McGowan Government delivers real jobs in the regions 12 new ranger trainees employed as part of South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council project  The McGowan Labor Government has today announced is it progressing with the recruitment of 12 Aboriginal ranger positions in the State's South-West under the Aboriginal Ranger Program. The new positions are part of the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council's Noongar Boodja Mentored Employment and Training Partnership project delivered by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). The project will employ 12 Noongar trainee rangers on 16-month mentored training placements with DBCA.  One male and one female Noongar ranger will be directly employed and trained by the department to undertake work on conservation reserves in each of the six…

Five trails of the 45km Wadjemup Bidi on Rottnest Island are now open Community collaboration helps deliver project at nearly 50 per cent under budget  The final section of the Wadjemup Bidi project is now open, completing the 45 kilometre network of walk trails on Rottnest Island. Ngank Wen Bidi takes in the far reaches of the island's scenic West End. For the first time, visitors will have formal access to the stunning Rocky Bay and Marjorie Bay. The trail also takes visitors past the colony of New Zealand fur seals in the waters at Cathedral Rocks, and onto the rugged coastline of Cape Vlamingh and Fish Hook Bay. Planned as a five-year $8 million project, the five Wadjemup Bidi sections were delivered in four…