Booderee, Kakadu and Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Parks are managed jointly by the Director and Traditional Owners in accordance with the EPBC Act. Each park has a board of management established under the Act, with a majority of Indigenous members who are nominated by the Aboriginal Owners. Board members at 30 June 2020 are listed in Table 6: Booderee National Park Board of Management membership, Table 7: Kakadu Board of Management membership, and Table 8: Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa Board of Management membership.

Booderee National Park Board of Management

Clive Freeman

Chair – Booderee National Park Board of Management

Kakadu Board of Management

Maria Lee

Chair – Kakadu National Park Board of Management

Maria lives at Kybrook Farm just outside of Pine Creek and is actively involved in maintaining a community that is free from the negative effects of alcohol and substance abuse. Maria is often involved in the various community programs that are available and strives to provide a safe and happy environment for the children within the community. Maria is a member of the Jawoyn Association and Werenbun Aboriginal Corporation.

Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa Board of Management

Sidney James

Chair – Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park Board of Management

Sidney has had many years’ experience on Boards and was a Director for Wana Ungkunytja, an organisation that oversees the management of multiple central desert organisations.

Sidney and his family have strong ties to the Kata Tjuṯa area, through his Tjamu (grandfather) who also assisted the expedition crew to Harold B. Lasseter’s grave site. Over the last 3 years, Sidney has been operating visitor tours reliving Lasseter’s fateful trail.

In his role as Chair, Sidney wants to aim for the goals set previously by the Board and run everything ‘straight and smooth’. Sidney said ‘The aim is to go straight, everything is already set up for us, follow that iwara (trail).