Talking History: Deborah Jones. At Kalkarindji, 25 August 2022
Feb 1, 2023
Deborah Jones is a Ngaliwurru/ Nungali woman who lives at Timber Creek. Her traditional land is Wanimin Yirijpirnti, in the upper Victoria River area.
Walking together in managing our parks
Jan 25, 2023
Since the first agreement over Territory parks 30 years ago at Nitmiluk— between Traditional Owners and the NT Parks and Wildlife Commission—there has been little coordinated planning, often poor management, and mixed government response to Aboriginal peoples inclusion to park management.
Wagiman Rangers – a “burning ambition” to improve management of the Wagiman & Upper Daly Aboriginal Land Trusts
Jan 20, 2023
Since 2021, the Northern Land Council’s Wagiman Rangers have been working closer with their communities, neighbouring Ranger groups, local non-Aboriginal land managers and land-owners and external consultants and scientists to establish a sustainable fire and land management regime throughout their traditional lands.
Wugularr proves that community licensed venues can work!
Jan 18, 2023
Recently the Wugularr (Beswick) community celebrated the grand opening of a new community bistro, made possible through the local store’s community benefit fund.
Measuring waste in tonnes and millions in East Arnhem
Jan 13, 2023
Waste management in East Arnhem is a difficult operation. Communities are spread across large areas of isolated and hard to access land and there’s limited space for landfill, particularly within island communities.
Garngi rangers – the NLC’s “eyes and ears” on the Arafura Sea
Jan 10, 2023
The Northern Land Council’s Garngi ranger group operate out of Minjilang on Croker Island 200km north-east of Darwin and manage the land and coastal waters around Croker Island.
Traditional Owners in the Top End are fed up with antifracking activists interfering on their country
Aug 5, 2022
When Jingili Elder Pompey Raymond reflects on the Northern Territory's oil and gas industry, he sees careers for young people, education, community infrastructure and a pathway to protect his country.
New burial laws respect Aboriginal culture and protect burial sites
Aug 4, 2022
In May this year the Northern Territory Government introduced a new bill to Parliament that acknowledges and respects Aboriginal customs and traditions for burials and exhumations.
A pipeline to caring for country
Aug 2, 2022
Aboriginal rangers play a critical role in restoring and maintaining traditional lands and seas, getting rid of feral animals and weeds, and protecting endangered species.
Marine area to protect ‘sacred sites, song lines’
Aug 1, 2022
When the Land Rights Act was passed, the mob in Canberra didn’t pay much attention in the law about the importance of sea country to our people. High Court rulings and changes to law and policy now recognise the critical role Traditional Owners have in protecting sea country.
Meet the Roper River’s newest Fisheries Inspectors
Jul 26, 2022
Yugul Mangi Rangers Clarence Rogers and Julie Roy were appointed as Class I Fisheries Inspectors in June after completing the Certificate III in Fisheries Compliance.
A Northern Territory by other names would sound much sweeter
May 3, 2022
About 25 years ago former NLC Director, the late John Ah Kit, envisaged a much changed landscape for the NT—where Aboriginal place names would be recognised along the whole stretch of the Stuart Highway.
Ancient plants get new home in epic relocation mission
May 2, 2022
The Kenbi Rangers have successfully extracted and relocated nearly 150 cycad plants from the Finniss Lithium project site, protecting the plants from possible destruction.
Talking history: ‘It’s important to know the stories’
Apr 30, 2022
Dhämbiŋ Burarrwaŋa has been a part of the Learning on Country (LoC) Program since 2016 and has been integral to the success of the program in Galiwin’ku.
Meet NLC’s new Kakadu Joint Management Officer Natasha Nadji
Apr 28, 2022
Ms Nadji is the NLC’s new Kakadu Joint Management Officer. She sat down with Land Rights News to share stories with us about her family, growing up on country and her hopes for the future of Kakadu National Park.
Water reforms needed: NLC calls on NT government to bring water management system into 21st century
Apr 26, 2022
The NLC has called on the NT government to bring its water management system into the 21st century and in line with its commitments to Aboriginal Territorians.
‘Helping the sawfish survive’: How an NLC ranger group is saving one of the most threatened shark species
Dec 19, 2021
THE critically endangered sawfish of the Daly River are being given another chance to survive, thanks to a rescue mission undertaken by the NLC’s Malak Malak ranger group in partnership with Charles Darwin University (CDU) and the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS).
‘I gotta work’: Hearing loss hasn’t held back thriving Wagiman Ranger
Dec 15, 2021
Hearing loss hasn’t stopped Arthur Muggleton from being one of the NLC’s most dedicated rangers. The 49-year-old has been working on Wagiman country for over a decade and has no plans to stop anytime soon.
Meet ‘Nindi’, the Bulgul Rangers’ new boat
Dec 14, 2021
THE Bulgul Rangers launched their Healthy Country Plan and their new boat on October 27.
‘Almost 30 years in the making’: Native title holders celebrate recognition of rights in country
Dec 13, 2021
MORE than 20 people gathered at Kneebone Community, about 60km northeast of Kununurra, on 1 October to celebrate a Native Title determination in the Legune region.
The NLC and police working together
Dec 12, 2021
Staff members of the Northern Land Council have been briefing new police recruit squads on the key compliance issues faced by land councils, Traditional Owners and communities across the Top End.
‘It’s a first for the Top End’: Cultural water needs project kicks off
Dec 11, 2021
IN a first for the region, the Northern Land Council is working with Traditional Owners, Wardaman Rangers and the Northern Territory Government to work out how much water is needed to protect cultural values in one of our significant rivers.