The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) Councillor for the Central Region, Grace Toomey has been disqualified from holding office pursuant to s132(1)(i) of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 and has stood down.
Grace undertook a onetime secondary employment without approval of the Council and despite donating her remuneration, was disqualified as a result.…
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has now published the Referendum Yes and No case essays on its website.
The purpose of the case essays is for each side of the debate to present its case and inform the Australian public.
A hard copy of both case essays and the AEC’s official guide to participating in the 2023 Referendum will also be distributed to each Australian household in the weeks leading up to the vote.…
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) met for its 444th meeting in Parramatta on Wednesday and Thursday June 14 and 15, 2023.
A number of topics were discussed, including successful applications to various NSWALC funding streams, approved short-term work via Section 66A of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) (ALRA) and NSWALC’s support for the Yes campaign for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.…
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council’s (NSWALC) Educational Scholarship is now open for applications from today, 1 July 2023.
NSWALC’s Educational Scholarship provides two $10,000 scholarships and a paid internship, and is aimed at NSW Aboriginal students in their penultimate year at university.…
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) met for its 443rd meeting in Parramatta on Wednesday 17 May 2023.
A number of topics were discussed, including NSWALC’s revised Land Dealing Policy, the Justice Connect LALC Lawyer Program and subsidiary companies Yilabara Solutions and Birribee Housing.…
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) met for its 440th meeting in Parramatta from Wednesday 15 March to Thursday 16 March 2023.
A number of topics were discussed, including a review of the Land Dealings Policy, a revised 2022-2023 Budget and expansion of the Aboriginal Community Connector initiative, to include four additional communities.…
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) met for its 439th meeting in Parramatta from Wednesday 15 February to Thursday 16 February 2023.
A number of topics were discussed, including areas below.
NSWALC Educational Scholarship
The NSWALC Council has made a decision on the two successful applicants for the 2023 NSWALC Educational Scholarship.…
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2023-24 round of NSWALC Regional Event Grants
The NSWALC Regional Event Grants program
Events chosen for a NSWALC Regional Event Grant must support and promote Aboriginal culture and/or sporting achievement, have Aboriginal participation and be of regional significance for Aboriginal peoples in NSW.…
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) is very pleased to announce that a new Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) area has been constituted to join the Land Rights Network.
The NSW Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, the Hon. Ben Franklin MLC has constituted the Wangaaypuwan Local Aboriginal Land Council Area by order published in the NSW Government Gazette.…
25 November 2022
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) would like to inform the Land Rights Network that further to the 9 November 2022 Network Message, the Aboriginal Land Rights Amendment Bill 2022 (the Bill) has now passed the NSW Parliament.…
