6 Tonne Taiwanese Gill Net Retrieved
2006-11-13
A six-tonne bundle of net was brought into the coast off North East Arnhem Land on the 10th Nov 06. This was a fantastic example of teamwork between the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), Customs, NT Parks & Wildlife, Dhimurru Land Management Aboriginal Corporation & Carpentaria Ghost...
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Engineering Competition Winner - Chantal Cordey, Sydney
2006-08-14
The Carpentaria Ghost Nets Programme hosted the Design for a Sea Change Competition. Participants were requested to design a product reusing ghost nets that Indigenous Communities around the Gulf of Carpentaria can manufacture and sell through Indigenous enterprise.
The competition w...
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Banksia Awards Category Winner 2006
2006-07-22
We are proud to announce that we have succeeded in winning the 2006 Banksia Environmental Awards in the Water Category.
Since their inception in 1989, the Banksia Environmental Awards have earned the reputation as the most prestigious environmental awards in Australia. The awards ack...
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Minister announces "year of the Turtle"
2006-03-02
Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage Senator the Hon.
Ian Campbell
2 March 2006
C030/06
2006 - Year of the Sea Turtle
The Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, today called on people from across the South-East A...
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GIS Training in Gulf Communities
2005-10-05
Rangers from Badu Island (Torres Straits), Borroloola, Nhulunbuy, Yirrkala & Groote Island (NT) all recently completed a training course for community GIS & mapping. This training event is part of The Carpentaria Ghost Nets Programme, which is sponsored by the National Heritage Trust (NHT).
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Rangers Cleanup Report
2005-09-14
Yirralka Laynha Rangers with Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) recently completed a cleanup of ghost nets and marine debris along the coast around Garrthalala. The Dhimurru Rangers also with CVA recently completed a cleanup south of Caves Beach (Lurrpukurru). The cleanups are part of the Carpe...
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Landcare Awards: Barcaldine
2005-08-02
Acceptance speech for winning the Qld Landcare Awards for Coastal and community.
This project is a culmination of 2 years background work, getting communities, especially Indigenous, Non-govt & govt agencies to all
1. acknowledge that they are not the only ones with either a p...
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