Noongar Boodja Ranger Team
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The Noongar Boodja Ranger Team was established in 2014 to provide Aboriginal community members with ongoing work on Boodjar (country). This was identified as a high priority of the Elders Advisory Group, as building a life in the region can be difficult without job opportunities and training. Today, the team has developed into a skilled workforce of locally Noongar men and women that continues to grow their employment base of work on Boodja that adheres to and promotes traditional culture to the community. Rangers are trained across multiple skill sets including safety, operating equipment, native seed collection, weed control and plant identification. This helps Rangers engage in projects that connect them to Boodjar and empowers each of them to carry skillsets and confidence into other areas of their lives. This work has been effective in managing natural resources in the area.
“We are developing a strong group of enthusiastic and capable Ranger team members who are excited to be working ‘on country’ and developing skills that will set them up for more meaningful work in the future.” – Jermaine ‘Bomber’ Davis, Cultural Advisor and Ranger Co-ordinator.
How to engage the Ranger Team:
Rangers
Darryl “Johny” Ryder
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Kaije Slater
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Alfred Stack
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Tarkyn Narrier
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Jarrod Bennell
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Cassius Hill
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Nadine Garlett
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Samuel Monger
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Robert Ryder
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Clara Garlett
Noongar Boodja Ranger
Gordon Narrier
Noongar Boodja Ranger
