Dear Members

Members will be aware that they must apply to the corporation for membership on a form that requires their name, residential and preferred postal address, date of birth and contact number.

It has been reported in the media that members have nominated a common address as their preferred postal address. This is not breaking any rules provided the mail is being passed on to the right person. I have sought assurances from the householders where this is occurring that the mail is being passed on. I would like to say however the number of people involved is nowhere near as high as recently reported in the media.

There has been a serious breach of confidentiality from our corporation where the membership information for 47 people has been downloaded from our database into a spreadsheet and provided to a third party. I have taken decisive action on this and reached out to the members involved where I have contact details. I have also been contacted by an individual who alleges they did not apply for membership, and this is being investigated.

Whilst I was not employed by the corporation in 2023, I have checked records and meeting minutes and find that all membership applications were presented to the board for approval at a legitimate meeting where a quorum was present. It is important to note that whilst our board comprises Member Directors and Expert Directors, they all share the same responsibilities and rights to act on behalf of the corporation.

As this continues to be played out in the newspaper and social media, I encourage all members to be respectful to each other, and contact me on 8166 1940 if they have concern. I will be at the AGM in Katanning on 22 November 2025 and happy to speak to members.

Noelene McCormick

Chief Executive Officer

29 October 2025

2025 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Attendance at the Annual General Meeting is for members of the Corporation only.

WKSN Management Pty Ltd has been established to independently manage the WKSN Charitable Trust on behalf of members.

 We are actively seeking two directors with expertise in governance and financial management to guide the WKSN Charitable Trust to ensure financial sustainability and growth. Applicants should be leaders in their field and be a GAICD.

These positions will be renumerated initially inline with a twice yearly board meeting, with appointment to be for a two year term.

Applications close COB Friday 17 October 2025 and should be sent to elections@wagylkaip.org.au

The ILUA provides for the creation of the Noongar Land Estate to provide benefits for Noongar people.

Three parcels of land sit within the Noongar Boodja Trust.

The board now invites Aboriginal Corporations who would like to lease one, or both, of these lots to forward an “Expression of Interest” .

Further information is provided in the attachments.

Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar Aboriginal Corporation is seeking members with Cultural Authority to serve on the Cultural Advice Committee to provide cultural advice to the Board of Directors.

Nominations will be sought from male and female elders with Cultural Authority in the five wards of Kaneang ,Menang, Goreng, Wilman and Wadjari.

The nomination period for the positions will commence on 15 August 2025 and close on 8 September 2025.

Should a ballot be required it will start early in October 2025.

Nominations form available on WKSN website as a download

https://wagylkaip.org.au/elections

We pass on our thanks to John Penny, Wendy Hayden and Graeme Miniter who served on the WKSN Liaison Committee for the Galaxy Mt Cattlin Mine.

These three individuals ensured that the Annual Payment of $90,000 under the Agreement was held by the mine until a WKSN Charitable Trust could be formed.

Thankfully, this has now been finalised and Arcadium Lithium invoiced for the funds.

These funds will be held by the WKSN Charitable Trust, until a Trustee is appointed, and they can be distributed according to the Agreement.

If you would like more information, please contact us.

Welcome Fergus Anderson who has joined our Land Services Team as Land Officer.

Fergus is a Humanities and Commerce graduate with experience in surveying, mapping, drone operations, and information systems. After spending time in Perth for university and work, he has returned to the Great Southern and is excited to bring these skills to his new role at Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar Aboriginal Corporation, working alongside Noongar communities to care for country across the region.

Cultural fire puts the needs of Country first and uses fire to keep Boodja healthy, rather than just aiming to reduce the hazard, which is the wadjela way of burning. We can’t just go and start burning though, first we need to make sure any burns we do are legal, that all the people who do the burns are properly trained, that we have the right equipment, and that burns are overseen by Elders to ensure they are done the right way.

2 July

The Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar Aboriginal Corporation (WKSN AC), the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (SWALSC) and the other South West Native Title Settlement Noongar Regional Corporations successfully lobbied the Western Australian Government to ensure Noongar customary hunting rights are recognised and protected under the new Firearms Act 2024.

WKSN AC has delegated to SWALSC the ability to be able to provide people who are eligible to be WKSN AC members with Property Hunting Permission letters for their Gun License applications. 

The WKSN AC would like to thank the SWALSC for providing this important service to the Noongar community.      

If you are seeking a Property Hunting Permission Letter for your Firearms Act 2024 Firearm Licence renewal or application, visit the SWALSC website at noongar.org.au/hunting-rights.