UUNGUU

Wunambal Gaambera

UUNGUU COAST, KIMBERLEY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

We, the Wunambal Gaambera people welcome you to our Country – Bianngaa graa winya.

We are the native title holders of 2.5 million hectares of graa (land) and wundaagu (saltwater), that is our Wunambal Gaambera Country, in the North Kimberley region of Australia.

Our graa and wundaagu, and all living things which make up our living home, our Uunguu, has been passed to us from our Wanjina Wunggurr creators and ancestors.
 

We are following our Wunambal Gaambera Healthy Country Plan to help us look after our Uunguu, our cultural and natural assets and values, to pass, in tact, to future generations and share with visitors.   

Our Healthy Country vision for the next ten years, is for us, Wunambal Gaambera people, to build our sustainable livlihoods and communal wealth on and from our healthy Country. 

Our Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation represents us and our communal native title needs and interests. 

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Healthy Country

It is important for us to look after Country and to make sure our unique cultural and natural assets and values (our Uunguu) are kept healthy and passed onto future generations.

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Visiting Country

The Uunguu Visitor Pass (UVP) is now required for road, air and coast visitors, enabling people to enjoy an authentic Uunguu Experience - sharing our unique culture, beautiful savannah and coastal landscapes.

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Punamii Uunpuu (Mitchell Falls) on Wunambal Gaambera country really flowing this wunju (wet season). Make sure you check whether roads are open before planning your north Kimberley adventure.

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Jay Jay you close to that edge there 😄

Stunning

Magic. Look after it.. thank you. Ancient culture, ancient wisdom. I gave a lot of respect.

Would be amazing to fly over

Wunambalgaambera country. This group in the Kimberleys has the brightest of futures for the First Nation... but have a look at Mitchell Falls. A torrent.

That’s amazing Thanks guys

Beautiful country ♥️♥️

Beautiful country ❤💛🖤

Fantastic 😁👍🏼

Looks stunning Dan Avard

Bloody AMAZING!

Grat brothers.

Boss Country

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Niall Cooke how magic is this!!

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Awesome How do we get to that veiw point

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2021 will be an incredible year to experience Punamii-Uunpuu (Mitchell Falls), Little Mertens Falls, Big Mertens Falls and our rivers in full flow on Wunambal Gaambera Country. We are experiencing above average Wunju (wet season) rains. This means the roads into Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau) – Gibb River Road, Kalumburu Road and Port Warrender Road – are expected to be delayed in opening. We expect to open Ngauwudu, including Munurru (King Edward River) Campground on 1st May, 2021 (provided the roads are open). Please check our Facebook posts during April for updates and road conditions before you start your north Kimberley journey. Link to Road Conditions: https://www.swek.wa.gov.au/.../roads.../road-conditions.aspx https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au Pictured: Traditional Owner, Myron Goonack at Wanjina Cultural Site, Munurru (King Edward River) Campground Kimberley Wild Expeditions Kimberley Wild Expeditions Broome Visitors Information Centre Australias North West Kununurra Visitor Centre Derby Visitor Centre

2021 will be an incredible year to experience Punamii-Uunpuu (Mitchell Falls), Little Mertens Falls, Big Mertens Falls and our rivers in full flow on Wunambal Gaambera Country.

We are experiencing above average Wunju (wet season) rains.
This means the roads into Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau) – Gibb River Road, Kalumburu Road and Port Warrender Road – are expected to be delayed in opening.

We expect to open Ngauwudu, including Munurru (King Edward River) Campground on 1st May, 2021 (provided the roads are open). Please check our Facebook posts during April for updates and road conditions before you start your north Kimberley journey.

Link to Road Conditions:

https://swek.wa.gov.au/.../roads.../…



Pictured: Traditional Owner, Myron Goonack at Wanjina Cultural Site, Munurru (King Edward River) Campground

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Boss bloke 😄

Hoping to be able to camp at Munurru around 16th May and do a tour with the traditional owners. We have our fingers crossed the roads and borders will be open. Stay Safe, Stephen.

Maddie Caines

Wow.. amazing 😍

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What an incredible amount of rain we are having here during Wunju (wet season) on Wunambal Gaambera Country.... Make sure you check the Roads are open before setting off on your Kimberley Adventure... https://www.swek.wa.gov.au/services/roads-drainage/road-conditions.aspx and https://www.mainroads.wa.gov.au @bushheritageaus @kimberleylandcouncil @australiasnorthwest @westernaustralia @kimberleyspirit @kimberleyconcierge #uvp #uunguuvisitorpass #wunambalgaambera

What an incredible amount of rain we are having here during Wunju (wet season) on Wunambal Gaambera Country....

Make sure you check the Roads are open before setting off on your Kimberley Adventure...

https://swek.wa.gov.au/services/roads-drainage/… and

@bushheritageaus @kimberleylandcouncil @australiasnorthwest @westernaustralia @kimberleyspirit @kimberleyconcierge #uvp #uunguuvisitorpass #wunambalgaambera ... See MoreSee Less

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Double rainbow 🌈 over Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau) as our Uunguu Rangers prepare for what looks to be a busy tourist season. Find out more about Wunambal Gaambera Country in the far north Kimberley and the healthy country work we do; www.wunambalgaambera.org.au and to visit our country find out more about our Uunguu Visitor Pass, which helps us, Traditional Owners know who is visiting country and to manage visitors on country. @kimberleylandcouncil @bushheritageaus great pics by our Uunguu Rangers and Ranger Coordinator Shane Clugston. #wunambalgaambera #uunguu #uunguuvisitorpass @rachbeadle

Double rainbow 🌈 over Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau) as our Uunguu Rangers prepare for what looks to be a busy tourist season.

Find out more about Wunambal Gaambera Country in the far north Kimberley and the healthy country work we do; and to visit our country find out more about our Uunguu Visitor Pass, which helps us, Traditional Owners know who is visiting country and to manage visitors on country.

@kimberleylandcouncil @bushheritageaus great pics by our Uunguu Rangers and Ranger Coordinator Shane Clugston. #wunambalgaambera #uunguu #uunguuvisitorpass @rachbeadle ... See MoreSee Less

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Wunambal Gaambera Country is open for 2021... All Wunambal Gaambera Country Visitor Locations, including Punamii-Uunpuu (Mitchell Falls), are now open for visitation for the 2021 season. Munurru (King Edward River), Mertens (Mitchell River National Park) and Walsh Point campgrounds are also open for visitation in a COVIDSafe way. Our highest priority remains to ensure that we all remain safe and continue to follow the directions of the Australian and State Governments to help stop the spread of COVID-19. We will review the constant, changing nature of COVID-19 and if required, for the safety of Wunambal Gaambera people, staff and visitors, close at-risk visitor locations. All our Visitor Locations are open including Ngauwudu Road Zone and Uunguu Coast. You can view our Visitor Location Maps on our NEW website; www.Wunambalgaambera.org.au Purchase Uunguu Visitor Pass for Independent Travellers and Tour Operators before entering country. www.wunambalgaambera.orga.au/shop We look forward to welcoming visitors back and sharing Wunambal Gaambera Country with you this season. Pictured, Catherine Goonack, Chair, Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation in front of Punamii-Uunpuu. #wunambalgaambera #uunguuvisitorpass @rachbeadle @bushheritageaus @craigallen6 @kingfishertours @coralexpeditions @australiasnorthwest @westernaustralia @kimberleyspirit @kimberleyconcierge @visitkununurra @visitbroome @amazingkimberley @truenorthaustralia @kimberleypearlcharters @abcnews_au @parkeerin

Wunambal Gaambera Country is open for 2021...

All Wunambal Gaambera Country Visitor Locations, including Punamii-Uunpuu (Mitchell Falls), are now open for visitation for the 2021 season. Munurru (King Edward River), Mertens (Mitchell River National Park) and Walsh Point campgrounds are also open for visitation in a COVIDSafe way.

Our highest priority remains to ensure that we all remain safe and continue to follow the directions of the Australian and State Governments to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

We will review the constant, changing nature of COVID-19 and if required, for the safety of Wunambal Gaambera people, staff and visitors, close at-risk visitor locations.

All our Visitor Locations are open including Ngauwudu Road Zone and Uunguu Coast. You can view our Visitor Location Maps on our NEW website;

Purchase Uunguu Visitor Pass for Independent Travellers and Tour Operators before entering country.

We look forward to welcoming visitors back and sharing Wunambal Gaambera Country with you this season.

Pictured, Catherine Goonack, Chair, Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation in front of Punamii-Uunpuu.

#wunambalgaambera #uunguuvisitorpass @rachbeadle @bushheritageaus @craigallen6 @kingfishertours @coralexpeditions @australiasnorthwest @westernaustralia @kimberleyspirit @kimberleyconcierge @visitkununurra @visitbroome @amazingkimberley @truenorthaustralia @kimberleypearlcharters @abcnews_au @parkeerin ... See MoreSee Less

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We look forward to assisting with information and visitor passes this year. Wonderful news!

Thanks for the mention

My country born here

Beautiful country and traditional owner love it

Hi Catherine . Suu it Sister Gwen ❤️

This is fantastic news 😬😁👍

Jodie Boulton Julie Hawtin Warren Pymont All good to go

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Dean

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What date are you opening? Will you be open for Easter?

Anthony Buckets 🙌🏼

Kerry Robinson Nic Farrell it is open

Can you book camp sites in advance?

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Congratulations and welcome to our new Uunguu Rangers- Ebony Hasset, Colleen Mangolomarra, Damon Bundamurra. Looking forward to keeping Wunambal Gaambera Country healthy for our future generations. @bushheritageaus #healthycountry #indigenousrangers @rachbeadle @australiasnorthwest #westernsustralia #thekimberley @kimberleylandcouncil

Congratulations and welcome to our new Uunguu Rangers- Ebony Hasset, Colleen Mangolomarra, Damon Bundamurra. Looking forward to keeping Wunambal Gaambera Country healthy for our future generations.

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Congrats guys... a beautiful part of our country 👌

Woohoo 🎉🖐️ Congratulations 👏 Guys 🥳🙌

Fantastic. Enjoy.

Solid. 👍🏽

That’s awesome good on you all.👏👏👏

There’s 3 familiar faces. Well done guys!

Congratulations!

Good on you .

Congrats you 3 xxxx

Awesome

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PlayWunambal Gaambera Winning Fire Video

Our Wunambal Gaambera Fire video just won 1st place at the North Australia Fire Forum hosted by Indigenous Carbon Industry Network.

Thank you to the judges Sean Choolburra, Dr Kamaljit Sangha and ABC Darwin 's Jane Bardon and congratulations to the other winners Thamarrurr Rangers and Djurrubu Rangers.

Also special thanks to Uunguu Ranger, Ildephonse Brian Michael Cheinmora for doing the interview.

Check it out!

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Neil Marshall Here is the winner of the 2021 SFF Video Competition.

Congratulations great work

We are attending the North Australia Fire Forum this week. 2020 had the least fires across Northern Australia in many years. We, the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation recorded our best fire season in 2020. Our primary tool for keeping country healthy, is the Right Way Fire Program. Right Way Fire is focused on a combination of burning country according to traditional principles and utilising available technologies. Each family is responsible for doing right way burning to keep their graa (their traditional part of country) clean and healthy. Their recommendations are put into the Annual Fire Plan and young Traditional Owners take part in annual burning activities. Burning is undertaken from vehicles and aircraft in Yurrma - the early dry season months. Wunambal Gaambera’s Right Way Fire program focuses on creating mosaics of patch fires and connecting breaks to 20 percent of the country, mitigating damaging wildfires, occurring to less than 10 percent of country, in Yuwala (October-December), when conditions are more severe. Burning is also done along roads and around infrastructure to keep tourists, Traditional Owners and communities safe. Wunambal Gaambera Uunguu Rangers and Traditional Owners look after important animal and plant habitats and important cultural sites with fire. Each year fire walks take place through country. These are an important time for Wunambal Gaambera people to teach younger Traditional Owners how to burn “right-way” while walking the country. “Our ancestors used right-way fire from generation-to-generation”, says Neil Waina. “They passed their knowledge to us and we will pass it down to the next generation.”

We are attending the North Australia Fire Forum this week.

2020 had the least fires across Northern Australia in many years.

We, the Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation recorded our best fire season in 2020.

Our primary tool for keeping country healthy, is the Right Way Fire Program. Right Way Fire is focused on a combination of burning country according to traditional principles and utilising available technologies.

Each family is responsible for doing right way burning to keep their graa (their traditional part of country) clean and healthy. Their recommendations are put into the Annual Fire Plan and young Traditional Owners take part in annual burning activities. Burning is undertaken from vehicles and aircraft in Yurrma - the early dry season months.

Wunambal Gaambera’s Right Way Fire program focuses on creating mosaics of patch fires and connecting breaks to 20 percent of the country, mitigating damaging wildfires, occurring to less than 10 percent of country, in Yuwala (October-December), when conditions are more severe. Burning is also done along roads and around infrastructure to keep tourists, Traditional Owners and communities safe.

Wunambal Gaambera Uunguu Rangers and Traditional Owners look after important animal and plant habitats and important cultural sites with fire. Each year fire walks take place through country. These are an important time for Wunambal Gaambera people to teach younger Traditional Owners how to burn “right-way” while walking the country.

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