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The long-awaited Mungada Ridge National Park is the eighth national park to be created by the Western Australian Government with the area  home to ancient rock formations, known as banded iron formations (BIF) - distinct landforms that are considered some of the oldest rock formations in the world.

Mungada Ridge is the first largely intact BIF in the Mid-West region to be reserved as a national park and provided with the highest level of protection.

The State Government's ambitious environmental agenda continues with the creation of Mungada Ridge National Park - spanning 1,000 hectares and located on Yamatji country, and will be jointly vested with the Bundi Yamatji Aboriginal Corporation (BYAC) and the Conservation and Parks Commission, who will work collaboratively with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions on future management.

Following the signing of the Yamatji Nation Indigenous Land Use Agreement with the Western Australian Government in 2020, the Yamatji Southern Regional Corporation was established to manage the benefits of the agreement. As part of the Yamatji Nation governance structure, BYAC was established as the organisation to hold Native Title.

The creation of the Mungada Ridge National Park fulfils a commitment under the Yamatji Nation Indigenous Land Use Agreement and will ensure that Yamatji people have the opportunity to protect and care for their country in a genuine partnership with the WA Government.

The new national park is a stronghold for an array of species including the threatened flora acacia woodmaniorum and threatened fauna malleefowl, as well as rare and restricted vegetation communities.

BIF ranges are of significant biodiversity value as a consequence of their unique geology, soils and relative isolation. Work has been underway for more than a decade to identify and protect the most significant areas within the BIF ranges of the Mid-West and to create this national park.

An example of BIF from Karijini National Park (waiting for image of BIF from Mungada Ridge National Park)

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