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THE LOWDOWN: 2026 Buckles Up with New Horizons for IPAs and Rangers

The beginning of 2026 brings new opportunities for both Indigenous Protected Areas and Indigenous Rangers.   The new year has started with a rush it seems, and while I was lucky to...

IPA IN FOCUS: Minyumai Indigenous Protected Area

Sitting at the heart of a crucial wildlife corridor in northern NSW is the Minyumai Indigenous Protected Area (IPA), a 2,163ha wonderland of native rainforest, paperbark groves and floodplain wetlands which from...

Film Recognises Frontline Indigenous Rangers

Gunditjmara Traditional Owner Denis Rose has been working to protect Country for more than 40 years.  Involved in the establishment of the Indigenous Protected Areas program in the mid 1990s, Mr Rose...

MEDIA RELEASE: Call to Action on IPAs with TV Premiere of Keeping Country Strong

MEDIA RELEASE October 8, 2025 Call to Action on IPAs with TV Premiere of Keeping Country Strong The value of Indigenous Protected Areas will be shown to the nation when Country Needs...

MEDIA RELEASE: Federal Government Commitment to Grow Indigenous Protected Areas Welcomed on Eve of National Workshop

MEDIA RELEASE March 22, 2025 Country Needs People celebrates the announcement of a new tranch of funding for Indigenous Protected Areas by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek  We welcome Minister Plibersek’s announcement today...

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We pay our respects to all the First Nations people around Australia and their unbroken commitment to keep Country strong on land and sea. We acknowledge Indigenous partners, Traditional Owners, Elders past, present and emerging and extend our appreciation of their support and guidance of our daily work.

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