Publications
Submission in Response to: Derby Groundwater Allocation Plan
Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council has partnered with the Environmental Defenders Office and the ANU Water Justice Hub. Read our submission to the WA Government in response to the Derby Groundwater Allocation Plan.
Citation RiverOfLife, M., Poelina, A., Butterly, L., Carmody, E., Perdrisat, M., Taylor, K., Manero, A., Grafton, Q., Williams, J. (2021) Submission in response to: Derby Groundwater Allocation Plan.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.15131439
Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council has partnered with the Environmental Defenders Office and the ANU Water Justice Hub. Read our submission to the WA Government in response to the Managing Water in the Fitzroy River Catchment: Discussion Paper for Stakeholder Consultation.
Citation RiverOfLife, M., Poelina, A., Butterly, L., Carmody, E., Perdrisat, M., Taylor, K., Manero, A., Grafton, Q., Williams, J. (2021) Submission in response to: Managing Water in the Fitzroy River Catchment: Discussion Paper For Stakeholder Consultation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.15088404
Press Releases - Media Statements
Click here to download the press release for The Serpent’s Tale Film screening.
9 November, 2020
Poelina, A. (2020, December 7). Maboo Ngoorinyin Liyan Nganka: Excellent Spirit and Good Time for Talking. Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia: Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13227491
9 March, 2019
Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council. (2019, March 3). Traditional Owners Call for Fitzroy River Protections. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/36yBkGJ 72 DPI [ 225 Kb ]
Reports
RiverofLife, M., Poelina, A., Alexandra, J., & Samnakay, N. (2020). A conservation and management plan for the National Heritage listed Fitzroy River Catchment Estate (No. 1). Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, Nulungu Research Institute, The University of Notre Dame Australia. https://doi.org/10.32613/nrp/2020.4
Download the CMNHP Plan - 100 DPI [ PDF 19.6 Mbs ]
RiverOfLife, M., McDuffie, M., & Poelina, A., (2020). Martuwarra Country: A historical perspective (1838-present). Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council; Nulungu Research Institute, The University of Notre Dame Australia. https://doi.org/10.32613/nrp/2020.5
Download the Martuwarra Country Report - 144 DPI [ PDF 16.7 Mbs ]
Alexandra, J. (2019). Report on a meeting to discuss strategy and research partnerships for enhancing the health and wellbeing of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River and its people (No. 1). Alexandra & Associates.
Pannell, S. (2009). Martuwarra/Marduwarra (’River Country'): A report on the Indigenous heritage values of the Fitzroy River drainage system (No. 1). Kimberley Land Council.
Executive Summaries
RiverofLife, M., Poelina, A., Alexandra, J., & Samnakay, N. (2020). Executive Summary: A Conservation and Management Plan for the National Heritage Listed Fitzroy River Catchment Estate (No. 1). Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia. Figshare: Sydney, Australia. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13095755
Download the CMNHP Executive Summary - 144 DPI [ PDF 7.6 MBs ]
Plain Language Statements
RiverofLife, M., Poelina, A., Alexandra, J., & Samnakay, N. (2020). Plain Language: A Conservation and Management Plan for the National Heritage Listed Fitzroy River Catchment Estate (No. 1). Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia. Figshare: Sydney, Australia. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13102166
Download the CMNHP Plain Language Statement - 144 DPI [ PDF 11.91 MBs ]
Partnership Prospectus
RiverofLife, M., Poelina, A., Samnakay, N. (2020). Partnership Prospectus. Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia. (A. Hayes, Ed.). Figshare: Sydney, Australia. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13064213
Download the Partnership Prospectus - 144 DPI [ PDF 19 MBs ]
Mutual Benefit Overview
RiverofLife, M., Poelina, A., Samnakay, N. (2020). Mutual Benefit Overview. Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia. (A. Hayes, Ed.). Figshare: Sydney, Australia. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13263800
Download the Mutual Benefit Overview - 144 DPI [ PDF 12.1 MBs ]
Submissions
RiverOfLife, M., Poelina, A., Taylor, K., (2020, October 10). Submission 108 to the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. (A. Hayes, Ed.). Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia: Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13077563. (Original work published August 14, 2020).
Download the Juukan Gorge Inquiry Submission - 144 DPI [ PDF 705 kb ]
RiverOfLife, M., Poelina, A., & Taylor, K.S. (2020, October 11). Submission to the Western Australian Government on the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2020/ Aboriginal Heritage Act Review: Reform Not Review and On Just Terms. (A. Hayes, Ed.). Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia: Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13077554. (Original work published 9 October 2020).
Download the Aboriginal Heritage Act Submission - 144 DPI [ PDF 704 kb ]
RiverOfLife, M., Poelina, A., Davis, M., Taylor, K., & Grafton, Q. (2020, October 11). Submission to the National Water Reform Inquiry into progress of the Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Water Initiative (NWI). (A. Hayes, Ed.). Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia: Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13077560. (Original work published 20 August, 2020).
Download the NWI Submission - 144 DPI [ 696 kb ]
Papers
Martuwarra RiverOfLife, Katherine S Taylor & Anne Poelina (2021) Living Waters, Law First: Nyikina and Mangala water governance in the Kimberley, Western Australia, Australasian Journal of Water Resources, DOI: 10.1080/13241583.2021.1880538
Poelina, A., Brueckner, M., & McDuffie, M. (2020). For the greater good? Questioning the social licence of extractive-led development in Western Australia’s Martuwarra Fitzroy River region. The Extractive Industries and Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2020.10.010
Poelina, A. (2020). A Coalition of Hope! A Regional Governance Approach to Indigenous Australian Cultural Wellbeing. In A. Campbell, M. Duffy, & B. Edmondson (Eds.), Located Research: Regional places, transitions and challenges (pp. 153–180). Singapore: Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9694-7_10
Poelina, A., Taylor, K. S., & Perdrisat, I. (2019). Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council: an Indigenous cultural approach to collaborative water governance. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 26(3), 236–254. https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2019.1651226
Lim, M., Poelina, A., & Bagnall, D. (2017). Can the Fitzroy River Declaration ensure the realisation of the First Laws of the River and secure sustainable and equitable futures for the West Kimberley? Australian Environment Review, 32(1), 18–24. [ Record ]
Articles - External Media
Dickie, M., & Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation. (2018, June 26). The Martuwarra Council Calls For Water Allocation Moratorium. Retrieved 27 May 2020, from https://www.walalakoo.org.au/new-blog/2018/6/26/the-martuwarra-council-calls-for-water-allocation-moratorium
Water Justice Hub. (2019, October 11). Mardoowarra Fitzroy River - Water Justice Hub. Retrieved 27 May 2020, from https://waterjusticehub.org/mardoowarra-fitzroy-river/
Environs Kimberley. (2019, August 7). Martuwarra Fitzroy River – what future? Retrieved 27 May 2020, from https://www.environskimberley.org.au/martuwarra_fitzroy_river_what_future
NITV. (2019, March 21). Indigenous groups in WA fighting for Fitzroy River to avoid Murray-Darling’s fate. Retrieved 27 May 2020, from https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2019/03/20/wa-kimberly-fitzroy-river-agriculture
Kimberley - Like Nowhere Else. (2019, May 22). Traditional Owners call for caution on irrigation development. Retrieved 6 November 2020, from https://www.likenowhereelse.org.au/irrigation_caution
Kimberley - Like Nowhere Else. (2019, March 17). Fitzroy Breakthrough. Retrieved 27 May 2020, from https://www.likenowhereelse.org.au/fitzroy_breakthrough
Charles Darwin University. (n.d.). Communicating an Indigenous understanding of WA’s Fitzroy River through art and film | Northern Australia Environmental Research Portal. Retrieved 27 May 2020, from https://www.nespnorthern.edu.au/achievements/communicating-an-indigenous-understanding-of-was-fitzroy-river-through-art-and-film/
CAAMA Radio. (2018, September 3). Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council Asks Federal Government To Respect The Fitzroy River Catchment Area. Retrieved 27 May 2020, from https://caama.com.au/news/2018/martuwarra-fitzroy-river-council-respect-our-catchment-area
Laborde, S., & Jackson, S. (2018, June 20). New river council will give traditional owners in the Kimberley a unified voice. The Conversation. Retrieved from http://theconversation.com/new-river-council-will-give-traditional-owners-in-the-kimberley-a-unified-voice-98390
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Acknowledgements
Photography Dr. Alexander Hayes - ‘2020 Martuwarra Fitzroy River Series’ - Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council website
Photography by Lachie Carracher - ‘2018 Martuwarra Fitzroy River Series ’ - Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council website
