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The Mid North Coast Aboriginal Ranger team supports Aboriginal aspirations in caring for their country. The rangers work across four local Aboriginal Land Council regions and operate across a range of different land tenures in the Mid North Coast region.

Ngunya Jargoon, meaning ‘my land’, was dedicated as an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) in 2013. It covers over 1,114 hectares of the Lower Richmond Valley on the northern coast of New South Wales. 

The Bundjalung people are the original custodians of the northern coastal areas of New South Wales. This area continues to hold special significance for the Bundjalung people.

The Githabul Rangers come from the Githabul community. They work across some 110,000 hectares in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. This region  includes rainforests as well as the Border Ranges National Biodiversity Hotspot. 

The Torres Strait lies between Australia's Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea. It is home to three dedicated Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) and encompasses 14 Torres Strait Island community-based ranger groups on 13 island communities. 

Torres Strait Ranger Groups 

Minyumai Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) was dedicated in 2011. The IPA encompasses ancient rainforests and floodplain wetlands. These act as a gateway to some of the largest coastal forests in far northern New South Wales.

The Yuku-Baja-Muliku people are the traditional custodians of Archer Point, which is located just south of Cooktown in north Queensland.

The Yirrganydji Indigenous Land Sea Rangers care for Yirrganydji country, which runs north from Cairns to Port Douglas in Queensland. 

The Anangu Luritjiku Rangers work on Haasts Bluff Aboriginal Land Trust (ALT). This Trust comprises around 4 million hectares located in the West MacDonnell Ranges. It links into a north-south corridor of Indigenous Protected Areas in the Northern Territory.

The Normanton Land and Sea Ranger Unit is comprised of rangers from the three tribal groups in the Lower Gulf of Carpentaria. These are the Kukatj, Gkuthaarn, and Kurtijar. Their operational area covers the Staaten River in the north of Queensland to the Leichardt River in the west. 

The Queensland Murray-Darling region crosses a wide geographical area and reaches from Goondiwindi to Mitchell and Tara in Queensland. The Queensland Murray-Darling Rangers project showcases reconciliation in action.

The Gumma Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) is located south of Nambucca Heads on the north coast of New South Wales. It was dedicated in 2011. This IPA complements the estuarine system for the adjacent Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park on the eastern seaboard.

The Nijinda Durlga Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) was dedicated in 2014. It is located in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria between Burketown and the Northern Territory border. The IPA covers over 186,850 hectares of the traditional country of the Gangalidda people. 

The Nanum Wungthim Land and Sea Rangers are based in Napranum on the west coast of Cape York. The rangers spend the majority of their time at the Pennefather River and Beach due to the high conservation value of the area.

The Mapoon Land and Sea Rangers manage the traditional lands and seas of the Tjungundji people at Mapoon on Cape York Peninsula. In 1989, a Deed of Grant of Land in Trust covering 183,900 hectares was handed back to the Mapoon people by the Queensland Government.