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Wanjina-Wunggurr RNTBC
Cultural Authority for Wanjina Wunggurr Country
Wanjina Wunggurr Prescribed Body Corporate represents and protects the native title rights and interests of the Wanjina Wunggurr Traditional Owners in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
About Us
Holding Native Title with Cultural Authority
Wanjina Wunggurr PBC was established to manage and protect the native title rights and interests of our people. We act on behalf of Traditional Owners in matters relating to land, waters, heritage, and future development.
Our role is grounded in cultural governance. Decisions are guided by elders, knowledge holders and community representatives to ensure that Country is respected and future generations remain connected to culture.
Our Work
What We Do for Country and Community
We lead initiatives that safeguard heritage, manage land and water responsibly, and build sustainable futures for our people.
Land and Sea Care
Funds full-time ranger positions, providing meaningful employment on Country.
Responsible Agreements
Gets community members, especially youth, out on Country for cultural learning and practical training.
Community Strength
Facilitates intergenerational knowledge transfer through mentorship and on-Country activities.
Cultural Heritage
Enables Traditional Owners to practice and pass on ancestral fire management knowledge.
Caring for Country
Caring for One of
Australia's Most Ancient
Cultural Landscapes
Wanjina Wunggurr Country stretches across vast coastlines, islands, rivers, savanna, and sandstone ranges in the north-west Kimberley. It is a living cultural landscape, home to sacred Wanjina and Gwion Gwion art sites, story places, and songlines that carry thousands of years of knowledge.
Governance
Strong Governance and
Clear Representation
As the Prescribed Body Corporate, we represent native title holders in negotiations, agreements, and statutory processes. We engage with government, industry and partner organisations to ensure Traditional Owner rights are respected.
Our governance model prioritises:
Transparency and accountability
Cultural decision-making processes
Long-term community benefit
Intergenerational leadership
Culture Guides Every Partnership
If your organisation is planning activities within the Kimberley region, meaningful engagement with Wanjina Wunggurr PBC ensures cultural authority is recognised from the beginning.
We provide stuctured consultation, clear cultural guidance, and accountable decision making to support partnership that respect Country and deliver long term shared outcomes.
Country & Culture
Wanjina Wunggurr Country in Context
Wanjina Wunggurr Country is located in the north-west Kimberley region of Wester Australia. This region is known for its dramatic coastlines, ancient sandstone ranges, river systems, and significant cultural landscapes.
Our Country forms part of one of the most culturally and environmentally significant regions in Australia. It holds thousands of years of continuous connection, living law, and story.
Operating within Western Australia requires balancing state legislation, environmental regulation, and native title rights. Wanjina Wunngurr PBC ensures that all activities on Country respect both cultural authority and statutory frameworks.
Protecting Country for Future Generations
Wanjina Wunggurr Country is not a resource to be managed. It is a living cultural landscape guided by ancestral law and ongoing custodianship.
Our responsibility is to protect it. Our commitment is to future generations. Our work continues every day to ensure Country remains strong.
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