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CLC Press Releases
- 28 October 2008
- Devils Marbles handed back to traditional owners ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Tanami Regional Partnership Agreement ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Warlpiri use royalties to build Yuendumu Pool ›› more
- 15 October 2008
- Minister looks for distraction ›› more
- 14 October 2008
- CLC response to NTER review ›› more
- 14 August 2008 2008
- Communities have their say on intervention ›› more
- 31 July 2008 2008
- Fairfax news in bad taste ›› more
- 24 July 2008 2008
- election: accountability needed ›› more
- 17 July 2008 2008
- Royal commission needed into NT funding ›› more
- 11 July 2008 2008
- Simpson Desert: the last land rights claim under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act ›› more
- 8 July 2008 2008
- Sacred site damage at Wilora ›› more
- 30 May 2008
- Seal the Mereenie Loop Road Now ›› more
- 27 May 2008
- Angela Pamela Negotiations ›› more
- 9 May 2008
- Angela Pamela and the native title process ›› more
- 18 February 2008
- Coalition should support permit system ›› more
- 15 February 2008
- Politicians threaten to derail fresh start ›› more
- 22 January 2008
- Police ignorance upsets Lajamanu community ›› more
- 26 November 2007
- Optimism for a fresh consensual approach on Aboriginal affairs ›› more
- 21 November 2007
- Concerns over Central Petroleum tactics ›› more
25 October 2002
"I welcome the Chief Minister’s announcement today that her Government will negotiate a sensible solution to the legal uncertainty over the validity of more than 50 Territory parks and reserves", the Director of the Central Land Council, David Ross, said today.
"We hope that the money that would otherwise be spent
on litigation and adversarial high jinks can be put to much more constructive
purposes."
Northern Land Council Chairman Galarrwuy Yunupingu agreed, describing
the announcement as a big step in the right direction.
"We have always said that the Government should
sit down and talk with us about our involvement in parks and reserves
rather than fighting us in the courts," he said.
"This is a good opportunity for the whole Northern Territory having
Aboriginal culture recognised in national parks is good for tourism. And
tourism is good for everyone. This means working together and cooperation
and that is the future I aspire to.
"All these parks have enormous natural and cultural value which can
now be fully acknowledged and promoted through the enhanced involvement
of traditional owners.
"Many Aboriginal people will be relieved that they will finally be
able to have a role in caring for their important sites and protecting
heritage for the future.
Mr Ross said: "We will be working to ensure that Aboriginal people
can participate in the management and promotion of Territory parks. This
could be a key plank in new regional development strategies, including
potential employment, training and enterprise development opportunities.
"Aboriginal people are interested in the conservation of natural
and cultural heritage. The parks system is an important aspect of the
maintenance and protection of biodiversity.