Our Arabana Rangers have recently completed their commercial drone licence training, working alongside Kokatha and Gawler Rangers. This training now allows our team to operate drones up to 25kg, giving us powerful new tools to map, monitor, and record Arabana Country more effectively. The course was held at Roxby Station, where Rangers learned the rules, safety requirements, and practical skills needed to fly drones the right way. These new capabilities will support our work

Arabana Voices Featured Again: Water Extraction Under the Spotlight Arru! Our community’s knowledge and connection to Country are once again being heard on a national stage. In a new feature by the ABC the cultural and ecological importance of the springs on Arabana Country is examined, including our calls for an end to excessive water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin. Arabana Ranger Zaaheer McKenzie shares the stories of our mound springs and the stakes for our land,

We were honoured to have hosted the media team from ABC recently as they joined our Rangers and Traditional Owners on Country. They’ve produced a compelling story about the pressure on water in the Great Artesian Basin, featuring voices and knowledge from our own community as we work to care for Country and its waters. Click through to read the full article and hear the full story: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-23/water-is-under-pressure-in-the-great-artesian-basin/1060

Arru! Arabana Aboriginal Corporation has released our first Annual Report, presented at the AGM last weekend. In previous years, we’ve shared our AGM and SGM updates through video, but this year marks the first time we have written Annual Report that community can read, take home, and keep. It’s a milestone in growing our transparency, communication, and the way we share our story with Arabana community. The report brings together the work we’ve done over the past year: our p

Arru, Arabana nharla! Boy do we have an announcement for you today! Arabana Aboriginal Corporation has been successful in securing funding through the second round of the Federal Government’s Indigenous Ranger Expansion Grant. This is a huge milestone for our community, and one that’s been a long time coming. After an earlier unsuccessful application last year, we stayed the course, strengthened our proposal, and this time came through victorious. Thanks to this funding, we’l

Arru! Check out this video from the third annual SA Arid Lands Indigenous Ranger Gathering at Finniss Springs. This year’s gathering...

In this lesson you will learn how to introduce yourself to someone and ask them where they are from. Arru (Hello) Wa r a anpa? (Who are...

Arru! We’re excited to launch our new Arabana Language Campaign - Wangka Arabana: Speak It, Share It. Language is at the heart of our...

On the second day of the Arabana Ngura, after a minor explosion of the Finniss septic system (now resolved!), participants travelled in...

Glen and Cat from the First Nations Clean Energy Network are heading to Marree on Thursday 21 August. Join them for lunch and yarn about...

Arru! We were proud to welcome Indigenous Rangers from across the SA Arid Lands region to Finniss Springs for the third annual SA Arid...

To camp attendees, the AAC has a many photos and videos of the 2025 Arabana Ngura (and some photos from 2024). We would like to share...

We'd like to hear what you enjoyed, what you didn't, and what we can improve for next time. You can fill out our feedback form online...

By Dr Veronica Arbon Here are a few words and three of the songs from the Wardu and Wadni workshops in Port Augusta and the Arabana Camp....

The newest edition of our quarterly newsletter is out now! Members can expect a copy in the mail if they have not received it already. In...

The new and updated consolidated Rulebook for the Arabana Aboriginal Corporation (AAC) is now available on our website for download! This...

The annual Arabana Ngura was held at Finniss Springs Station over the weekend of July 11-14. Over 100 Arabana nharla attended. People...

If you’re in Rundle Mall this week, make sure to stop by and take a look at the beautiful photographic series on display, created by...

Happy NAIDOC Week, you mob! It’s always great to stop, pause, reflect, and celebrate this year’s theme: The Next Generation: Strength,...

Arru! We’ve got something a little extra special happening at the Arabana Camp next weekend! We’re giving away 8 beautiful NAIDOC hampers...