Statewide Indigenous NRM Network (Murri Network)
The Statewide Indigenous Natural Resource Management (NRM) Network—or Murri Network—has been established to provide leadership and support for regional Aboriginal land management facilitators (ALMFs).
These ALMFs are currently employed in almost all of the 14 regional NRM bodies in Queensland, with the exception of Cape York. They play a critical role in:
- supporting the capacity building of Traditional Owners to be effective partners in regional natural resource planning and management
- identifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' interests in natural resource planning and management
- seeking investment to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' structures and on-ground projects relating to caring for country.
The network aims to build the capacity of governments, regional bodies, and Indigenous communities to be effective partners in regional natural resource planning and management by supporting and resourcing a network of Indigenous facilitators and coordinators in Queensland's regional bodies and stakeholder groups.
The network consists of one state coordinator employed through the Natural Heritage Trust, three Indigenous land management facilitators (ILMFs) employed by the Australian Government, and the ALMFs employed by the regional bodies.
The Murri Network supports engagement with Traditional Owners and Indigenous communities through Queensland's regional bodies. The network engages with stakeholders across both the public and private sector at the national, state, regional, and local levels in relation to Indigenous involvement in NRM.
For more information on the Murri Network contact Melissa George, state coordinator. Alternatively, contact the ALMF within your region.
Roles and achievements (to date)
- Co-hosting and facilitating the 2ndNational Indigenous Land and Sea Conference in Cardwell, October 2007.
- Assisting the ongoing development of country-based management plans between regional bodies and Traditional Owners. These plans address cultural and biological resource management issues for country, and align tradiational resource practices and current NRM principles.
- Assisting the negotiation of a Regional Partnership Agreement to implement the Wet Tropics Aboriginal Cultural and Natural Resource Management Plan.
- Encouraging and assisting the development of Traditional Owner governance to support involvement in regional NRM arrangements.
Contacts
Statewide Indigenous Network Coordinator
Patrick Mullaley
PO Box 4608, Toowoomba East QLD 4350
ph. 07 4699 5003
Mob: 0427 256 800
Email: patrickm@rgc.org.au
ALMFs
Burdekin Dry Tropics
Sam Savage
PO Box 1466, Townsville QLD 4810
Ph: 07 4724 3544
Email: s.savage@bdtnrm.org.au
Leah Saltner
(Contacts as above)
Email: leah.saltner@bdtnrm.org.au
Burnett Mary
Selina Hill
PO Box 181, Wondai QLD 4606
Ph: 07 4169 0720
Email: selina.hill@bmrg.org.au
Condamine Alliance
Corie Leslie
PO Box 3477, Toowoomba Village Fair QLD 4350
Ph: 07 4620 0113
Desert Channels
Jeff Poole
PO Box 52, Barcaldine QLD 4725
Ph: 07 4651 6033
Email: jeff.poole@dcq.org.au
Fitzroy Basin
Jason Psingst
Fitzroy Basin Elders Committee
PO Box 813, Rockhampton QLD 4700
Email: jason@fitzroybasinelders.com.au
Louise Willie
(Contacts as above)
Mackay Whitsunday
Regina Bernard
PO Box 815, Mackay QLD 4740
Ph: 07 4953 4798
Email: almf@mwnrm.org.au
Northern Gulf
Ron Archer
Northern Gulf Indigenous Savannah Group
PO Box 316, Dimbulah QLD 4872
Ph: 07 4093 5948
Email: ngisg@bigpond.com.au
Queensland Murray-Darling
Tim Knox
PO Box 6243, Toowoomba West QLD 4350
Ph: 07 4637 6223
Email: tknox@qmdc.org.au
South East Queensland
Jim Ralph
PO Box 731, Ipswich QLD 4305
Ph: 07 3812 9057
Email: jimr@jimralph.com.au
Graeme Channels
PO Box 551, Ashgrove QLD 4060
Ph: 07 3112 0225
Email: gchannels@seqtolsma.com.au
Southern Gulf
Tanya Willis
PO Box 2211, Mount Isa QLD 4825
Ph: 07 4743 1888
Email: cultural@southerngulf.com.au
Ken Isaacson
(Contacts as above)
South West
Mick McNiven
PO Box 630, Charleville QLD 4470
Ph: 07 4654 7382
Torres Strait
Damian Miley
PO Box 261, Thursday Island QLD 4875
Ph: 07 4069 2957
Email: damian.miley@tsra.gov.au
Victor McGrath
(Contacts as above)
Email: vic.mcgrath@tsra.gov.au
Wet Tropics (terrain NRM)
Lyle Johnson
PO Box 1756, Innisfail QLD 4860
Ph: 07 4030 2700
Email: lylej@qldnet.com.au
Joanne Schmide
(Address as above)
Ph: 07 4053 78 79
Email: jschmide@bigpond.net.au
ILMFs
Far North Queensland and the Gulf (including Torres Strait)
Position vacant
PO Box 7573, Cairns QLD 4870
Ph: 07 4019 6221
Northern Queensland
Position vacant
GPO Box 1466, Townsville QLD 4810
Ph: 07 4724 3544
Southern Queensland
John Hunter
PO Box 13204, George Street Brisbane QLD 4003
Ph: 07 3214 2412
Email: john.hunter@csiro.au
For more information about the Indigenous Land Management Facilitator Network visit the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts website.
Last updated 14 May 2009