Proudly 100% Aboriginal Owned
About Us
Warrimbah Watercart Services ABN 86419914725 is a sole trader entity based in Broome.
Warrimbah Watercart Services is a newly established business 100% owned and operated by Albert Clifton who has Aboriginal family connections with both the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australian.
Albert’s mother Helga Lawford, originates from the Nyul Nyul, Kija and Jaru Aboriginal group from the Kimberley. His father Peter Clifton, originates from the Nyamal/Njamal, Ngarluma and Yinjibandi Aboriginal group from the Pilbara region. Albert’s wife Renee Clifton nee Hunter, originates from the Nyikina and Kokatha Aboriginal groups.
Albert Clifton is a plant and machinery operator who has 10 years experience in providing watercart services, dozer, haulpack and service truck operations within a mining environment (RioTinto and BHP) in addition to previous road construction work undertaken on the Roebuck establishment project.
Warrimbah Watercart Services manages its own office functions including bookkeeping and payroll undertaken by Albert’s wife Renee Clifton, who is an experienced office administrator.
The Clifton family have long term ambitions to grow Warrimbah Watercart Service’s range of services and ongoing sustainability in the earthmoving and construction industry and provide local Kimberley and Pilbara Indigenous people employment opportunities.
Meaning of Warrimbah by Albert’s mother Helga Lawford
“Warrimbah means fresh running spring water in the Nyul Nyul language. Water is very siginificant and sacred to Aboriginal people as it is a precious resource and it provides life, without water everything dies. Beagle Bay was surrounded with many Warrimbah. We had one significant Warrimbah about 100 metres from my home in Beagle Bay where all my family and all the children in the community would swim and play. The best time of the year to swim was wet season, when the water was fresh and running. Warrimbah was special to us as it provided water for us to survive. Warrimbah was a food source as the nigilbuninj (fresh water eel) lived in there and we would feed off it. To catch the nigilbuninj my grandfather would push the baited fishing line into the mud with a large stick to get to the layer of water under the mud. He would leave it there for hours or a day and check it so often to see if he caught the nigilbuninj. The bait used to catch the nigilbuninj was the brown sand frogs which all us kids would dig up from the sand. As you can see Warrimbah was a very special place for us growing up on Nyul Nyul country, it provided us with water, food and family activities.”
Call: 0477 539 431
For all your water cartage and dust supression requirements
