2013
May
Thu, May 16, 2013
Chairman’s address to grog rally 13 May 2013 CLC Chairman Maurie Ryan gave this address to the rally in Alice Springs called to address the NT Government's policies concerning alcohol in the NT
Thu, May 09, 2013
The Central Land Council : Why we need to cull wild horses The Central Land Council says culls of feral animals are necessary on humanitarian and environmental grounds
April
Tue, April 23, 2013
New learning Centre for Willowra The Wirliyajarrayi Learning Centre will be officially opened today at a ceremony at the community, 330 kilometers north east of Alice Springs.
Wed, April 17, 2013
Education is the key says new CLC Chair The Central Land Council has a new Chairman.
February
Wed, February 27, 2013
Utopia funding long overdue The Central Land Council has welcomed Australian Government funding for the Utopia homelands.
Wed, February 13, 2013
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012 The Central Land Council has welcomed the passing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012 in the Australian Parliament.
Mon, February 11, 2013
Opinion piece: Communal title no obstacle for Aboriginal home ownership Land rights are under attack and blamed for preventing Aboriginal people owning their own homes in the bush but is that a rather simple view on the ongoing problem of remote community housing?
CLC Director, David Ross responds to criticism of land rights and Land Councils in relation to home ownership.
2012
October
Fri, October 12, 2012
Wet canteens – CLC says wait until the research is done The Central Land Council is asking the NT Government to wait until the results of its own research into wet canteens is completed.
Mon, October 08, 2012
Work begins on Mutitjulu Pool The Central Land Council says work started last week on the new Mutitjulu swimming pool.
August
Fri, August 17, 2012
Native Title recognised at Lake Nash and Georgina Downs Native Title has been declared on two pastoral leases near the Queensland border.
July
Wed, July 25, 2012
Watarrka hand back will provide meaningful partnerships in joint management Luritja traditional owners celebrate the hand back of Watarrka National Park.
Thu, July 19, 2012
Loves Creek station now Aboriginal land One of Central Australia’s oldest pastoral leases is about to be handed back to its Aboriginal traditional owners.
Wed, July 18, 2012
Four handbacks to benefit Aboriginal traditional land owners Four areas of land were handed back to Aboriginal traditional landowners today at a ceremony at Simpsons Gap near Alice Springs by the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
Wed, July 18, 2012
Alcoota – The end of one of the NTs longest and most litigated land claims The handback of Alcoota to its traditional owners brings to an end one of the Northern Territory’s longest and most litigated land claims
Wed, July 18, 2012
West MacDonnells National Park handed back to its traditional owners The handback of the West MacDonnell National Park to its Aboriginal traditional owners is an extremely significant chapter in the history of land rights in the Northern Territory and will ensure its status as a tourism icon and help preserve its outstanding natural and cultural values.
Wed, July 18, 2012
Crown Hill handback: small but significant Anmatyerr and Warlpiri families are celebrating the return of Crown Hill (Irrinjirrinjirri/ Warinjirrinjirri) after 26 years of waiting.
Wed, July 11, 2012
Southern Tanami declared a conservation zone The southern Tanami is now the largest conservation zone in Australia
May
Fri, May 25, 2012
New Chair for the Central Land Council The Central Land Council has a new Chair and Deputy Chair.
March
Wed, March 28, 2012
Ten year Funding Boost will bring relief to the bush The Central Land Council says today’s announcement of $221 million for outstations and $619 million for community safety over the next 10 years is extremely good news for Aboriginal people in the bush.
Wed, March 14, 2012
New waste dump legislation fundamentally flawed The Central Land Council (CLC) today expressed profound disappointment that the Senate yesterday passed the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010.
Mon, March 12, 2012
CLC Ranger Camp 2012 The Central Land Council (CLC) is hosting the CLC Ranger Camp 2012 at the Yulara Campgrounds this week from Tuesday, 13 March – Thursday, 15 March .
Thu, March 01, 2012
Opal roll out: Ban standard fuel in declared areas and save lives The Central Land Council is calling on Senator Scullion and MHR Warren Snowdon to support moves by the Greens Senator Rachel Siewert to legislate to ban the sale of standard unleaded fuels in declared zones.
February
Mon, February 20, 2012
Stronger Futures: Reform to community Living area legislation needed says CLC
Mon, February 06, 2012
A first for cross border fire management and a win for biodiversity
2011
December
Mon, December 19, 2011
2011 - Another year of challenges and rewards For the CLC 2011 has been both challenging and immensely rewarding.
Fri, December 09, 2011
CLC Rangers step up for Central Australian fires The Central Land Council has congratulated its Aboriginal ranger groups in Central Australia which helped to greatly reduce the impact of the recent wildfires in the region.
Fri, December 09, 2011
Time to get behind Aboriginal fire management The Central Land Council believes that it’s time to take the next step in improving fire management on Aboriginal land.
Thu, December 08, 2011
NT Government’s tick and flick policy courts disaster The Central Land Council is calling for a freeze on processing exploration permit applications involving fraccing until a proper regulatory framework is in place and environmental assessments have been undertaken.
October
Fri, October 21, 2011
CLC : No slush fund Senator Scullion
August
Thu, August 04, 2011
B Bunter: Land rights pioneer mourned The Central Land Council is mourning the loss of a well respected 'law boss' and a strong supporter of Warlpiri and Gurindji law and culture.
July
Mon, July 11, 2011
New dialysis unit a huge win for Lajamanu
Mon, July 11, 2011
Neutral Junction Natitve Title Consent determination
Mon, July 11, 2011
Kurundi Native Title Consent Determination
June
Fri, June 24, 2011
CLC welcomes the big supermarkets’ smart action on alcohol in Alice Springs The move this week by both of the major supermarket chains to stop selling two-litre casks and to implement a minimum floor price on bottled wine in Alice Springs has been welcomed by the Central Land Council.
Fri, June 24, 2011
CLC hoping for fresh start post intervention
Wed, June 15, 2011
Muckaty fast track short sighted
Tue, June 07, 2011
Land back: Aboriginal title to Simpson Desert
Tue, June 07, 2011
PM hands land back: Finke Gorge National Park
Tue, June 07, 2011
Prime Minister hands back Aboriginal land The Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Julia Gillard will hand Aboriginal freehold title under the Commonwealth Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 to four areas of land in Central Australia today.
May
Sat, May 21, 2011
CLC criticises Northern Territory Government Working Future policy The Central Land Council says it has serious concerns about the lack of detail in the Northern Territory Government’s Working Future policy.
Thu, May 05, 2011
Ooratippra native title consent determination A native title consent determination for exclusive possession of Ooratippra pastoral lease will be handed down by the Federal Court tomorrow at Ooratippra pastoral lease some 300 kilometres north west of Alice Springs.
Wed, May 04, 2011
Blue signs on Aboriginal land to go The blue signs on Aboriginal land can at last be removed but Aboriginal communities will have to write and ask for them to be changed or taken down.
March
Wed, March 23, 2011
Mutitjulu uses Uluru rent money to buy pool After a long struggle, the residents of Mutitjulu will finally get their own swimming pool after the Uluru Kata Tjuta Board of Management approved its installation at a meeting last week.
Fri, March 04, 2011
Statement on Statehood from David Ross, director of the Central Land Council Statement on Statehood from David Ross, director of the Central Land Council
Tue, March 01, 2011
CLC calls for new Community Employment and Enterprise Development Scheme for remote Indigenous Austr The Central Land Council has asked delegates at the ACTU’s Indigenous Conference in Darwin to support a call for the development of a new Aboriginal Employment and Enterprise Development scheme for remote Indigenous Australia.
Tue, March 01, 2011
Closing the Gap CLC says dump dictatorial directives for community development
February
Thu, February 24, 2011
Phosphate mine boost to Barkly Aboriginal people are set to benefit from a major new mining project in the Barkly region.
Wed, February 23, 2011
Waste dump law should be rejected The Central Land Council has called on the Senate to reject the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010 in its entirety, pointing out the legislation that has passed the House of Representatives is fundamentally flawed.
Fri, February 18, 2011
CLC calls for new Community Employment and Enterprise Development Scheme The Central Land Council has asked delegates at the ACTU’s Indigenous Conference in Darwin to support a call for the development of a new Aboriginal Employment and Enterprise Development scheme for remote Indigenous Australia.
Thu, February 10, 2011
Closing the Gap: CLC says dump dictatorial directives for community development The Central Land Council says that it is little wonder that the progress of the Closing The Gap initiative is so underwhelming when the Aboriginal people it effects had no involvement in its development.
Fri, February 04, 2011
CLC and Bushfires NT present united fire warning The Central Land Council and Bushfires NT have joined forces to warn Central Australians against becoming complacent with fire even though cooler temperatures and heavy rain are forecast.
2010
October
Mon, October 25, 2010
Uluru Anniversary The Central Land Council says the traditional Aboriginal landowners of Uluru should be congratulated on their resilience and tolerance on the 25th anniversary of the handback of Uluru Kata Tjuta tomorrow.
Mon, October 25, 2010
A bitter struggle During a key moment of the ceremony to hand over the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park to its traditional owners in 1985, a plane flew overhead towing a sign that read, “AYERS ROCK FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS”.
September
Thu, September 30, 2010
CLC welcomes Senator Scullion’s support for self determination Aboriginal people have the right to decide about what happens to them." - Coalition spokesman for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion, The Australian, September 30, 2010.
Sun, September 12, 2010
CLC pays tribute to the late Kwementyaye Williams Entertainer, executive,
great grandfather, leader -
The Central Land Council has expressed its condolences to the family of Kwementye Williams for the loss of a father, grandfather and great grandfather who was a renowned Central Australian figure.
August
Thu, August 19, 2010
Mining royalties pay for new Nyirripi Learning Centre A new Community Learning Centre will be opened in Nyirrpi this week, paid for by Aboriginal people using royalty monies from mining.
Tue, August 17, 2010
The quest for princess parrot trampling Aboriginal land The Central Land Council, after consultation with traditional owners of the Haasts Bluff Aboriginal Land Trust, has knocked back a number of permit requests for access to the Trust.
Sun, August 15, 2010
Licence buy backs a good step The Central Land Council has congratulated the Australian and Northern Territory governments for announcing their intention to buy back three take away liquor licences in Alice Springs.
June
Mon, June 28, 2010
PM should deport naked tourist says CLC The Central Land Council says the recent strip show on Uluru by a French tourist reinforces the case to close the climb and the new Prime Minister Julia Gillard should deport the tourist immediately.
Thu, June 03, 2010
Remote housing rent The Central Land Council says it is still waiting on written detail of the Northern Territory Government’s new rental system for remote housing.
May
Thu, May 20, 2010
Ilpurla Trail trial offers bright horizon A trial walk through Aboriginal land west of Alice Springs has been hailed a success with the potential to become one of the world’s great trails.
Thu, May 13, 2010
Gregory handback a significant milestone The Central Land Council has congratulated the Ngarinyman, Bilinarra and Malngin people in the north-west of the CLC’s region on the handback of their land in the southern part of the Gregory National Park today.
March
Mon, March 15, 2010
Welcome to Country - Acknowledgeing the truth The Central Land Council says ‘welcome to country’ ceremonies are a good way to remind the public that there were Aboriginal people, a culture and a way of life in this place before European colonisation.
Fri, March 12, 2010
Representation - Communities search for greater recognition The Central Land Council says more communities are likely to investigate whether methods such as creating an incorporated body will give them a greater say over their futures.
February
Wed, February 24, 2010
The waste dump - use the Land Rights Act The Central Land Council has welcomed the news that two sites in the CLC region (Alcoota and Mt Everard) will be formally knocked off the list of possible sites for a national radioactive waste dump.
Wed, February 17, 2010
The RDA - The smoke and mirrors way The CLC has told a Senate inquiry today that the Government’s Bill to restore the Racial Discrimination Act does nothing to improve the most draconian measures of the NTER and continues the spirit of bad faith embedded in NTER legislation.
2009
November
Sun, November 29, 2009
Camels - a feral crisis The Central Land Council says it will be carrying out a camel cull in the Docker River region as soon as possible.
Wed, November 25, 2009
The Racial Discrimination Act - the NTER still discriminatory says CLC At a meeting of its 90 members in Tennant Creek today, the Central Land Council said that the Federal Government had squandered a valuable opportunity to reset the relationship with Aboriginal people.
Thu, November 19, 2009
Community development projects get a boost The Central Land Council has welcomed the commitment of Aboriginal Benefit Account (ABA) funds to its community development initiatives in two of Central Australia’s most neglected communities.
Thu, November 12, 2009
Patrick Tjungurrayi : Walk the Talk Health Ministers told The Central Land Council says it is a national disgrace and an act of unconscionable cruelty that Patrick Tjungurrayi is unable to receive essential clinical care in Central Australia.
September
Mon, September 28, 2009
CLC chairman calls for town leadership on racial harmony The chairman of the Central Land Council Lindsay Bookie says it’s time for the town’s leaders and leading community organisations to actively promote harmony in Alice Springs.
Thu, September 10, 2009
Tjuwanpa rangers win Landcare award Two of the CLC’s Aboriginal ranger groups have won two Northern Territory Landcare awards.
Thu, September 10, 2009
Tjuwanpa Rangers take to the road to train and be trained Work with a Tasmanian track building crew on the Larapinta Trail has led to an invitation for the Tjuwanpa Rangers to travel to the island state to see how things are done there.
Tue, September 01, 2009
Traditional owners call for greater housing accountability While the Central Land Council has welcomed the Commonwealth’s intention to hold the Northern Territory Government more accountable over SIHIP (Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program), it’s surprised the Federal Government is opposing options to enshrine accountability for housing in leases it wants to sign over Aboriginal communities.
July
Wed, July 15, 2009
Time for Labor to stand by its waste dump promise The Central Land Council says more than a year-and-a-half since the Rudd Labor government was elected to power and four years after the previous Howard government initiated moves to impose a nuclear waste dump on the Northern Territory it’s time for promises to be fulfilled.
Fri, July 10, 2009
If only for safety’s sake close the climb The Central Land Council says if people can’t find it within themselves to respect the wishes of traditional owners of Uluru and support the closure of its climb, then perhaps they should consider it on safety grounds.
June
Sun, June 28, 2009
Bilingual report highlights flaws in government policy making The Central Land Council says a report by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies highlights the flawed methods successive Federal and Territory governments have used to make policy and the detrimental consequences those decisions have had on Aboriginal people.
Mon, June 15, 2009
Petition includes signatores of the dead The Central Land Council says a petition purporting to be from the people of Hermannsburg is a fraud.
Fri, June 12, 2009
East MacDonnell Ranges parks and reserves handed back to traditional owners Nine reserves and parks in the East MacDonnell Ranges near Alice Springs and to the south of the town will be handed back to traditional owners today.
Thu, June 11, 2009
Land council’s new office opened The Central Land Council's new office was opened in Alice Springs on June the 11th.
Fri, June 05, 2009
Community confusion over leases The Central Land Council says that a petition of 443 people at Hermannsburg west of Alice Springs calling for direct negotiation with the Australian Government over leasing is a reflection of the confusion surrounding the issue and the pressure put on Aboriginal people over the community leasing issue.
Mon, June 01, 2009
Territory Housing no silver bullet for town camps The CLC says that vilifying Tangentyere Council for not signing the lease deal offered by the Australian Government is unfair and doesn’t recognise the social complexities associated with Aboriginal housing
May
Thu, May 21, 2009
CLC criticises Northern Territory Government Working Future policy The Central Land Council says it has serious concerns about the lack of detail in the Northern Territory Government’s Working Future policy.
Thu, May 21, 2009
CLC moves into it’s new building The Central Land Council has moved into a purpose-built building in Alice Springs, consolidating five offices located around the town into one.
Fri, May 08, 2009
CLC calls for Territory Government to get on with sealing the Meerenie Loop Road The Central Land Council says the Territory Government should stop blaming the CLC and get on with sealing the Mereenie Road.
April
Mon, April 27, 2009
Land commisioner recognises Simpson Desert land claim The Central Land Council has welcomed Aboriginal Land Commissioner Howard Olney’s recommendation that the Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin approve a land claim over an area on the northern edge of the Simpson Desert.
Thu, April 16, 2009
A painter of the Barunga Statement and the CLC logo Mr L Turner passes away One of the painters of the Barunga Statement and the CLC logo has passed away. Mr L Turner Jampijinpa, a senior Warlpiri man from Nyrripi died recently in Alice Springs after a short illness.
2008
October
Tue, October 28, 2008
Devils Marbles handed back to traditional owners One of the most significant sacred sites for Warumungu, Kaytetye, Warlpiri and Alyawarr people in the Tennant Creek region is being handed back to its traditional owners, 28 years after they first made their claim for title to it.
Mon, October 27, 2008
Tanami partnership to deliver remote jobs The Central Land Council says a new agreement between the CLC, Newmont Asia Pacific, the Australian Government, Northern Territory Government, Victoria Daly and Central Desert Shires will make a significant difference to Aboriginal people who live in the Tanami region, north west of Alice Springs.
Mon, October 27, 2008
Warlpiri use royalties to build Yuendumu Pool The Central Land Council has congratulated the people of Yuendumu on their successful efforts to raise enough money to have a pool built under the Pools in Remote Areas scheme.
Wed, October 15, 2008
Permits - Minister looks for a distraction The Central Land Council says that Hermannsburg is an ideal example of a community which has opened part of its town to visitors and retained the permits system to protect the privacy of its citizens in the rest of the community.
Tue, October 14, 2008
NTER: CLC response The Central Land Council has welcomed the report of the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) review board.
August
Thu, August 14, 2008
Communities have their say in intervention The Central Land Council says a survey of people in Central Australian Aboriginal communities has given them a chance to voice their views on the Federal Government's emergency response in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.
July
Thu, July 31, 2008
Fairfax news in bad taste Both the Central and Northern Land Councils would like to express their disgust at the way the Fairfax newspapers reported on the tragic death of an Arnhem Land man on Wednesday July 30.
Thu, July 24, 2008
Time to be accountable Although it’s only early days of the Northern Territory election campaign it’s been noticeable so far that neither of the major parties has had much interest in making Aboriginal health, education or housing key election issues.
Thu, July 17, 2008
Call for a royal Commission into NT Funding The Central Land Council says it wants a Royal Commission established to investigate the Northern Territory Government’s spending on Aboriginal affairs.
Fri, July 11, 2008
Simpson Desert: last claim under Land Rights Act What’s expected to be the last land rights claim in the Central Land Council region got underway during a recent bush sitting of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner.
Tue, July 08, 2008
Sacred site damage at Wilora The damage to ceremonial ground at Wilora, north of Alice Springs, emphasises the need for all parties to be consulted before major works are carried out in remote areas.
May
Fri, May 30, 2008
Seal the Mereenie Loop Road Now CLC Director David Ross says he is ‘disgusted' at the way the Northern Territory Government is blaming the Central Land Council for the delays on the Mereenie Loop Road.
Tue, May 27, 2008
Angela Pamela Negotiations The Central Land Council said today that consultations with native title holders about the proposed Angela Pamela mine south of Alice Springs are in progress. CLC Director David Ross said he was keen to clear up any confusion in the public's mind about the process.