Over the past weeks, the Yinhawangka Rangers have been busy on Country—combining cultural knowledge, training, and on‑ground monitoring to care for important places and species. Rangers joined yarning sessions with Elders and YAC members to record stories and priorities, helping guide where Yinhawangka people want to be in the short, mid and longer term.
On the ground, the team carried out fauna monitoring at Neerambah Spring and Gardagarli, checking a nearby population of the rare Pilbara leaf‑nosed bat using remote sensor cameras. Rangers also visited rockpools to check conditions before and after rain, completed units toward a Certificate III in On Country Management, and continued to keep an eye out for feral animals (including feral cats and red claw). Weed mapping along Bellary Creek identified Mexican poppy, kapok and buffalo grass. Back at base, the Rangers helped tidy up the headquarters ahead of refurbishments, and next week the team travels to Nanutarra for training in “fire done right”.