Queensland National Park Returned to Traditional Owners

Waanyi traditional owner Alec Doomadgee (right) hands a traditional weapon to Queensland Environment Minister Leanne Linard (left) during a ceremony marking the return of more than 79,000 hectares of Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park to the land’s Traditional Owners, the Waanyi People, at Queensland Parliament House in Brisbane, June 23, 2023. AAP Image/Darren England

Tucked away in the most northwestern part of Queensland, 79,000 hectares of land, gorges and sandstone ranges have been returned to the traditional owners.

The Boodjamulla National Park was handed back to the Waanyi people in a ceremony at Parliament House in Brisbane on June 23.