The Noongar Land Estate (NLE), a part of the South West Native Title Settlement, will initially hold up to 300,000 hectares of land allocated as reserve or leasehold and up to 20,000 hectares of land allocated as freehold for cultural or economic development use. The NLE will be held by the Noongar Boodja Trust (NBT) and is intended to provide significant opportunities for the Noongar community to achieve sustainable economic, social and cultural outcomes. The Noongar Land Base Strategy (Annexure J of the Indigenous Land Use Agreements) sets out what land can be allocated and how this will happen.
The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH), on behalf of the State of Western Australia, commenced sending formal land offers to the Noongar Boodja Trust on 12 March 2021. In the Wagyl Kaip/Southern Noongar region, this is comprised of 113 parcels of land, totalling almost 20,000ha. Please view our interactive map for the location of these properties.
Not all land identified on the map will be transferred to the trust. Over the coming weeks, SWALSC’s Noongar regional officers will coordinate a field visit on each parcel of land that is being offered. All Noongar people are welcome to attend these field visits to find out more information about the land and provide feedback. Details are listed below.
For more information about a specific parcel of land, please make note of the land parcel PIN number and contact SWALSC on 9358 7400 or email lands@noongar.org.au.
Boranup
Located on Boranup Drive in the locality of Boranup, approximately 20km north of Augusta along Caves Road.
(PIN 531434)
Field visit to take place on 2 July, 2021, 8:00am–10:30am
Carbunup River
2 parcels of land located on Wildwood Rd, O’Donnell St and Vickery St in the Carbunup River townsite.
(PIN 12098800, 12325509)
Field visit to take place on 1 July, 2021, 8:00am–08:40am
Caves Road
Located on Caves Road in the Cowaramup locality, approximately 6km west of Cowaramup.
(PIN 11105000, 11105001)
Field visit to take place on 29 June, 2021, 8:00am–10:30am
Cowaramup
Parcel of land that follows the Mianup Road, just north of the Cowaramup townsite.
(PIN 12439062)
Field visit to take place on 29 June, 2021, 10:45am–11:15pm
Gracetown
Located on the old Ellen Brook Road in the locality of Gracetown, approximately 5km south of Gracetown.
(PIN 12400472, 12400473)
Field visit to be confirmed: contact Luke on 0484 758 159 or luke.yates@noongar.org.au to be notified of updates.
Margaret River
Area of land located between Terry and Boodjidup Roads in the Margaret River townsite.
(PIN 11950091)
Field visit to take place on 1 July, 2021, 9:00am–12:00pm
Nannup
3 parcels of land located at the southern end of Wilson Street, Nannup.
(PIN 506166, 506180, 506183)
Field visit to take place on 6 July, 2021, 12:00pm–04:00pm
Near Gracetown
Water Reserve located on an unnamed track to the east of Caves road in the locality of Cowaramup, approximately 3km east of Gracetown.
(PIN 523709)
Field visit to be confirmed: contact Luke on 0484 758 159 or luke.yates@noongar.org.au to be notified of updates.
Pemberton
41 Guppy St, Pemberton.
(PIN 482312)
Field visit to take place on 6 July, 2021, 8:00am–10:00am
Rosa Glen
10 parcels of land near Ashton, Bessell and Lewkowski roads in the localities of Rosa Glen and Rosa Brook, approximately 15km east of Margaret River.
(PIN 527321, 536750, 528220, 536752, 527320, 527319, 528222, 528216, 536756, 528221)
Field visit to take place on 1 July, 2021, 12:30pm–5:00pm
Scott River
Located near Milyeannup Coast road in the locality of Scott River, approximately 10km east of Augusta.
(PIN 527429, 527433, 527435, 527436, 527445)
Field visit to take place on 2 July, 2021, 12:00pm–5:30pm
Treeton
Located on Oldfield, Treeton, Clayton and Harvie Roads in the locality of Treeton, approximately 6km east of Cowaramup.
(PIN 536602, 536612, 11320107, 12211934)
Field visit to take place on 29 June, 2021, 11:30pm–5:30pm