Yindjibarndi Water

First Nations Water Company (trading as Yindjibarndi Water) represents a nation of people with deep connections to its water. Yindjibarndi’s expertise in managing its water source requires discipline and a great understanding of working with the Ngurra (land) over thousands of years. This expertise has contributed to the eco-cultural sustainability of the Yindjibarndi people, country, culture, nature, and community, which in turn has accredited the protection of the Millstream and Fortescue River areas in the Pilbara region since Ngurra Nhungungumu (when the world was soft).

Climate change has exposed water security globally as a key issue, and it is now a community expectation that we use the right water for the right purpose and increase our water efficiency and recycling at every opportunity. Water stewardship is a more recently termed phrase for managing our interactions with the natural water cycle sustainably – something that First Nations peoples, as the oldest living culture on earth, have been successfully managing as part of the broader environment.

At Yindjibarndi Water, we passionately believe that there are better ways to manage our water. As descendants of a perfectly created ecosystem, our footprint serves as evidence that we have lived and adapted to balancing political, economic, and social development needs. The interconnectedness of our water systems—the life source of the Yindjibarndi people, our natural flora and fauna, and the wider connected ecosystems—can only survive and remain sustainable through a unique approach. This approach involves combining active on-country projects, managed in real partnership and trust, with the integration of modern engineering practices, water treatment technologies, and carbon abatement programs. These efforts will genuinely contribute to world best practices in water management.