Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation

Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) is made up of members from five traditional custodial groups: the Ngarluma, Mardudhunera, Yaburara, Yindjibarndi, and Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo peoples. MAC brings together these five groups to pave the way for future generations and work together for country, while respecting lore, heritage and traditions. MAC was incorporated on 19 April 2006 and is the approved corporate body for the Burrup and Maitland Industrial Estates Agreement (BMIEA). Following a long struggle for native title recognition, three contracting parties comprising the Ngarluma-Yindjibarndi (1994), Yaburara Mardudhunera (1996), and the Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo (1998) received land entitlements and financial benefits in return for surrendering their native title rights and interests over the Burrup Peninsula. This was documented in the BMIEA. As MAC is not a prescribed body corporate for the purposes of native title, it does not receive royalties. Instead, MAC holds the freehold title to Murujug...