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World Environment Day | Truwana RangersThis week, the Truwana Rangers Roy, Lindee, Shane and Phil completed their annual...
04/06/2026

World Environment Day | Truwana Rangers
This week, the Truwana Rangers Roy, Lindee, Shane and Phil completed their annual partnership burn with Bush Heritage Australia at Friendly Beaches Reserve.

Rangers spent the week installing exclusion fencing around local restricted plant species, undertaking cool burning activities, and completing cultural heritage surveys throughout the Freycinet area.

World Environment Day is an opportunity to recognise that the work of the Truwana Rangers extends far beyond their home island.

While their core role is caring for Country on Truwana, opportunities such as this allow Rangers to travel, share cultural knowledge, learn from other land managers, strengthen partnerships, and contribute to environmental and cultural outcomes across all of Lutruwita.

Working alongside other organisations and communities helps build skills, exchange knowledge, and support healthy Country for future generations.

🌿 Join the Truwana Rangers Team 🌿We're seeking expressions of interest from Aboriginal people across Tayaritja / Furneau...
04/06/2026

🌿 Join the Truwana Rangers Team 🌿

We're seeking expressions of interest from Aboriginal people across Tayaritja / Furneaux Islands and Northern Lutruwita who are interested in working on Country. 🖤💛❤️

Whether you're looking for casual, part-time or full-time work, we'd love to hear from you.

As a Truwana Ranger, you may be involved in land and sea management, Cultural heritage protection, environmental monitoring, community engagement and caring for Country.

✈️Travel throughout Tayaritja is a part of the role.

We're committed to building a strong and diverse ranger workforce and encourage applications from all genders.
Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Expressions of interest will be kept on file and considered as current and future opportunities arise.

Interested? Send us a short email telling us a bit about yourself, your interest in working on Country, and any skills, knowledge or experience you'd like to share.

📧 [email protected]

If you've already submitted an expression of interest, there's no need to apply again - we'll be in touch.

Rangers Phil and Shane recently checked out some giant kelp washed ashore on Eastern Truwana.The Rangers continue to wor...
01/06/2026

Rangers Phil and Shane recently checked out some giant kelp washed ashore on Eastern Truwana.

The Rangers continue to work with IMAS on giant kelp restoration sites within their Sea Country operations around Truwana and the Furneaux Islands, supporting ongoing efforts to restore giant kelp in the region.

📣 Applications Extended until end of birding:Join the Truwana Ranger Team!We are inviting applications for the role of T...
14/04/2026

📣 Applications Extended until end of birding:
Join the Truwana Ranger Team!
We are inviting applications for the role of Truwana Ranger to join our team on Truwana/Cape Barren Island.

This is an identified Aboriginal position and will contribute to:
✨ Caring for Country
✨ Protecting heritage
✨ Supporting Community

📅 Applications close on the 30 April 2026.

ALCT is committed to building a strong and diverse ranger workforce, and invites applications from all genders. We are particularly dedicated to growing our women’s ranger team and creating an inclusive and supportive workplace that reflects the community we serve.

What We Offer
🌱 A meaningful role caring for Aboriginal land and cultural landscapes.
🖤 Opportunities for professional development and training.
💛 A supportive team environment.
❤️ Competitive salary and employment conditions.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit:
A current CV, and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant experience to [email protected]

For further information or to discuss the position, contact Truwana Ranger Coordinator, Steve Heggie, at [email protected].
Visit our website for more information

Truwana Rangers were on Country at Wybalenna in February, supporting a strong period of truth telling, restoration, and ...
01/04/2026

Truwana Rangers were on Country at Wybalenna in February, supporting a strong period of truth telling, restoration, and Community coming together.

There was a lot of movement across the site, with many planes, setting up, sharing meals, and spending time back on Country, some for the first time in many years.

Rangers supported on-ground logistics, including site preparation, transporting supplies by boat, coordinating setup and pack-down, and making sure things ran smoothly, while also taking time to be part of the gathering and listen to stories being shared.

It was good to see Wybalenna being used in this way, with restoration works making it possible for people to stay and spend time on Country.

A lot of people pitched in, from cooking and setting up, to helping move people around and keep things going. Strong support from Community, partners, and the wider island made it all come together.

📸Jillian Mundy Photography - Hobart based photographer

With funding from Wedgetail the rangers installed acoustic recorders and camera traps at the remote Crystal Lagoon on th...
19/03/2026

With funding from Wedgetail the rangers installed acoustic recorders and camera traps at the remote Crystal Lagoon on the SE coast of Truwana this week. Data gather will inform the Rangers of species present at this important summer migratory bird stop over.

Over the past few months, Truwana Rangers have been collecting ocean temperature data across Sea Country around Truwana ...
09/02/2026

Over the past few months, Truwana Rangers have been collecting ocean temperature data across Sea Country around Truwana / Cape Barren Island. 🌊

These Sea Country observations feed directly into national ocean monitoring systems and help scientists understand changes in currents, marine ecosystems and extreme warming or cooling events.

🔍 Follow the data in real time: https://oceancurrent.aodn.org.au/
check out the charts and see what the ocean’s telling us.

This month, Truwana Rangers completed a 2-day Remote First Aid refresher with Johnson First Aid Training, Tim. The train...
27/01/2026

This month, Truwana Rangers completed a 2-day Remote First Aid refresher with Johnson First Aid Training, Tim. The training focused on practical scenarios that reflect the realities of working on Country, where support can mean calling in a plane, helicopter or boat, and often waiting for the weather to play along.
These skills are essential for day-to-day operations where remote environments, long distances and unpredictable conditions are part of the job. Proud of our Rangers for always being prepared and looking after each other.
There was plenty of role play, with the ALCT GM and SEO stepping in as “injured patients,” providing Rangers with realistic (and occasionally dramatic) scenarios to work through. No permanent injuries were sustained.
Strong skills = Safe Rangers = Healthy Country.

As we wrap up 2025, we reflect on what sets the Truwana Rangers apart. They are on Country every day, physically working...
22/12/2025

As we wrap up 2025, we reflect on what sets the Truwana Rangers apart. They are on Country every day, physically working on returned Aboriginal Land and Sea Country, delivering cultural and conservation work on behalf of the wider Community.

Their strength is in what they do on the ground.
Real outcomes.
Consistent action.
Visible change on Country.

In 2025, this looked like more than 100 days of cat trapping, resulting in 26 feral cats removed. It included cultural burns undertaken on Truwana, continued control of gorse, boxthorn and grassy weeds, and the installation of Aboriginal Land signage across the island.

The Rangers worked alongside the World Wildlife Fund to complete the first mammal survey of Truwana, which identified the white footed dunnart, a species not previously recorded on other Furneaux Islands.

The team completed essential workplace training including working at heights, coxswain certification, tree falling, firefighting and dive training, building skills that directly support safe and effective work on Country.

Beyond day to day land and sea management, the Rangers represented the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania at fire consortium meetings, met with the Federal Minister, and continued lobbying for the return of Crown land within the Furneaux Islands.

This year also saw the purchase of a vessel, enabling the team to manage Sea Country locally, access remote areas, and carry out marine debris clean ups.

2025 also carried loss. The team felt the passing of one of their Rangers and a respected Community member. After taking time to grieve, they returned to the work on Country in her honour, continuing the responsibilities she cared deeply about.

This is a Ranger group that delivers. Not by talking about the work, but by turning up and doing it, every day, on Country.

The Truwana Rangers are finishing up on Wednesday 24 December. We thank everyone who supports this work and walks alongside the Rangers.

We look ahead to continuing this work in 2026.

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The Esplanade
Cape Barren Island, TAS
7257

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4pm
Friday 7:30am - 2pm

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+61475069477

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