Latest Announcements
March 12th, 2026
National Indigenous Languages Survey – Participation Invited
February 13th, 2026
ASWA presentation: Power in the Process
February 5th, 2026
Free carbon farming workshops and webinars
February 4th, 2026
Help shape DMPE’s Aboriginal Cultural Capability Strategy
February 4th, 2026
NAIDOC 2026: 50 Years of Deadly
February 4th, 2026
Message from the National Indigenous Australians Agency on recognition of Native Title Representative Bodies
January 22nd, 2026
Board Governance Prescribed Body Corporate and Indigenous Community Organisation Scholarship Program
December 15th, 2025
Traditional Owners contribute to development of YMAC’s upcoming TEK survey guidelines
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.
Save the dates for our annual On-Country events!
- On-Country Bush Meeting at Yule River
Wednesday, 29 – Thursday, 30 July 2026
Yule River Meeting Place
Find out more on our Yule River event page. - Yamatji On-Country
Wednesday, 23 – Thursday, 24 September 2026
Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community Aboriginal Corporation
56 Eastward Rd, Geraldton
Find out more on our Yamatji On-Country event 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.
YMAC Updates
YMAC Strategic Plan 2026-2030
We are pleased to announce that our new Strategic Plan 2026-2030 is finalised available to view. Full details can be viewed on the Strategic Plan page.
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.