Today marks one year of ownership and operation of Roebuck Plains Station by Aboriginal Corporation Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY).
The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) initially purchased Roebuck Plains Station in 1999 to benefit Yawuru Traditional Owners. In 2006, the Federal Court determined that the whole of Roebuck Plains Station was to hold the unique status of exclusive possession Yawuru Native Title. The Yawuru language name for the land on which the Station is located, is Gumaranganyjal.