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ARRERNTE SIGN OFF ON DEVELOPMENT

In a first for Australia, Arrernte native title body Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation will sign an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with the Northern Territory Government for a number blocks in the suburb of Larapinta in Alice Springs.
The group made the decision in a final meeting last week and the agreement will now have to go before the National Native Title Tribunal to be registered.
Lhere Artepe will develop half of the 20 hectares of land with an open tender system for developers.
Chairman Brian Stirling said that he was grateful for the patience of the NT Government and to the CLC for its assistance. “It’s been a lot of work and it’s taken up a lot of time for native title holders but we have achieved a real milestone with this agreement,” Mr Stirling said.
“Native title holders fought for their rights for many years and it was a difficult decision for many to give up these rights in the subdivision area so the Larapinta development can go ahead.
“But the negotiations have made Lhere Artepe and native title holders stronger and more confident about similar projects in the future.
“We are very happy to have reached this agreement but there’s still a lot of work to do in getting the ILUA registered and making decisions about the development itself,” he said.

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