Strong Culture, Strong Future – Yawuru PBC

Watch and share the Yawuru story.

Prescribed Body Corporates are essential partners in driving social, environmental and economic benefits for communities, regional economies and the broader Australian public, often with limited resources and insufficient capacity. Failing to invest in PBCs carries real risk, and this film adds to the evidence base for a new, sustainable funding model for the sector.

Yawuru’s story shows what’s possible when a PBC is properly resourced and self-determined: strong governance, cultural leadership, and real outcomes for Country, community and prosperity. After a native title journey spanning over a decade, Yawuru people won recognition of native title in 2006 across roughly 530,000 hectares, a landmark moment for the community.

Since then, Yawuru has built a language centre reaching around 1,500 students a year, a ranger program caring for Country, and a thriving corporate group creating real economic opportunity for the community. That strength is grounded in Mabu Liyan: a strong, good and healthy spirit achieved through healthy Country, strong community, practicing culture, and sound prosperity and governance.

As Yawuru Elder Di Appleby reflects in the film: “This place is not for me today, but it’s for the future of who’s coming up next.”

This film was produced by Dayvis Heyne, a Gumbaynggirr man and filmmaker living on Yawuru Country in Broome.

Yawuru’s story is just one of many Prescribed Body Corporate success stories and we’re proud to share it — watch the first film, on the Yaegl Traditional Owner Corporation, here