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Aboriginal Cultural Landscape Rangers for Tasmania

Federal funds secure Tasmanian Aboriginal rangers to care for land http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-09/federal-funds-secure-tasmanian-aboriginal-rangers/4875112?section=tas Aug 9, 2013  The Federal Government has allocated almost one million dollars funding for Tasmanian indigenous rangers.

The $980,000 would be provided over three years to the Environment Department to help traditional custodians care for their land.

The money comes from an existing program. The Federal Environment Minister, Mark Butler, says the new Aboriginal Cultural Landscape Rangers would hit the ground next year.

“To ensure that there are indigenous employment opportunities connected to those values but also that there is the maximum opportunity possible to have those values explained to the broader Australian opportunity,” he said.

August 10, 2013 - Posted by | aboriginal issues, Tasmania

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