Healthy Country, Healthy Water, Healthy Community

The Australian Government is pleased to present the 2024 First Nations Land and Water Management Forum (Dangkal Gwo'yal-wa) Forum (the Forum) to be held on Larrakia Country (Darwin), bringing together First Nations land and water managers from across Australia to celebrate and showcase their achievements looking after Country.

In Larrakia, Dangkal Gwo’yal-wa means Strong Country and this forum focuses on keeping our land and water Country strong by preserving these unique resources through the effective management of Country. The Dangkal Gwo’yal-wa First Nations Land and Water Management Forum will give an opportunity for delegates:

• build networks with each other and government representatives 

• share and celebrate First Nations unique cultures and knowledge

• strengthen Indigenous land and water management sector governance and ownership 

• enhance land and water management practices

• enhance learning opportunities and build organisational capacity and capabilities, and

• initiate partnerships that progress land and water management programs.

Topic streams include:

• Learning from old ways (Culture)

• Embracing the new ways (Technology)

• Sharing knowledge (Collaboration)

• Looking to our future (Planning)

Algaesys will be demonstrating our sustainable wastewater treatment technology and having a yarn about the issues communities are facing and what can be done to help.