An Indigenous-led approach to advance the health and wellbeing of Tebrakunna Country and people of the Coastal Plains nation, north-eastern Tasmania.

This research is an Indigenous led co-designed project between Melythina Tiakana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation (MTWAC) and the University of Tasmania spanning all four NESP Hubs. It is focusing on Healthy Country Planning (HCP) processes at Tebrakunna as the Coastal Plains Nation are re-connecting to Ancestral land and sea Country. Through MTWAC’s strategic direction, key priorities and areas of interest there is a core focus on concepts surrounding healthy Country and healthy people that will develop throughout the project and contribute to the HCP for MTWAC.

MTWAC Indigenous researchers, western scientists, HCP facilitators, Tebrakunna Country Rangers and Aboriginal Community members will work together to identify priority the values of, and threats to, Tebrakunna land and sea Country. They will identify strategies to mitigate threats and improve the conditions of values, to help target efforts to improve and protect the health of Tebrakunna Country and people.

This project will help to identify priority management, research and monitoring needs, providing MTWAC with a stronger knowledge base and capacity to:
improve and monitor the health of Tebrakunna Country;
understand connections between the wellbeing of Tebrakunna Country and the people of the Coastal Plains nation; and
take steps towards establishing an IPA over Tebrakunna land and sea Country aimed at protecting cultural and natural values.