Land Rights News Northern Edition December 2018
Dec 21, 2018
Australia's longest-running Aboriginal newspaper, telling stories from remote Aboriginal lands from across the Northern Territory.
Blue Mud Bay
Intertidal zone: permit waiver extended
The Northern Land Council has agreed to a 6-month extension of the permit waiver to access the Aboriginal-owned intertidal zone while negotiations can take place. The permit waiver will now expire on 28 June 2019.
Sea Country Rights
Aboriginal land is privately owned. It is not Crown land, nor public land. Permission must be obtained in accordance with the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 before going onto Aboriginal Land. This includes access to tidal waters over Aboriginal land.
Meet our ranger groups
The NLC currently supports 17 Indigenous ranger groups. NLC’s Caring for Country rangers operate across almost 200,000 square kilometres of land owned by Aboriginal peoples in the Land Council's area.
Latest
Timber Creek Rangers trained in sawfish monitoring
Dec 19, 2018
NLC’s Timber Creek rangers and CSIRO have established a sawfish monitoring program on the Victoria River to record population estimates.
High Court comes to Darwin: Valuing native title in dollars
Dec 21, 2018
In September 2018, the Timber Creek native title compensation claim – one of the biggest test cases in Indigenous rights since Mabo – brought the High Court of Australia to the Northern Territory for the first time in its 116-year history.
Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) beneficial grant funding round
Nov 21, 2018
The next Aboriginals Benefit Account (ABA) beneficial grant funding round opens on Monday 3 December 2018 and close on Friday 1 February 2019.
NLC welcomes amendment to NLC Land Rights Act
Nov 26, 2018
The Northern Land Council welcomes the amendment to the Land Rights Act passed through the Senate this evening.
NLC Annual Report 2017-18
Nov 21, 2018
The Northern Land Council Annual Report 2017-18 provides a comprehensive account of the Council’s performance from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Latest News
Browse the latest stories on rangers, land rights, sea rights and more from across the NLC's region.
Annual Report
The Northern Land Council Annual Report 2017-18 provides a comprehensive account of the Council’s performance from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.