Tiwi Land Rangers

Tiwi Rangers play a critical role in managing and protecting the Tiwi Islands’ natural and cultural heritage.  The Tiwi Marine Ranger Program, which established in 2001, was the first Indigenous marine ranger program in the Northern Territory. Five years later the Tiwi Land Ranger Program commenced and in 2023 the groups combined to form the Tiwi Rangers. Women first joined the Rangers in 2021 and now make up 25 per cent of the program.

The Tiwi Ranger Program demonstrates that caring for Country delivers environmental, cultural and social benefits. Activities include:

• fire management – for carbon abatement and wildfire mitigation

• biodiversity conservation - habitat and threatened species management

• invasive species management

• sea country management - coastal surveillance patrols, marine debris surveys, crocodile and sea turtle nesting monitoring

• cultural heritage protection and maintenance

• intergenerational knowledge transfer, education, training and capability development, as part of the Tiwi Junior Ranger Program

• biosecurity monitoring

• ecological research partnerships

• field assistance including vehicle, vessel, and equipment hire

• environmental contract work

The Tiwi Ranger Program is funded by the Australian Government’s National Indigenous Australians Agency.

Further information: Tiwi Ranger Program admin@tiwiresources.com.au