LALC Land News

The front page gallery from the mighty Tracker magazine.

NEW SOUTH WALES: Perhaps Australia’s most recognisable icon, the Sydney Opera House, played host to the recent signing of an historic agreement between Sydney’s Aboriginal people.

NEW SOUTH WALES: If something seems too good to be true, then it usually is. But there are exceptions to every rule.

NEW SOUTH WALES: The Walcha Aboriginal community is one step closer to having a memorial for their own at the local cemetery.

NEW SOUTH WALES: The Australian Government is calling for expressions of interest from natural resource management practitioners, scientists, researchers and the community to provide their perspectives and input into a number of grant funding processes.

An aerial view of Coffs Creek, the site of rehabilitation works led by the Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council through the NSW Environmental Trust.

NSW: Aboriginal groups around NSW, including seven Local Aboriginal Land Councils, have been among the biggest beneficiaries of a $1.5 million funding boost by the NSW Government to help protect environmentally important country.

LALC LAND: Around the LALCs.

BACK ROW: Bronwyn McClure (pink jacket); Micheal Ingram; Courtney Davy. Next row: Kahlia Ingram (grey top with red stripes); Annmaree Ingram; Janaya Kirby. Next row: Penny Paniz (green/brown top); Louise Higgins (blue red top). Next row: Beverley Moore (blue top): Tori Higgins-Hunter (green top/black cardigan). Front row: Michelle Higgins.

NEW SOUTH WALES: The Leeton and District Local Aboriginal Land Council is taking steps to boost the Aboriginal health work force, by opening its doors to a unique TAFE course.

Aboriginal youth Malcolm Boney is active in his local land council.

NEW SOUTH WALES: An Aboriginal youth leader is leading by example in the small community of Ashford and is hoping to revive youth interest in the land rights network.

NATIONAL: A round-up of news from around LALC Land.

BACK ROW: Councillor for the Sydney-Newcastle Region, Roy Ah-See; Councillor for the Wiradjuri Region and Deputy Chairperson, Craig Cromelin; Councillor for the Central Region and Chairman, Stephen Ryan; Councillor for the South Coast Region, Jack Hampton; Councillor for the Northern Region, Tom Briggs. FRONT ROW: Councillor for the Western Region, Des Jones; Councillor for the North Coast, Tina Williams; Councillor for the North West Region, Anne Dennis; Councillor for the Mid-North Coast Region, Peter Smith.

NEW SOUTH WALES: The nation’s largest Aboriginal organisation has elected its new Chairman – Wiradjuri man and Councillor for the Central Region Stephen Ryan.

SACRED breaks new ground

A bright idea to help starve our power hungry homes

Walcha a step closer to memorialising unmarked graves

Call out for assessors of Caring for Country grants

LALCs backed to keep on caring for their country

AROUND THE LALCS: Bay LALC frustrated by land claim processing delays

A healthy way for a LALC to boost local jobs

Young athlete a role model to his community

Around the LALCs

A new land rights Board

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