Protect Larrakia Country
We all have places that hold deep meaning for us. For Larrakia people, the lands that hold our Creation Stories, where our Ancestors rest, where we heal, gather, and practise ceremony are sacred — places we’ve cared for since time immemorial.
Since colonisation, these places have been taken, exploited, and profited from, preventing Larrakia families from protecting and caring for our ancestral lands, life-giving forests, and sacred waterways. Many of these places are now damaged — a loss felt by our people and by the wider community.
Led by Larrakia people and supported by allies, the Protect Larrakia Country campaign is rooted in self-determination and the belief that Larrakia people must once again care for this land with the knowledge that has sustained our people for millennia.
Our goals:
1. Protect Darwin Harbour
Our waterways, shores, and mangroves are life-giving places of culture and biodiversity — and vital in a climate-changing world. Protecting them is essential to preserving culture and a thriving future for all.
Our waterways, shores, and mangroves are life-giving places of culture and biodiversity — and vital in a climate-changing world. Protecting them is essential to preserving culture and a thriving future for all.
2. Return Lee Point to Larrakia care and stewardship
Lee Point’s coastal bushland is one of the last great natural stretches in Darwin, home to hundreds of bird species, ancient trees, and sacred Larrakia Dreaming places. These lands must be returned to Larrakia care so our families can continue to nurture them for generations yet to come.
Lee Point’s coastal bushland is one of the last great natural stretches in Darwin, home to hundreds of bird species, ancient trees, and sacred Larrakia Dreaming places. These lands must be returned to Larrakia care so our families can continue to nurture them for generations yet to come.
3. Restore and heal Larrakia waterways
Where military activities and pollution have harmed our creeks and waterways, we want the time, resources and space to heal our lands and waters and to heal ourselves.
Where military activities and pollution have harmed our creeks and waterways, we want the time, resources and space to heal our lands and waters and to heal ourselves.
Together, these calls form a clear vision: to protect Country, resist destruction, and restore land and decision-making power to Larrakia people — for culture, climate, Country, and future generations.