“Receiving the N.T. Virgin Coastcare award meant so much to Dhimurru.  We have been managing marine debris on our coastline for 25 years now, and as daunting as this problem is to manage, receiving recognition for our efforts was a real morale booster and demonstrates that our hard work doesn’t go unnoticed.” – Luke Playford, Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation

Established by Yolngu land-owners in Northeast Arnhem Land, Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation look after 70 kilometres of beaches tarnished by marine debris within their Indigenous Protected Area. An important nesting habitat for marine turtles and internationally significant breeding populations of Bridled and Roseate Terns, the once pristine coastline is being inundated with some of the highest densities of rubbish in the world.