Latest Announcements
December 15th, 2025
Traditional Owners contribute to development of YMAC’s upcoming TEK survey guidelines
December 15th, 2025
Public comment invited on the Ghost Bat Recovery Plan
November 6th, 2025
Stolen Generations Redress Scheme
October 29th, 2025
Keep mob safe online
October 21st, 2025
Apply now for a First Nations International Fellowship and Partnership Grant
October 1st, 2025
Badimia Dual Signage Project – Community Consultation (Saturday, 18 October)
September 15th, 2025
PBCs invited to consult on the Western Australian Aboriginal Climate Adaptation Project
September 5th, 2025
Exmouth Gulf Taskforce Final Report released – ‘whole-of-gulf’ marine park recommendation adopted
YMAC Events
2026 YMAC Native Title Forums – Let’s talk about water!
Locations and dates for our 2026 (postponed from 2025) Native Title Forums are:
- Thursday, 2 April – Perth
- Tuesday, 21 April – Geraldton
- Thursday, 30 April – Hedland
The theme remains as water rights, access and allocations – as we know this continues to be a critical concern for many of the people and organisations we work with.
Find out more on the Native Title Forums page.
YMAC Annual Report 2025
Our Annual Report for the 2024-2025 financial year is now available.
Visit our Annual Report page to read or download our latest report.
10th Annual On-Country Bush Meeting at Yule River
The 10th annual On-Country Bush Meeting at Yule River was held from 23-24 July 2025. This year’s event was a great success, with the announcement from the Hon Don Punch MLA, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, that the State Government will commit $300,000 in funding over two years to support action on the 2024 Yule River Call to Action and Solutions Roadmap.
Over 500 people attended this year to discuss local, community-led priorities to Close the Gap for First Nations people across the Pilbara. Keep an eye on the Yule River event page as we progress updates to the Call to Action in the coming months.
Read more in our media release, and view photos from the event in our image gallery.
2025 Yamatji On-Country
This year’s Yamatji On-Country was held on Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 September 2025 on Southern Yamatji Country at the Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community Aboriginal Corporation.
A highlight this year was the announcement from Hon Don Punch of $300,000 in funding towards the Mid West Aboriginal Organisations Alliance (MAOA). This funding will enable MAOA to strengthen their position as the peak body for the Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) sector in the region, and provide leadership on behalf of grassroots community members to deliver much-needed outcomes identified in the Yamatji On-Country Call to Action Statement.
Read more in our media release, and view photos from the event in our image gallery.
YMAC Updates
YMAC end of year closure and 2026 re-opening date
YMAC’s offices will be closed from Friday, 19 December 2025 for our annual end-of-year shutdown period, re-opening on Monday, 5 January 2026.
Thank you for your support in 2025. We hope you have a safe and happy festive season!
Updates on Firearms Act 2024 (WA)
YMAC is continuing in its efforts to advocate for clarity and simplification for Traditional Owners, Native Title Holders, and Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate (RNTBCs) (and Registered Native Title Claims (RNTCs)) in our Yamatji and Marlpa regions trying to navigate the State’s new gun laws – in particular, about how these reforms might impact Traditional Owners and certain rights protected by the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). For updates, please regularly check YMAC’s dedicated Law Reform page on this issue.
Should you have questions relating to your individual eligibility, needs and/or circumstances, we encourage you to contact WA Police directly.
- Phone:
- 1300 171 011 (for general licensing enquiries including security, second hand dealers and firearms)
- 1300 894 474 (for firearms transition, Property Registration and portal enquiries)
- 9373 2480 (for buyback enquires)
- Visit your local police station
- Email: transition.queries@police.wa.gov.au (Note, this email contact is different to the one listed on the related WA Police information page; it has been specifically recommended by WA Police for Traditional Owners and RNTBCs to use.)
YMAC’s Renewable Energy Guide is now live!
This new digital guide aims to promote the highest engagement standards and provide a practical tool to guide project negotiations between Renewable Energy developers and First Nations peoples.
It draws on the expertise of YMAC’s experienced lawyers who have been supporting renewable energy project negotiations across our representative areas, other team members from a range of disciplines, and external experts. You can view the guide here.
Geraldton office relocation
The YMAC Geraldton Office is currently situated at a temporary location as our renovations to our building at 171 Marine Terrace are planned and progressed.
YMAC’s temporary office is located at 144 Flores Road in Webberton. We look forward to sharing updates as this project progresses.
YMAC News issue 52
The latest YMAC News is now available online.
To read our newsletter click here. You can also download the PDF version here.