Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana
(Heart of Country)
Aboriginal Corporation

Storytelling By Fire, © Lisa Kennedy

Yah Peulinghener

(hello and welcome)

Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana (Heart of Country) Aboriginal Corporation (MTWAC) is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation based in Northern Tasmania. Our traditional Country is the Coastal Plains language nation in the north east of Trouwerner (Tasmania). *

Grounded in the enduring knowledge, leadership and connection of our Ancestors, we care for Country, strengthen culture and support the self-determination of Aboriginal people and communities. Through cultural heritage, education, environmental stewardship, advocacy and partnerships, we work alongside Elders, families and young people to ensure that culture, language and connection to Country continue to flourish for generations to come.

Many of our members come from the Pairrebenne/Trawlwoolway people who were one of the clans of the Coastal Plains Nation. This clan land branches out from the beautiful sea country and coast, an area knows as Tebrakunna Country and into the mountains and hills.

MTWAC also has a head office on the lands of the Stoney Creek language nation and we pay our respects to the people of the three clans- Tyerrenoterpanner, the Leterremairrener and the Panninher.

*Trouwerner is the historically recorded word from north east/east coast language. Tasmania is also known by Loetrouwitter which is the historically recorded word from Nueonne Country (Bruny Island) and the palawa kani word- Lutruwita