New Aboriginal-owned campground opens in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt

New Aboriginal-owned campground opens in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt Bryce Gray Mon, 02/11/2026 - 16:13 Western Australia's eighth Camping with Custodians campground has officially opened at Yallalie Downs near Dandaragan, creating a new Aboriginal-owned tourism experience on Yued Noongar Country. Koora Boodja Campground is the first Camping with Custodians site in the Wheatbelt region of Australia's Coral Coast and only the second outside the Kimberley. It has been delivered under the Jina: Western Australian Aboriginal Tourism Action Plan and supported through a $6 million partnership between the Western Australian Government through Tourism WA, and the Australian Government under the Strategic Indigenous Tourism Projects fund. Meaning 'yesterday country' in Noongar language, Koora Boodja Campground offers visitors the opportunity to stay on Country and connect with local Aboriginal culture through immersive cultural experiences. The campground features 14 camping bays, six caravan bays, shared ablutions, a camp kitchen, a yarning circle and fire pit, and is planned to have a dedicated stargazing platform. Beemurra Aboriginal Corporation plans to offer Aboriginal astronomy expe

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