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Young dancers celebrate the Djelk declaration
Djelk/Warrdekken Indigenous Protected Areas
September 2009
Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the declaration of the Djelk and Warddeken Indigenous Protected Areas with some amazing dancing and ceremony.The declarations mean more than two million hectares of spectacular Top End country has been added to the National Reserve System.
The declarations received an enormous amount of positive coverage from across the country and the world.
Far reaching protection for Australia's top end environment
24 September 2009
Australia's Top End will have a huge conservation corridor stretching from Kakadu's stone country to the Arafura Sea, with the declaration of two substantial new Indigenous Protected Areas.
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Indigenous ranger jobs help conserve the Cape
24 August 2009
Environment Minister Peter Garrett on Sunday visited Napranum, a remote community on Cape York, to see the benefits of on-ground conservation jobs, and announce a further $46 million worth of funding to employ Indigenous rangers to work on country.
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New national approach to preserve Indigenous languages
9 August 2009
Indigenous languages will live on for future generations of Australians under a new approach being taken by the Australian Government.
The new National Indigenous Languages Policy is aimed at keeping Indigenous languages alive and supporting Indigenous Australians to connect with their language, culture and country.
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