Highly significant Aboriginal sites have been protected within Yarriabini National Park, near Scotts Head, through the NSW Government’s Protecting Our Places funding and a partnership between Ngurrala Aboriginal Corporation and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
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The project has resulted in over 12 hectares of on-ground weed control and bush regeneration in high profile sites by the Ngurrala Aboriginal “Green Team” and NPWS Aboriginal Field staff.
National Parks and Wildlife Service Senior Ranger (Pests) Tim Scanlon said the project has helped to protect the Endangered Ecological Community Themeda grassland and the threatened species Grove’s paperbark Melaleuca groveana within Yarriabini National Park.
“Funding of $35,000 has been focused on two main areas and NPWS has contributed over $14,000 in in-kind contributions through on-ground bush regeneration, project planning and site assessment, monitoring and reporting,” Mr Scanlon said.
“On-ground work has mainly focused on control of the Weeds of National Significance Bitou Bush and Lantana, as well as Broad-leaf Paspalum, Giant Parramatta Grass and Rhodes grass.
“The Ngurrala Aboriginal Green Team and NPWS staff have undertaken works of a high quality, which is vitally important in highly significant ecosystems such as these.
“The funding and partnership that has been developed has increased ownership and involvement by Aboriginal people in managing significant sites on country.”
The project funding will continue to employ the Ngurrala Aboriginal Green Team to undertake follow up weed control at the sites until May 2017.
“The achievements from this funding will continue to be maintained into the future by NPWS Aboriginal Field Staff and contracting of the Ngurrala Aboriginal Green Team,” Mr Scanlon said.
