Protecting and promoting the rock art of Murujuga

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures, and to the elders, past and present.

Since 2006, we’ve advocated for the preservation of Australian rock art.

We work to protect, preserve and promote Australian rock art, particularly the petroglyphs found in the Dampier Archipelago (including Murujuga/Burrup Peninsula) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Western Australia is home to precious, priceless cultural heritage.

The Burrup Peninsula, or Murujuga, is a unique ecological, spiritual and archaeological area containing the world’s oldest, largest and most important collection of petroglyphs and ancient rock carvings.

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Carmen Lawrence: Woodside’s Burrup Hub no good for WA
Carmen Lawrence: Woodside’s Burrup Hub no good for WA

If you have walked through Yagan Square recently, or picked up a copy of your local paper, or read the news online, you will have found it hard to avoid the misleading claims from Woodside about their Scarborough gas project.

Yindjibarndi Elder Tootsie Daniel's Message to Tanya Plibersek
Yindjibarndi Elder Tootsie Daniel's Message to Tanya Plibersek

Hear from Yindjibarndi Elder Tootsie Daniel in her own words on why Murujuga is a place that should be looked after and cared for — not a place for industry.

Woodside execs grilled over Burrup Hub impacts on Murujuga rock art
Woodside execs grilled over Burrup Hub impacts on Murujuga rock art

Friends of Australian Rock Art co-founder Dr Stephen Bennetts and Conservation Council of WA Executive Director Jess Beckerling were at the Woodside AGM in April to ask execs about the impacts of the Burrup Hub gas project on the globally-significant Murujuga rock art.

Open letter to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek
Open letter to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek

Elders, political figures, and cultural icons urge Tanya Plibersek to protect cultural heritage and prevent Woodside from expanding gas developments at Murujuga on the Burrup Peninsula.

“Murujuga is a very sacred place. It’s a place of Dreamtime stories. That’s our place. They shouldn’t go there and destroy the place.”

— Tootsie Daniel, Yindjibarndi Elder and Murujuga Custodian

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