Woodside and Murujaga Corp partner in $4m rock art centre
WOODSIDE Energy has announced a $4m contribution to the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) to fund the construction of the Murujuga Living Knowledge Centre (MLKC) on the nationally heritage-listed Burrup Peninsula of WA. Woodside chief operations officer Meg O’Neill said the contribution to the MLKC was part of the company’s $34m commitment to heritage, cultural and arts projects in the region under the Burrup Conservation Agreement, signed by Woodside and the Commonwealth Government in 2007. “MAC’s proposal to develop the MLKC at Conzinc Bay as a world-class ecocultural facility for the display and curatorship of rock art will attract Australian and international visitors,” Ms O’Neill said. “The centre will help maintain, promote and celebrate the rich and ancient cultural values of…