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TORG

Who We are

We are Traditional Owners and representatives of the seven tribal groups of Country bound by the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac (MWI) Natural Resource Management (NRM) boundary.

Collectively, we are known as the MWI Traditional Owner Reference Group (TORG) and consist of members of the Juru, Gia, Ngaro, Yuwibara, Koinmerburra, Barada and Widi people. We are committed to managing, maintaining and protecting our tribal lands and sea within the MWI region. We discuss, develop and deliver opportunities to build capacity within the group and share cultural heritage and environmental values.

As representatives of the seven tribal groups of the region, we seek to develop opportunities to reconnect with Country. We direct and participate in on-Country activities to restore and protect cultural heritage and are charged with the responsibility to disseminate this material to the wider Indigenous community, as appropriate.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Significant Dates 2025

The MWI TORG consist of the following:

Traditional Owners Map

Juru Country

Includes lands north of Bowen.

TORG Member: Toni Pryor

Proxy Member: Jason Hartwig

Gia Country

Includes the mainland adjacent to the Whitsunday Islands, north to Bowen, south to O’Connell River and east to the Clarke Connor Ranges.

TORG Member: Agnes Boyd

Proxy Member: Sarah McAvoy

Ngaro Country

Includes the Whitsunday Islands and the mainland coastlines where they traded with Gia people.

Proxy Member: Emmakita Geia

Yuwibara Country

Yuwibara country boundary is north to Midge Point, south to Cape Palmerston, west to the Clarke Conner Range and 10 nautical miles east of the coastline.

TORG Member: Veronica Ah-wang

 

Koinmerburra Country

Includes Pine Mountain (Normanby Range) across to Styx River, north along the coast to Cape Palmerston, west to the Clarke Connor Range.

TORG Member: Marissa Deshong

Barada Country

Barada boundary is west of the Clarke Connor Ranges, south of Homevale National Park.

TORG Member: Open

Widi Country

Widi boundary is west of the Clarke Connor Ranges, north of Homevale National Park.

TORG Member: Arthur Kennedy

 

The Traditional Owner Reference Group provides an opportunity for the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac community to work together with Traditional Owners to improve the community’s knowledge of cultural heritage values and NRM issues within the region.

The TORG aims to make the MWI region a proactive leader in cultural heritage and environmental management. The TORG is governed by the Terms of Reference (under review) and is informed by the MWI TORG Strategic Plan 2017 – 2027.

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Reef Catchments would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners, past and present, on whose land, sea and waters we work. We acknowledge their enduring spiritual and cultural connection and their responsibility as First People to maintain and care for Country.
While every effort is made to maintain a culturally respectful resource; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.