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Pine Hill ILUA – Horticultural development
An Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) on Pine Hill Pastoral Lease south east of Ti Tree will be signed today at Mulga Bore by Anmatyerr native title holders, the Northern Territory Government and the Central Land Council.
The ILUA will give the traditional owners compensation in the form of a living area on the Pine Hill Pastoral Lease, an art centre at Mulga Bore and a horticultural block to develop.
In return, native title will be extinguished on two other blocks the Government is developing for horticulture and validate two blocks which were created many years ago without the native title process.
The blocks will become Crown leases and the owners will then be able to convert them to freehold.
CLC Director David Ross said that the resolution of the claim was extremely positive.
“It's been consensual and it has relied on the goodwill of al of the stakeholders. This ILUA delivers tangible benefits to the native title holders without lengthy court cases,” he said.
Senior Anmatyerr people are hoping that the native title holders' block will provide employment opportunities for young people in the area and take advantage of the horticultural potential of the region. Centrefarm will manage its development.
The new Community Living Area on the pastoral lease is 25 square kilometres and the two new blocks are around 17 square kilometres each.
A Consent Determination covering 1173 square kilometres is also being made over the portion of the pastoral lease which lies on the eastern side of the Stuart Highway .
Native Title will be recognised over the remainder of the area in accordance with the rights and interests in the Consent Determination when that is agreed and finalised. This means that future developments in the larger area will involve the native title holders.
A new organisation, the Ilkewartn Ywel Aboriginal Corporation, has been incorporated in accordance with the requirements of the Native Title Act. Its name reflects the two estate groups - Ilkewartn and Ywel - involved. (pronounced IL-COW-WART-NA and YULA )
The claim was lodged in 1999 in response to a non-claimant application by Pine Hill Pastoral Company which wanted to develop the area to grow grapes.
The Government bought the lease in 2000 to secure horticultural development over the Ti Tree Basin. There are currently two horticultural blocks on the pastoral lease and the new blocks will bring it to five.
15 March 2007