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27 September 2024

Mayibarrdu / Goose Island returning to Narungga Nation

Mayibarrdu or Goose Island, off the West Coast of the Yorke Peninsula in the Spencer Gulf of South Australia, will return to the hands of its Traditional Owners, the Narungga Nation.

This is following the Federal Court’s March 2023 recognition of the Narungga people as Native Title holders of the whole of the Yorke Peninsula.

The island has been leased exclusively to private school Scotch College since 1966 through a licence agreement with the Department of Environment and Water that will finish up at the end of the year.

Mayiburrdu is a small, rocky island west of Point Pearce, about 550 metres off the northern end of the much larger Wardang Island.

Today on Aboriginal Way, we’re speaking to Doug Milera, CEO of Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation.

This article was originally published by South Australian Native Title Services on September 20, 2024

Traditional Fishing Agreement Summary

This agreement between the Government of South Australia (through PIRSA) and the Narungga people establishes formal recognition of Narungga traditional fishing rights in the waters around Yorke Peninsula. It functions as an interim arrangement; running for five years or until replaced by a formal Aboriginal Traditional Fishing Management Plan and is administered on the Narungga side by the Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation (NNAC).