- $1 million funding in 2024-25 for Aboriginal organisations to manage heritage sites
- Amendments to eligibility criteria to enable more projects to receive support
- Continued commitment to protecting Aboriginal history and culture
The Western Australian Government is proud to launch the annual Preserve, Promote and Protect Our Aboriginal Sites grants program with an increased grant pool of $1 million.
This year's program continues the Government's commitment to empowering Aboriginal organisations to manage and protect sites of immense cultural and historical significance across the State.
Eligible Aboriginal Corporations and not-for-profit Aboriginal organisations can apply for grants of up to $50,000 to undertake projects that preserve, promote and protect identified Aboriginal sites.
Applications are also now accepted for Aboriginal cultural heritage places that have been lodged for assessment but not yet accepted as a Registered Aboriginal site.
Since the program began in 2014, the State Government has committed more than
$3.25 million and supported 115 projects, including the remediation of burial sites, the installation of interpretive and truth-telling signage, fencing, environmental management and the digital promotion of cultural information.
In 2016, the Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation in the Goldfields restored the Tommy Windich memorial through planting and erosion control and the installation of a replica headstone and fencing.
Other recipients included the Wajarri Yamaji Aboriginal Corporation, which focused on clean up and maintenance of Walga Rock, and the Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation, who used specialist equipment to remove graffiti from rock art sites in Eastern Guruma country.
For more information on the grants and the application process, visit Grants to preserve and protect Aboriginal sites (www.wa.gov.au)
