Noongar Land Enterprise Group Information

The Noongar Land Enterprises (NLE) Group is an incorporated not-for-profit grower group, the first Aboriginal grower group, in Australia and is located in Western Australia’s south-west region (traditionally known as Noongar Boodja). NLE’s vision is to be the leading Aboriginal organisation that develops commercially viable Noongar land based businesses. Creating and successfully managing business enterprises such as bush food, sandalwood production, cultural tourism and honey. Integrated with mainstream agricultural production, the NLE will provide employment opportunities for Aboriginal people and funds to re-invest in the Noongar estate in South West WA. NLE's purpose is to allow collective strength to achieve optimum economic rewards from Noongar land based enterprises to benefit Noongar people. Noongar people have formed the NLE and are driving the process to capitalise on its collective power whether that be through information exchange, representation or through business development pathways. The NLE has identified the economic opportunities of Noongar land but also the carryon effects in terms of social and cultural benefits. Providing respite and healing on country and cultural connection and rejuvenation are key aspirations of the Indigenous people involved. A successful NLE can facilitate training opportunities which will further enhance the capabilities and opportunities for Noongar people. NLE, in time, can attract more Noongar landholder members and provide a framework and support for these landholders for socioeconomic benefits. The current membership of NLE consists of eight landholding groups across the south-west region of Western Australia, including: Banjelungup Aboriginal Corporation (Bremer Bay), Dowrene Farm Aboriginal Corporation (Cranbrook), Woolah-Wah Land Aboriginal Corporation (Bakers Hill), Woolkabunning Kiaka Incorporation (Bunbury), Wongutha CAPS Incorporation (Esperance) and Yaraguia Enterprises Incorporation (Beverley).