OVERVIEW
Full name of organisation	Fringedwellers of the Swan Valley
Short description	The Fringe Dwellers of the Swan Valley were an Aboriginal organisation, led by Robert Bropho, that waged a campaign against redevelopment on sacred land through political protests, demonstrations, a petition to the Queen and even battle in the WA Supreme Court, eventually the High Court following that. Though they were ultimately not able to prevent the redevelopment of the site, they were able to set important legal and political precedents.
Start date	1981
Organisation type	Community Group
URLs	https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131849291?searchTerm=%22Fringedwellers%20of%20the%20Swan%20Valley%22
Group Affiliation(s)	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
	Rural
Leader	Bropho, Robert