Aboriginal Engagement

Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Program - Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation

Above is CEO of the Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation, Brad Grogan with the Western Yalanji Rangers in their new ranger uniforms at the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation meetings with Diversified Property Group CEO Vanessa Pearson.

Diversified Property Group and its various divisions, invest in initiatives like the Ranger Program, the Savanna burning and Aboriginal Carbon Foundation program and the various tourism ventures on Palmerville Station work to support this objective to create employment and business opportunities 'on country'.

Guests of Palmerville Station can visit the Western Yalanji Ranger base located at the Cannibal Creek Camp Grounds on Whites Creek Road.

The Ranger program is a collaboration between Palmerville Station, The Western Yalanji Corporation and The Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Program and the Department of Environment, Land and Water (Qld). Through this collaboration, four full time rangers carry out work to protect cultural assets, the environment, indigenous education and cultural tourism management. 

So if you find yourself driving up Cape York, turn into Palmerville Station and drop by for a visit, and remember to say 'Yundu Yalada (Hello, download the app below to learn how to speak Kuku Yalanji) and learn about the rangers work and also about the 'savanna burning' carbon project on Palmerville Station. 

Further information about the Western Yalanji can be found by emailing admin@westernyalanjicorp.com

Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Program

We acknowledge that the Queensland Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Program exists due to the advocacy of First Nations people over many decades, and we pay our respects and gratitude to those individuals, communities, and organisations. We remain committed to partnerships that honour those who have come before us, and that build a future together.

Through the Queensland Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger Program, the Queensland Government partners with First Nations communities to care for land and sea country, provide jobs and training and engage future generations.

Indigenous Land and Sea Ranger groups work to conserve Queensland’s important ecosystems and cultural heritage on country, in locations stretching from northern Cape York Peninsula to the Gold Coast.

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Aboriginal Carbon Foundation - Carbon Project with Diversified Property Group

Diversified Property Group has established its own Carbon Farming Project pursuant to the Clean Energy Regulator Program for Savanna Burning. The Palmerville Station Savanna Burning Carbon Project was developed in collaboration with the Aboriginal Carbon Foundation.

Cold fires early in the year allow for the reduction in carbon emissions and the sequestration of carbon into soil. To learn more about Savanna Burning, please click the below link.

Aboriginal Carbon Foundation - Savanna Burning

The Western Yalanji Rangers carry out cultural burning on Palmerville Station, providing employment and training for the traditional owners on country. This collaboration earns the carbon project and the Australian Carbon Credit Units a 'social co-benefits' rating. To learn more about 'social co-benefits' and carbon farming through Savanna Burning, please visit:

Cultural Fire Credits (Australian Carbon Credit Units)

Cultural Tourism 

Diversified Property Group supports our partners the Western Yalanji Rangers in developing their own on country cultural tours to see the incredible cultural art works across over 150 caves on Palmerville Station. The Western Yalanji Rangers provide personal tours to tourists wanting to visit these incredible cultural locations. Please visit the menu link above to learn more.