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The Yinhawangka people feel a keen responsibility to protect the Nyimili Range, now and for future generations. The Nyimili Project was developed in response to community concerns regarding potential threats to the range as a result of mining and development in the area. The Yinhawangka have expressed the need for the ongoing management of the range to maintain the spiritual, practical and environmental uniqueness of Nyimili. This includes the responsibility to manage the danger associated with Nyimili and the management of rare and unique flora and fauna species, heritage and cultural sites, and to preserve the stories associated with the place.
Currently a range of options are being considered under state and federal legislation to protect and manage the range. These options include registration of the range as a Protected Area under the Aboriginal Heritage Act (WA) 1972, the nomination of the range as a Class A reserve under the Land Administration Act (WA) 1997, registration of the range as Federal Indigenous Protected Area and National Heritage Listing.
Ideally, the Yinhawangka people wish to establish a ranger program that would employ people from the community. A ranger program would allow the Yinhawangka people to be directly involved in the protection of the cultural and heritage values of the range, and help to facilitate programs to manage environmental threats to the range such as the removal of the Stinking Passion Flower that is currently choking Tulip Gorge.
Further information regarding the significance of the range to the Yinhawangka and their responsibility to protect the range can be found within the A Living Landscape and We Belong to This Country interactive tours.