The Karajarri Rangers have successfully managed the Karajarri Indigenous Protected Area in the south-west Kimberley for the last 15 years. Their experience with two-way science puts the group in a unique position to offer insights on how partnerships across sectors have succeeded or failed. These learnings will be explored with particular focus on experiences gained from a five-year collaborative partnership with The University of Western Australia, monitoring invertebrates on intertidal rock platforms. The Karajarri Rangers believe that the next step in two-way science requires research to be conducted in more accessible ways that meaningfully engage and build capacity of rangers and community members groups. Mutual understanding and communication of the priorities of both researcher and Ranger is vital to ensure that expectations of both partners can be met. Furthermore, collaboration needs to extend beyond fieldwork to aspects of projects, culminating in translating the results in a locally applicable way. The Karajarri Rangers will candidly discuss the realities of their experiences with consultation and collaboration, reflecting on the practical challenges and strengths of implementing right-way two-way science offering their observations on how partners can engage with respect, and the benefits that can come from doing research in a cultural context.