Having overcome considerable literacy and numeracy issues, Yupunu Fiona Marika commenced her studies towards a Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education in 2012. She completed all the units in just over 18 months while working full-time as a Ranger on Country with Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation.
Qualification: Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management
Employer: Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation
Training Provider: Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
Having overcome considerable literacy and numeracy issues, Yupunu Fiona Marika commenced her studies towards a Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education in 2012. She completed all the units in just over 18 months while working full-time as a Ranger on Country with Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation.
Yupunu is now one of three senior rangers with the corporation, and she leads a team of rangers in a range of land and sea-based management activities. This role requires her to provide mentoring, direction and leadership to the staff with whom she works.
Yupunu shares her cultural knowledge through her weekly visits to the Yirrkala School, where she and another ranger lead a Learning on Country programme. She is a role model and teacher to the students studying the Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management.