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Living Spirit, Living Water
Traditional Owners of the Roper River have spoken. It is time to listen to the Ropa Woda Governance Council.
Read the DeclarationA New Path Forward
First Nations clan members from across the Roper River catchment gathered to discuss the future of their water. They established the Ropa Woda Governance Council and issued a historic declaration to protect the lifeblood of the Territory.
Indigenous Leadership
Establishing the Council to ensure Traditional Owners have a formal, decision-making role in how the river is managed.
Total Protection
Calling for a complete ban on all future water extraction licenses in the Roper catchment to save the river from over-extraction.
Cultural Law
Demanding legal protection for environmental and Indigenous cultural values that have sustained the river for millennia.
“We are worrying about the water because we’re so connected to the land… You take water, people on the land will not survive.” Ngukurr Traditional Owner
The Declaration Calls For:
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Federal Funding & Support
To officially establish the “Ropa Woda Governance Council: Living Spirit, Living Water”.
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A Complete Ban on New Extraction
An immediate halt to all future water extraction licenses in the Roper catchment.
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Genuine Decision Making
Inclusion of the new Ropa Woda Governance Council in ALL water decision-making processes.
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Legal Protection
Enforceable laws that protect the environmental and Indigenous cultural values of the river system.
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