need Aboriginal Rangers, They love and care for their Country

Maureen Kelly

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
What better way to look after our precious land than to have indigenous rangers looking after it. I the past if we... show all

Anne Arnold

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Good luck you are all doing a brilliant job. :-)
Karen

Karen Hartwick

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The environment is the most important thing we have and I believe that most indigenous rangers know what's best for it.

Nathan Siudek

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Why wouldn't I? This is our country. The best people to care for the 'outback' are those people who have done so... show all

Wendy Gibson

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Because who knows our country better than our first people the know it because they are born of it and it is... show all
Susanne

Susanne Brown

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support this work because without men and women on the ground the environmental damage that has occured does not change or... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
To protect and preserve those parts of our country that have escaped industrial exploitation who better than the indigenous people of the... show all

Garry Evans

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I not only support more Indigenous Rangers and Protected areas I want All Mining Rights to be removed from overseas control and... show all
Francis

Francis Flannery

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
The positives coming out of this program can't be measured in dollars and cents but they add profoundly to the spiritual wealth... show all

Jo Fowler

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The work that Indigenous rangers do is REAL work, meaningful work that not only builds a sense of self worth in the... show all

Mary Okello

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous peoples are the traditional owners of our land. The understand this country like no other. Their understanding is not scientific it... show all

Monica Fletcher

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Australia's indigenous populations looked after this country for thousands of years until the British came. We pushed the indigenous peoples away and... show all

Barbara Darvall

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I was born in Australia, but it wasn't until i traveled around Australia on a three year holiday that I got to... show all

michelle may

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
No-brainer really. The best way to look after our land is to get the people back on it who know how to... show all

Geoff Davies

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous people come from a heritage of custodianship which respects the land in which they live. Successive Governments of this land have... show all

Marion Lewis

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This is a win-win situation; caring for the land gives people a great job and the people in the job get to... show all

Sarah Cooper

Country Needs People Supporter
The Ranger program is one of potentially the greatest ever Business and Employment venture for our first People.Who better can provide the Love and... show all

Marion De Boor

Country Needs People Supporter
Indigenous Ausralians understand our land better than others there are many benefits in making as many rangers as possible from Indigenous Australians,... show all

Lesley Agar

Country Needs People Supporter
Its time we invested in the first people of this land. Its time we invested in the land. Its time we nurture... show all

Araleena Isse

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support Indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas because the Indigenous people are the best people to provide the care and protection... show all

Jan Koperberg

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because they are people of the land, who know its story lines and protect them for future generations.

David Griffiths

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It's common sense to keep the people who have knowledge to take care of their own land , and give them the... show all
Dawn

Dawn Lim

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Country needs people to love and care for every aspect, every living thing. Who better to care than those who have cared... show all
Christine

Chris Johnston

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It is a privilege to support the Indigenous Ranger Programs. It is an even greater privilege to live in this amazing country... show all

Debra Earl

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
This is really caring for country. Congratulations on your stand to protect country no matter what.

Barbara Bradbury

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Well we seem to be helping every one else in the word. This is really a good cause. The Aboriginal people have... show all

Felix Cini

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
There are so many good reasons to support and broaden the Indigenous ranger programs. Rangers can keep going a wonderful ancient tradition... show all

Kathy Bannister

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
Who possibly could not be willing to add their voice to, and be supportive of this? Furthermore it is very much my... show all

David Chambers

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous rangers know their country and know best how to look after it. They are the only people with enough knowlege of... show all
Gwyn

Gwyn Yeo

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Well of course I support them It's their country who else could look after it with the same feeling, connection or understanding... show all

Michael Webb

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I strongly support indigenous rangers. It gives them pride about their land, provides work and they set great examples for the new... show all

Romayne Westwood

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Aboriginal people have looked after this land for over 60,000 years. They cared for it, respected it and loved it. Therefore they... show all

Dian Tangey

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I believe indigenous Australia's should be the Rangers that look after the land, in all States, they are the only people who... show all

Ann Swinton

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
Indigenous people protected Australia for tens of thousands of years and kept it the way it should be. Then it was invaded... show all
Peter

Peter Oseckas

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The original people of Australia have all the knowledge of their ancestors and are the true guardians of our land, having them... show all
Jenni

Jenni Kimpton

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
We must listen to the people, the traditional owners of the land, as they are most connected to the land. Sustainability, management,... show all

Lisa Delanty

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
What perfect sense the original custodians caring for this land as they always have , all it needs is a bit of... show all

Marianne Piper

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Our land needs to be cared for by people who understand and respect the land.

Frank Gomez

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It is only logical that we have indigenous rangers and indigenous protected land. I totally support this and hope decision makers do... show all

Vicki Lennon

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
All humans need a deep connection with the earth. As a non-indigenous Australian I say we urgently need to support and learn... show all

Liz McLeod

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Looking after your native animals is the way to go,all Australians must see the value in that pursuit!

Margaret Dillon

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
People need jobs to prosper and land care is a critical issue in such an ancient continent. Who better to care for... show all

Gloria Wallace

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I want to learn about country and all my fellow species from the people who know the sacredness and power of this... show all

Anand Khushi

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
No one knows the country better than the indigenous people and this program is so well suited to enable them to talk... show all

Surya Sharma

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
As indigenous rangers say, "Country needs people". I love that the ancient connections are being maintained.
Alison

Alison Lambert

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous rangers are the logical people to be looking after their land. They know the land better than anyone else. There should... show all

Gillian Gregory

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Having returned to Australia after 38 years abroad, I see this wonderful country from such a different perspective. Indigenous rangers working to... show all

Alice Coyle

Country Needs People Supporter
As the custodians of your land, it should be Aborigional people in charge of what and what not happens on your land.
Adrienne

Adrienne Porter

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
because if we don't thousands of years of our history will be lost forever, isn't it bad enough that most of our... show all

Dennis Murray

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
There's so much to learn from Indigenous Knowledge of Country and its history culture and environment.

Caroline Neville

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It's a win win situation. Their wealth of knowledge will help preserve and conserve the natural environment of our country

Pam Ferrari

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support Indigenous rangers because it makes SO much sense. People caring for country, country caring for people.

Country Needs People Supporter

Northern Territory
Why do I support Indigenous Australians becoming rangers & taking care of this wonderful country we get to call home.. Is because... show all

Leonie Narasia

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
To be a good Ranger you should know the land, and no one knows the land better than an Indigenous Australian. We... show all
Barry

Barry Nugent

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Our sea country, desert landscape & native species needs more Indigenous Rangers. Country needs people and Australia needs knowledgeable Indigenous Rangers. This... show all

Fee Stevens

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support indigenous Rangers and the land of these indigenous brothers and sisters who protect mother nature's gift to us all. I... show all

Fabian Ford

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
My Son in law is an Indigenous park Ranger ( Bundjalung) for the far north coast National Parks and wildlife, I am... show all

Tihema Elliston

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It is vital that the people who have been on this land for thousand of years are still taking care of it,... show all
Arnaud

Arnaud Gazelle

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous Rangers are not only guardians of Indigenous Protected Areas, the spiritual connection they have with their country give them a deeper... show all

Francine Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We enjoyed an amazing experience with an Indigenous ranger at Mungo. He was passionate and professional. We got to know him and... show all

Julia Williams

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I think this is a great initiative as the country needs rangers with special skills. We live in the most incredible country... show all

Pamela Davis

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because they do a great job and they know and love their country. It belongs to them
Sybil

Sybil Laws

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers seem to obvious solution to work in the areas that mean something to them. Which is all of Australia. Lets... show all

Jennie Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
My son is an Indigenous Ranger in his 'tribal' country. I have never seen him happier or more committed. Essential that ongoing... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
I am so grateful to have grown up in Australia. My Grandparents came from Germany after the devastating second world war. After... show all

Mira Thurner

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I can't think of anyone better than an indigenous ranger to protect our amazing country, flora and fauna - and to provide... show all

Carolyn Gilpin

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support Indigenous Rangers because they are the best people for this extremely important work. Indigenous People and hence Rangers live in... show all

Daniela Ruegg

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Support for indigenous Rangers and Protected Area is a support for posterity! For Our children, children's children!! Indeed, it is a support... show all
Mohammed Dikko

Mohammed Dikko Bala

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
It'd be a tragedy to lose people and cultures that have enriched us down through the ages. I'm a Yank who supports... show all
Elizabeth

Country Needs People Supporter

Can't rape, kidnap, murder or enslave country out of 250,000 generations of Aboriginal People. They know the land like we know green... show all

Margaret Cooper

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Our indigenous custodians are owed respect and continued support, with thanks.

Nelly Pedavoli

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
having people who belong to country available to educate and show us around is a priceless resource. Its a win win for... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
Too much of Australia is now empty. Where once people roamed and micro-managed using fire it is now left to chance and... show all

Tim Macartney-Snape

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Being the custodians of this continent for thousands of years our indigenous people have been much more than rangers. Their land management... show all

Judy Norton

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I can't think of better people for these roles, with their whole philosophy of life encompassing and honouring nature and with vast... show all

Sally Holmes

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
No one knows the land better,no one cares for the land more, no one loves the land more.who could do it better?

Steve Pearce

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous people's should be rangers more than white people. They are native to the land,it is their land afterall and they know... show all

Leanneea McAlpine

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Arabana country needs rangers.

Veronica Arbon

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Indigenous people as the rightful owners of this land deserve higher level of recognition, and support to be more involved in decision... show all
Tania

Tania Lukich

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Who better to after the land they call country and is their home and that if their families. Love of all will... show all

Jane Lloyd

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We need people who more than understand the land love it. We need to reconcile the skills passed down can not be... show all
Donela

Donela Perry

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Rangers carry on a tradition of care and a loving relationship with country that we all need to learn for our future... show all
Christopher

Christopher Skinner

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
I have travelled in The Kimberly, Arnhem Land and Kakadu and value these lands and people, their stories, music and wisdom. Most... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
We need to protect our land, and help our people. Having indigenous people in the role just makes sense.
Ananda

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
Everybody deserves to have the opportunity to care for their land in a meaningful way. In order to stop disadvantage in the... show all

Linda Brown

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Their work is priceless. I have seen how they managed to move a beached whale (think about this, seriously a whole, huge... show all
Wendy

Wendy Leighton

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Having travelled across this country it is glaringly obvious that its conservation and care has fallen into a shameful state in many... show all
Ros

Ros Felsch

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I grew up with the Indigenous people of Arnhem Land in the 70s. I will never forget old Carla and Ruby as... show all

Shari Parker

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous Australians know the country better than any other. They have lived on it for hundreds of thousands of years. They grow... show all

Deanne Watson

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I have worked with remote Indigenous communities since 2001 and have seen the great work done by Indigenous Rangers. Think of this.... show all

Paul Sutton

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Thirty years ago, my parents took my sister and l out of school to travel Australia. We spent a lot of time... show all
Naomi

Naomi Moretto

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Wow how much I/ we could learn from them and further support to learning and teaching more of their incredible knowledge. I... show all

Ileana KAPIC

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Only Traditional Owners have the Lore and Culture Knowledge to Care And Protect Our Traditional Lands.

Sandy Davies

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
indigenous rangers are fundamental to the restoration and repair of our country. Their understanding that the land owns us, and not the... show all

Wendy Kay

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It is SO simple. Who knows this land BETTER??

Margaret Parker

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I have experienced the pleasure of of having indigenous guides....it is the only way to go, the knowlege they are passing on... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
The first Australians with an ancient and wise culture who know the land - are the very best custodians to lead us... show all

Janice Hogan

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Both overseas and Australian tourists visiting our National Parks expect to be educated by our First Nation peoples : we want their... show all

Janet Brodie-Wallace

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
This sounds like a worthy, Australia-wide programme for protecting the ancient culture and heritage of these wild places. I think it certainly... show all

Deidre Herbert

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
We travelled to Kakadu and were fortunate to visit Katherine Gorge/Sth(?) Alligator River, with indigenous Rangers. They were full of information, very... show all
Heather

Heather Seletto

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I firmly believe that the original inhabitants of this wonderful land, could teach us a lot about our surroundings, flora, fauna and... show all

Greg Hastings

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
We were goven the opportunity to join Rangers in Maningrida for an on country learning experience. Thank you for the gift you... show all
Shelley

Shelley Warner

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
As the custodians of this land, our Indigenous Australians are its rightful keepers and carers. No one know or loves this great... show all
Lisa

Lisa O'Malley

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
The traditional land owners of this beautiful country deserve at the very least to look after and monitor what's left of the... show all

Kristopher Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
They've invested more into this country and are the true caregivers

Jo-Ann Child

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Our land needs the stewardship and management that traditional custodians provide. I support the Country Needs People program.

Caite Adamek

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous people of Australia are the first people of our nation. If their lives are to be improved their lives need to... show all

Annie Revie

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
Who better to look after our beautiful wide land than those who have historically cared for it.

Thea Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I know that I'm making a difference when I hear young people say "I wanna be a Ranger like my uncle".

Chris Hannocks

Land & Sea Manager, Kowanyama, Cape York Peninsula, Qld
The Indigenous people have 60,000 years of caretaking this land. No-one will have more knowledge or respect for this land more than... show all

Chell Abrahmz

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Because 40,000years of caring for the environment is an AWESOME skill base!

Di d'Esterre

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The aboriginal people know their own country intimately. They know there are not just four seasons in this country and they also... show all

pat strong

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We need people who are passionate about protecting the environment and the wildlife

Faye Nagyivan

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Without the indigenous people and their knowledge this country will fade. Regardless of your thoughts and culture, these people can teach the... show all
Gail

Gail Jacobsen

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support Indigenous Rangers because being Rangers they interact with their Country. So they keep the Country healthy and talked to and... show all

Monique Bond

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Looking after country, allows country to look after us, remember this first and all else flows... listen, learn, look after that which... show all

Pia Gallagher

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Supporting Indigenous rangers in protected areas protects these special places - by the experts! It recognizes respect for indigenous connection to land... show all

Jan Fenn

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I believe it's about time to be honest...knowledge that's passed down for Millenia on how to protect and care for the environment... show all
John

John Mcmahon

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Belatedly,elements of modern society are beginning to realise our whole planet needs the care, attention and respect indigenous communities have been giving... show all

michael Smythe

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I respect the fact that the Aboriginal people have been caretakers of our land for thousands of years. Our Government should continue... show all

Kay Spry

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
I love the Australian bush and from a purely selfish perspective I want rangers who know about and are intimately connected to... show all

Andrew Poli

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Who better to manage our lands than the custodians of our land.

zuzu burford

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I have been fortunate eneough to visit IPAs and meet indigenousr rangers in the NT, W.A and QLD. They do fantastic work... show all

Jane Abercrombie

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This is such a simple but important thing to do.

Patricia Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Our indigenous people of Australia are our Earth Keepers. Their knowledge of the land and how to care for it, surpasses any... show all

Heather Wellstead

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It is so important that Indigenous people have the opportunity to manage their traditional lands. They will do it better than anyone... show all

Rod Atkins

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
These rangers have such an understanding of cultural and connection with land that I believe their communication and care for the environment... show all

Pam Tait

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Our Indigineous mob have protected this land for 60,000+ years...how can we not trust them to keep maintaining our diverse & spectacular... show all

Jan Harber

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because having indigenous role models are important for Aboriginal children. Who better than to look after the bush than those with the... show all

Bernadette Bodel

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Of course!

lorraine zoia

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
From the day Cpt Cook arrived the lives of aboriginals changed for the worst. They were murdered, raped, their water poisoned and... show all
Patrick

Patrick O'Donnell

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I've just returned from 10 days in the Northern Territory - walking through places such as Litchfield, Nitmiluk and of course -... show all

Mark Vassallo

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Our people have been caretakers of this country since the beginning. It's the strongest connection, indescribable connection .But it's genuine connection withpu... show all

Jodie Sprljan

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
We have been travelling through country WA as part of a local film and we have realised how little we know about... show all

Julia Ashton

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
as traditional owners of our country than who netter to look after the land than those who respect it as e belong... show all
Samantha

samantha jay

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
No one understands the heart and soul of this land like the aboriginal people do. This helps in all areas, jobs, self... show all

catherine marsh

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
No one knows this country better than it's traditional custodians. Their knowledge of, and connection to, this land gives them the strength... show all

Kane Guy

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Who better to take care of this land better than those who are part off it n understand it:)) good luck guys:)))))
Andy

Andy Rice

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Indigenous rangers do a great job of caring for the land and have done so for thousands of years. Sadly, in just... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
It is important that our indigenous young people have access to the knowledge that can be passed down for our future generation... show all

Nola Surha

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Australians from all walks of life are calling for more Indigenous rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas. Together, our voices are influencing decision... show all
Jennifer

Jennifer Sabharwal

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support preservation of our environment, who better to look after this land than our indigenous people who have looked after this... show all

Karen Reid

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
one it makes sense, two the rangers we have met have been fantastic people. There can never be enough of such special... show all

Roslyn Davis

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
• Need for penalties for tourists who cause destruction of land or significant cultural areas. • Need for government to recognise biodiversity... show all

Alicia Duvall

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I honour the land and rivers and the First People who continue to care for it. I hope one day all people... show all

Kay Self

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The employment of indigenous rangers makes sense on so many levels. Who better to look after our environmental resources and heritage than... show all
Vicki

Vicki Wilson

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The people who love and know our land best, should be the ones to nurture and protect it.

Rebecca Drake

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support the Indigenous Rangers and Protected Indigenous areas because it makes perfect sense. Our indigenous peoples know the land. Indigenous peoples... show all

Moira Ferres

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
I support employing Aboriginal people to look after their own country as they have done for thousands of years before the English... show all

Ron Bampton

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
WHO IN THE WORLD KNOW & CARE SO MUCH FOR OUR LAND BUT THE TRADITIONAL GUARDIANS OF OUR GREAT LAND, YES WE... show all

Mary Ann Hausia

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
As a Founding Director of the Rangers support network The Thin Green Line Foundation, I've witnessed the success of indigenous ranger programs... show all

Andrew Coutts

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Having taught in remote Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, I am aware of the importance of maintaining the relationship between... show all
Maynard

Maynard Heap

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
These jobs are important to our Aboriginal brothers and sisters and who is more qualified to caretake this land just as their... show all

Warren Bruce TURNER

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It just makes sense, it benefits our aboriginal community and our country. I've been travelling across Australia fulltime for the past 5... show all
Glynis

Glynis Cole

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous Rangers are who our Country needs to look after Environmental & other issues. They are the people who have our Country... show all

Lynette Trindall

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Let's have some common sense here and do the right thing.

Jackie Matters

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Because when I lived and worked with Indigenous communities in Arnhem Land NT for many years it was clear that the original... show all

Mary Porter

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Fantastic program it makes perfect sense to have Indigenous Australians looking after and caring for our Flora and Fauna. Not only does... show all
carole

carole sheen

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I visited Torres Straits in 2013 and was impressed with the people I met. I've also visited Broome and the north west... show all

Gail Tregear

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
I see the reports and the results of your caring for the land including the flora and fauna and I am proud... show all
Jeff

Jeff Thorne

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Among many allegedly failed programs to advance Indigenous people, these are among several that REALLY WORK! That's because they have some important... show all
Ann

ann Morrow

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support them because they have a history of nurturing our precious land we allow multinationals to exploit it for money

peggy hayden

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
who better to look after country than the very people who have been doing so for over 60,000 years

victoria moore

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This funding is extremely vital for our indiginous people and land and country. We need as Australians to all get behind this!

Eileen Hillman

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
As a Wildlife Guide and Tour Operator I have two big reasons to support Indigenous Rangers on country. 1. Aboriginal People are... show all

Janine Duffy

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
They are one with the land. They listen and know how to fix it. They must be allowed to look after their... show all

Joanne Alderman

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This is employment for Indigenous people and successes of past programs should be extended

Nancy Hobson

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It is important that indigenous people be enabled to be rangers to protect & care for this land with its rocks, rivers,... show all

Lorraine Brosnan

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
We just have to add our support on rolling these actions forward. Do it.

Helen Goodwin

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The native Australian peoples have been custodians of this land for thousands of years. They know it far better than we think... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
Self explanatory - this land is theirs.

Janice Neve

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because of their rights, also of their human rights.

Raquel Mendes

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
We need indigenous rangers as they know how to protect and maintain the land better than most .

Kerrie Carroll

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I live in nsw Sydney in the Botany Bay Area we have so many sites here within our national parks and surrounding... show all
Yvonne

Yvonne Simms

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because First People have a custodial tradition and immense history and in the present protecting their respective country / lands .I think... show all

Buzz Rainbow Wolf

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
We need to keep rangers around to teach us about the dream times & history.

Roshann Kilduff

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It makes perfect sense to employ the people and the culture that managed this vast continent and its ecosystems for 10s of... show all

Christopher Joyce

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Worked in Ulara for 2 years now aware of how important this cause is

Country Needs People Supporter

Northern Territory
Our land and natural resources need to be managed for the benefit of all Australians. Indigenous people have the knowledge, capacity and... show all

Rodney Keenan

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Victoria
Country is of deepest significance to First Australians - part of their identity. No Second Australian can have as deep a commitment... show all
Marilyn

Marilyn Goninon

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
Who better to look after our wonderful land. They have been looking after it for thousands of years.

Judith Gordon

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support training Indigenous Rangers because they know our land better than anyone and I fully support them being trained & having... show all

Donella Kerslake

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
A great program - may it grow and grow for the sake of the Land and it's People.

Joan Murray

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I support Indigenous rangers and protected areas because this is what makes Australia unique and beautiful. Indigenous rangers will gain meaning and... show all

Kerrie Mast

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The first nations know and understand their lands better then any other people who live on the same land. First nations know... show all

Maggie Ellison

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support the indigenous Rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas program because it is formalising again in modern times the ancient truth. Country... show all

Tracy DeGeer

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I fully support the Rangers program. This country has been looked after for thousands of years by the traditional people of this... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
I reckon since we lived on the land, we grew up on this land and we know more about it than any... show all

Birtha Chambers

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
No one else knows and loves the land like Indigenous peoples. Having lived here for more than 40,000 years, having them as... show all

Glenys Buselli

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It's possum woman dreaming time...COOEE show all
Virginia

virginia gow

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Simply because this land belongs to the "indigenous" people. Whatever it takes to ensure that us (the invaders) do not destroy or... show all

Julie Lindur

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
This gives me hope for the future of all Australians as one with the land.

Sally Dolman

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I want more indigenous rangers & indigenous protected areas as I believe they are the BEST people and custodians that have successfully... show all

Tania Dean

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Australians from all walks of life are calling for more Indigenous rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas. This is a vital aspect to... show all
Jennifer

Jennifer Sabharwal

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
All rangers should be indigenous

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
I believe that the care of the country is innate in Aboriginal people, even if they have been away for a while... show all
Barbara

Barbara Callander

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
We need to keep alive a wonderful culture using those who know best. God bless these Rangers.

Country Needs People Supporter

Western Australia
I've worked with some of these rangers - two-way learning is best the way for me to learn about country and how... show all

Helen Larson

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
History has shown that "white people" do not care for the land, they get rids of the trees, and the wildlife, without... show all

Jeffry Camm

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Only indigenous people have an intimate knowledge of their country, therefore it is important that they can act as rangers for the... show all

Janet Fingleton

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers are the most in tune and beautiful people to protect and nourish the natural beauty of this land. Their love... show all

viveca sawers

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support this 100% because it humanly right it's a land management they know and truly understand there dream time and stories... show all

Alison Ewens

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
This country needs Country Needs People for so many reasons, not least to see better connections, communication and cultural understanding amongst people.

catriona fraser

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous rangers are natural carers of this land. It is part of them and so it makes perfect sense that they should... show all

Chris Egginton

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
This country is fragile and ancient and indigenous rangers have proven ability and knowledge to look after it. The land is part... show all

Chris Egginton

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Who better to look after our land and country than its own traditional caretakers

Marisa Crowe

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
They have got the know-how of the bush and respect the bush. More of them would be very good but no white man... show all

gelof van der schaaf

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
Without the Rangers our country will deteriorate warerways will become polluted and the general well being of the land will be neglected... show all
Terry

Terry Seymour

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Because Australia needs people with heart to love Her and treat her and the animals and plants with hope and peace and... show all

Vanessa Gray

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Because Australia needs people with heart to love Her and treat her and the animals and plants with hope and peace and... show all

Vanessa Gray

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
N.T.A.C (Ngyangabarra Traditional Aboriginal Corporation ICN:7885) NRM Land Care Group 110% supports Aboriginal Conservation and Land Management of traditional country on the... show all
Tom

Thomas Gertz

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It's about respect for our people, our land and our environment
Una

Una McAneney

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Well we seem to be helping every one else in the word. This is really a good cause. The Aboriginal people have... show all

Felix Cini

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
We need people committed to Caring for country to stop atrocities like NSW state government selling a public reserve combining koala sanctuary... show all

Janalie Besoff

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This is so important for our wildlife and our country But it is also a wonderful way of letting these people take... show all

Marie Catterall

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Our sea country, desert landscape & native species need more Indigenous Rangers. Country needs people and Australia needs knowledgeable, skilled, wise and... show all

Fee Stevens

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
My Son in law is an Indigenous park Ranger ( Bundjalung) for the far north coast National Parks and wildlife, I am... show all

Tihema Elliston

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I've just returned from 10 days in the Northern Territory - walking through places such as Litchfield, Nitmiluk and of course -... show all

Mark Vassallo

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Self explanatory - this land is theirs.

Janice Neve

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous people are the best option of correcting the damage that has been done in the last 200 years; introduced feral animals;... show all

mcghie grant

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Support aboriginal people to work as Rangers to care for their land. The white government should be paying the aboriginal people for... show all

Cherry Bright

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous people have generations of knowledge and experience of this land and I believe they are best positioned to be custodians and... show all
Fiona

Fiona Williams

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I support indigenous rangers using tradition and cultural skills using nous and guts to reduce fuel loading sat appropriiate times. I would... show all

Richard Makim

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Country needs people!

Ian McMillan

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It’s natural and sensible to employ those that know the land, their land-

Laureen Ward

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
Indigenous people have been struggling and suffering in their own country for far too long. It's time to invest time, money and... show all

Max Allen

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I can think of no more important work for our country and for our children - both indigenous and non-indigenous - than... show all

Diane Viola

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
If we are serious about protecting / saving / respecting indigenous culture, we need to protect the land. The land equals culture... show all

Alemka Dauskardt

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous Rangers, honour and love Mother Earth and the environment. They hold their land in their hearts .

Jan Holahan

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Supporting Indigenous Ranger programs to care for their Country, for each other and for our shared futures is good policy and a... show all

Richie Howitt

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Australia needs the ancestral knowledge of its indigenous peoples to protect its destruction from the mining and farming methods which have reeked... show all

patricia nield

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I see the Hunter River dying, we need the help of the original custodians to help save it. Balanda and their farming... show all

Tavis Peirce

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Who better to look after country than the Indigenous First Peoples who have a profound and spiritual connection to the land and... show all

Peyote Phoenix

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support this petition because the Australian people have obligations to the First Nations peoples under international laws our government is a... show all

Hilary Du Cros

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
We need to ensure we keep people Connected to and Caring for Country. The benefits are undeniable for the people and this... show all

Shenal Basnayake

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Amazing and valuable work, protecting this beautiful land and all the creatures on it. Nothing but love and respect for everyone involved.... show all
Ella

Ella Jaytee

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Combining Indigenous Peoples with country cures an ills that beset both. It really is that simple!

Howard Crawford

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
THE ENTIRE WORLD IS INDIGENOUS. CONNECTING FOLKS TO THE EARTH IS AKIN TO BUILDING UMBILICAL CHORDS FOR OUR CREATION IN OUR UNIVERSE.... show all

Earthmade Sustainable Development Delivery

Country Needs People Supporter
Australia needs Indigenous rangers to protect, care and educate the rest of us about their country. Traditional practices of LCM and regeneration... show all

Anthea Boyle

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
Indigenous Australians connection to this unique land of Oz is the strongest and is essential to the natural wellbeing of the country... show all

Peter Atherton

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Recently I read a book Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe, and am so amazed and delighted by what I learned. Indigenous people... show all
Elizabeth

Elizabeth Gardiner

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
With their knowledge of the country and countryside, it would be sensless for Australia not to fully support Indigenous Rangers for the... show all

Liz Smits

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
As Geoffrey Robertson said in the Faith bandler lecture 2018: humble in acknowledging the first owners and occupiers of this unique continent,... show all

Frank Maconochie

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
Our once-sacred, once-pristine lands have been used as a short-term economic tool, to the detriment of the holistic environment's health. Common sense... show all

John M. Wenitong

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Australia's natural environment needs protection from degrading effects of feral animals, weeds, wildfires, and climate change. Indigenous rangers are tackling these threats... show all
Andy

Andy Leach

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
It is the most logical thing to have Aboriginal rangers caring for the environment they will and do take so much care... show all

Janice Tamba

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I have had the privilege of working with a wide range of Indigenous Communities from Cape York to the Gibson Desert in... show all

Paul Sutton

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Strong Islander and Indigenous role models are important for all of us that share this Country, they have no interest except in... show all

Katrina McKinnon

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I have seen the amazing jobs you do and read about it. What a great initiative to keep alive and going for... show all

Craig Maynard

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I have been a long time supporter of the Traditional Owner Ranger programs that I see as an integral solution to crucial... show all

John Dockrill

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I have a strong brief in your work. This is the way forward for healing our land and the relationship we have... show all

Rockley Boothroyd

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Wishing you all the very best in this great initiative!

Ward Brisick

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I spend a lot of time out in nature and preserving this natural beauty and essential resource is imperative to our health... show all

Chancie Jessop

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
If anyone in the world knows Australia......it's the indigenous people, who else would make better custodians of our lands ? seems a... show all
Brian

Brian Carr

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This program is the only rational way to manage these problems. Without the participation of local communities and dedicated individuals, we have... show all

Warren Wright

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
What moves me beyond self are campaigns & causes for the good of man, our country & all species & Country Needs... show all

Fee Stevens

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Keep up the good work! When there are so many negative stories in the news, the work of the Indigenous rangers is... show all
Monica

Monica Oppen

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Your people know their country, and you are the wall of knowledge that stands between destruction, and a wonderful place to be.... show all

Scott Morwitch

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Aboriginal peoples have been living here for over 60,000 years I believe they have the best knowledge on how to protect this... show all

Vicky Papas

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Because of thier mission and vision of the country to to protect and manage their land, sea and culture. I support the... show all

Michael Elisha

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Who better qualified than the first people of this nation to become rangers! Their natural love, spiritual connection to land, animals and... show all
Cat

Cat Donohue

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because it supports Indigenous Rangers and the Environment.
Valerie

Valerie Evans

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous rangers have a deep connection with the land and we need to maintain and support this connection. It is important to... show all

Tanya Viano

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I am a First Nations person, I have understood the importance of country my whole life, although I am a Computer Engineer... show all

James Williams

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
When our leaders look at places to invest our money, I believe country and community are our most precious resource. Our country... show all

Nel Mowday

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
they know the land I have seen them work and do a great job I also think they should be running the... show all
Kim

kim wallace wallace

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The First Peoples knowledge of this great land we live in is vital to its future and the future of all mankind.They... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
Our First Nation's people have cared & nurtured our land for more than 60,000 years. No one is better served to take... show all

Maria Venn

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Indigenous rangers have a rare and enviable understanding of this land. It's time to get behind and support traditional owners who can... show all

Anne Harding

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I feel very close to this country because of a great love for its flora and flora. I paint the threatened flora... show all

Sonia Bennett

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Rangers are important to protect natural areas and help ensure they survive, for all of us Indigenous Rangers should have priority -... show all

Dr Judith Skeat

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support quality choices and opportunities and this program provides it in spades. I would definitely vote for the party who will... show all
Jane

Jane May

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Teaching on Yurrwi (Milingimbi) I was privileged weekly to experience the Junior Rangers Program: connecting young people to the value of education... show all

Lisa Ashdowne

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
Give indigenous Australians back some more of their pride regarding land management.
Chris

Chris Cantor

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous people have looked after and lived in our country for 10s of 1000s of years - they best understand its needs,... show all
Marion

Marion Wands

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Because no-one else could do it so well. They love their land.

Lesley Boronia

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It's the indigenous rangers, men and women, who, in my view, are the very best people looking after country. Their willingness to... show all

Irmgard Grunwald

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
This is such a great initiative - who better to look after the land than those who know and love it?

Rebecca Young

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
This is the most practical way forward

Emma Elizabeth Stevens

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It's vital that Country is cared for by those who know it best and have inherited knowledge from the ancient line of... show all

Ann James

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
The people who know most about this beautiful land we call Australia, are the people who have lived here for at least... show all

Christina McGuinness

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
IPAs cared for by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander custodians and rangers are an essential part of passing on and using Indigenous... show all

Judith Preston

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
It makes such good sense to have local indigenous people caring for their own country. As well as caring for the country... show all
Rachel

Rachel Matthews

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Local employment for local people - care for country by people who care for country - all Australian environments are precious in... show all
Janelle

Janelle Macgregor

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
The Australian landscape is part of the Australian entity and is a unique ecology that has been managed for thousands of years.... show all

Richard Keynes

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Being involved with Indigenous Protected Areas for nearly 20 years. I have witnessed first hand the positive impacts the programs and the... show all

Chels Marshall

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Their unique relationship to the land makes them the natural custodians of it
Margaret

Margaret StewArt

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I support the work being done by indigenous rangers

David Mendelsohn

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Who else knows the country as well as these glorious people do? We need to have their wisdom and knowledge out there,... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
Indigenous rangers are connected to the land in a unique way and are best placed to educate the rest of us. It... show all

Wendy Bond

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It's a great way to keep and use the skills and knowledge of indigenous people to look after our precious Australian environment.

Ros Gordon

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
On the precipice of major environmental changes and catastrophe, it is time we listened to the First Nations Peoples who kept this... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Western Australia
This works!!! And it also provides real employment for our First Nation people.

Sinddy Ealy

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I live in Bundjalung Country where the first ILU was signed; Country responds to Indigenous care, it's the reason the Caring For... show all

Katinka Smit

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
As you are the soveriegn peoples your Countries are yours your caring for country is essential. All the best

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
With Climate change, land clearing and habitat loss, its time to put a price on nature. 160,000 years of great care of... show all

Vicki Burrows

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because we owe them big time and there good at they do . It’s about time we learn to listen to our... show all

Jackie Hammond

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The people, the land, the original animals and the environment deserve all aspects of help from the Australian Community to recover and... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Victoria
Let's leave behind our white mob thinking that 'the white way is the right way'. There is so much to learn from... show all

Chris Pryor

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Let's leave behind our white mob thinking that 'the white way is the right way'. There is so much to learn from... show all

Chris Pryor

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Who better to protect and preserve the physical and spiritual identity of Australia than people who can do it better than anyone... show all

Victoria Piedade

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support any indigenous initiative that allows indigenous people to be in charge of their own country and destiny instead of constantly... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
The ranger program provides jobs, opportunities and autonomy to the original owners of the land.

Country Needs People Supporter

New South Wales
Australia's Indigenous people have known this country for millenia. This knowledge is priceless, but properly supporting Indigenous Rangers to use this knowledge... show all

Jacqui Malins

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
Having spent time in NT and WA when ranger programs were getting underway i recognised these programs were essential for caring for... show all

Wendy Boyes Hunter

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
I think the better question is ... Why wouldn't you support the indigenous rangers?!?!? show all

Jeremy Schreurs

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Since colonization, white Australians have decimated this land and our nation now faces an extinction crisis. Indigenous knowledge and understanding of nature... show all

ANDREW DAVIDSON

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
Strong successful people working gives kids a real sense that this is how life is💖 It’s the best way to a better... show all

Judy Obryan

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Being rangers on their country means a huge amount to the Indigenous rangers, it lifts their pride and self esteem not only... show all
John

John Montgomery

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I have journeyed through Australia, all through Victoria, NSW and QLD, all so commercial, but my trip of a lifetime was when... show all

Kaz Jouchims

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
It just makes sense for the people who have cared for this country for thousands of years should be still keep doing... show all

Chris Barry-Armstrong

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It's important that the culture is conserved and the best way to do this is to have indigenous rangers who have a... show all

Elain Bakker

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
We need you to look after country, and to continue teaching us. I’m so grateful for all of you... show all
Noni

Noni Turner

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Thank you for all your amazing work to maintain and continue our Oz!! We are very blessed to have your great wisdom... show all

Patricia Spink

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
I believe that the largest part of Australian history is the jewel in our crown. International visitors flood Australia every year seeking... show all

Fiona Mclennan

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Because they know what they are doing in relation to the land & our animals. Thank you very much!!

Coral Bryant

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
True carers of this land (we call Australia)should be the guides who show us their original ways to manage this country’s harsh... show all

Elizabeth (Izzy) Luescher

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
The Worlds leading environmental Scientist and Media at all levels are telling us about Global warming! It great to see our mob... show all

Jason Smith

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Native bushland and deserts are one of Australia's greatest assets. We need indigenous knowledge to reduce bushfires and more reduction of feral... show all

Paul Corrigan

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
There is a serious need for more rangers and more protected lands for the wildlife. The white community has failed the land... show all

Barb Mason

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Those are the aborigines that i liked! The ones that got knowledge and history of this land and do a lot for... show all

maria bellocchi

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I think it is wonderful that we finally recognise our indigenous people, show support and respect for the knowledge they have. 

Matthew Hollis

Country Needs People Supporter
South Australia
Australia will not survive without our Indigenous rangers. Besides recognition for their work, culture and self-esteem, they are healing damaged country which... show all

Pamela Jordan

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Even though I will never see these areas just knowing they exist and are well looked after gives me great pleasure in... show all

Jo Trevelyan

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
I applaud and thoroughly support Indigenous Rangers, whom I think are our Living Cultural Heritage in person. With their ancient knowledge of... show all

Jo Ross

Country Needs People Supporter
Tasmania
I'm so pleased that there is some recognition of your generations of knowledge ofcountry. Will support your efforts. Thank you.

Karen Hinds

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
l support this program for many reasons but one of the main ones is that Aboriginal people understand this land better than... show all

Maryanne McKay

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
While this is great much more needs to be done including seeking advice from our FNP in caring for ALL national parks.... show all

Fred Ford

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
Our country has been cared for with kindness for thousands of years, and flourished, I am so glad to hear that country’s... show all

Helen Wood

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
This is wonderful news! Congratulations to any and all politicians that have assisted it doing the right thing. Bravo for being brave... show all

Deborrah Tyson

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous Australians have the deepest and broadest knowledge of the land and its waterways and this includes the knowledge of how to... show all

Alison Ashton

Country Needs People Supporter
Western Australia
I'm so glad to see first nations people as custodians of their land. This is how it should be. I've lived in... show all

Peter Tosi

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
It is vital that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples be able to care for Gunhidhaagun (Mother Earth) as our Ancestors... show all

Leanne Windle

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Supporting the Indigenous Rangers programme is a very practical way for me to have an impact on climate change. The local people... show all

Scott Morwitch

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I think the evidence is in on several very important points: Aboriginal Australians were not just hunter gatherers. As Bruce Pascoe has... show all

Robert Rimmer

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
we can learn so much from our traditional owners, they hold so much knowledge when it comes to managing and maintaining our... show all

Belinda Simon

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
I support them 100% even though I don’t live in an area that is cared for by them . I just know... show all

Lisa Barron

Country Needs People Supporter
New South Wales
Indigenous Ranger positions acknowledge and facilitate the return of Aboriginal peoples to practice our intrinsic and intimate knowledges of our Countries, related... show all
Susan

Susan Beetson

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Indigenous rangers do fantastic work looking after country. Their knowledge handed down over generations must be invaluable environmentally and culturally for us... show all

Sally Mussett

Country Needs People Supporter
Australian Capital Territory
They have treasured and respect this land. We need to listen and learn from them.

Lynne Strathie

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
I support Indigenous Rangers having the same pay as other rangers which would include the same benefits of the job, such as... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
Who knows more than the indigenous people about support for the land, and what country needs that more than Australia right now?... show all
Suzy

Suzy Gilmour

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
20 years defence as an aboriginal member ... 8.5 years as a volunteer bushfire brigade member.. i grew up in the bush... show all

John Scrutton

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
I fully support indigenous rangers because I believe the aboriginals know so much more about caring for this country than anyone else.... show all

Melanie Savins

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Wonderful iniative. Aboriginal Rangers and more of them!

Sheryl Irwin

Country Needs People Supporter
Queensland
Though I am a white woman I love and respect the Indigenous people and their knowledge and love of their land... show all

Country Needs People Supporter

Queensland
I have lived in Darwin from 1971 - 2013, on my retirement I moved to Queensland. Matters relating to Darwin, the Top... show all
Dieter

Dieter Maier

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
We need aboriginal fire management practices implemented immediately, there needs to be acknowledgment that traditional mosaic burning is better for the environment... show all
Amanda

Amanda Brown

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
Aboriginal fire management practices need to be revisited in the NT Gamba grass fires are slowly burning all the understory and the... show all
Amanda

Amanda Brown

Country Needs People Supporter
Northern Territory
Even more than ever with the state of the planet and climate change, mounting extreme weather events and unprecedented bush fires we... show all

Alison Warkcup

Country Needs People Supporter
Victoria
I fully support indigenous rangers as they care for country and have the ability to maintain country in all regards especially fire... show all

Donna Glass

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Queensland
I fully support indigenous rangers as they care for country and have the ability to maintain country in all regards especially fire... show all

Donna Glass

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Queensland
A great program - with positive social, environmental and economic outcomes for community. So good to see.

Jess Barry

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Victoria
Colonisation has directly led to climate change and climate loss. When you remove custodians from country, you remove protection of country. Land... show all

Lillian Hull

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Victoria
With over 60 000 years experience, the Indigenous People are the leading experts of flora and fauna conservation and environmental protection in... show all
Cheryl

Cheryl Garson

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Queensland
Who else but the first people of this wonderful country to become the protectors of the land. They take from the Dreamtime... show all
Shirley

Shirley Rowe

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Queensland
I have to teach my children about First Nation culture, because their schools don’t! Teach our children by showing them! We need... show all

Kirstie Waltman

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Queensland
They have protected this land for thousands of years.Being one with the land government needs to finally listen.To stop the devastation that... show all

Belle Parker

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Queensland
Indigenous people are the obvious choice to be employed as rangers. It is their heritage to protect their country. Really Its a... show all

Joan Flynn

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Queensland
Totally support aboriginal communities, it's your land and yous know better than anyone how to look after your land, one example is... show all

Charlotte Busby

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Queensland
If we recognized the importance of Indigenous knowledge of our land 20 + years ago we would not have had the severe... show all

Diane Dunlop

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Queensland
If anyone knows the land it is Indigenous people who better to do the job of overseeing land and forests wildlife and... show all

Barb Bayley

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New South Wales
People who live on their own land know best how to protect it, to tell it's stories, to use it appropriately, and... show all

Sue Mornane

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Northern Territory
Thank you for the continuing strength of your commitment to your ancient land.
Jane

Jane Touzeau

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Victoria
Thank you for protecting our precious environment. Our children and grandchildren will be the beneficiaries of your important work.

Mia Vitue

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Victoria
Now over 30 years after immigrating to Australia, I am forever amazed and inspired by the indigenous peoples. Your longevity and environmental... show all
Mark

Mark Smith

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Queensland
Thankyou for all your ethics of care, carrying out of spiritual obligations and healing ceremonies, and your ongoing commitment to Country.

Keri James

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Australian Capital Territory
I’ve seen first hand the incredible work done and connection cultivated and shared by indigenous rangers and guides at Dharawal NP. It... show all

Megan Hounslow

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New South Wales
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