12 December 2022
NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) would like to wish all Local Aboriginal Land Council Members, Boards and Staff a happy, healthy and safe holiday break with your families and loved ones.
2022 has been another challenging year as we navigated the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and serious flood issues across the state.…
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.…
24 November 2022
The Reconstruction Authority Bill 2022 passed NSW Parliament on 17 November 2022.
The Bill will establish an NSW Reconstruction Authority (NSWRA) and is modelled on a similar agency established in Queensland 11 years ago. The Bill is the NSW Government’s response to a key recommendation of the NSW Flood Inquiry held earlier this year.…
11 November 2022
The roar of the helicopter overhead echoes across town as it prepares to land near Collarenebri Central School, laden with essential supplies for a community isolated by floodwaters.
Collarenebri’s a small town on the Barwon River northeast of Walgett, and like many other parts of NSW is continuing to deal with rising floodwaters in what’s known as “Blue Sky Floods”.…
4 November 2022
A bright new future is ahead for Kooroowall-Undi, or Peat Island, on the NSW Central Coast, following an historic ownership transfer to the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council.
The island and a portion of the mainland foreshore at Mooney Mooney on Deerubbin, or the Hawkesbury River, are now owned by the DLALC, following an eight-year process and 10 months of intense negotiations.…
4 November 2022
The NSW Government recently introduced the Fisheries Management Amendment (Enforcement Powers) Bill 2022.
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) condemn the proposed changes to NSW fisheries management legislation and the continual criminalisation of Aboriginal Peoples’ fundamental human right to practise our culture and fish in accordance with our laws and customs.…
1 November 2022
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) met for its 435th meeting in Parramatta from Wednesday October 12 to Thursday October 13, 2022.
A number of topics were discussed including the NSWALC Investment Fund performance, Audited Financial Statements and potential future partnerships.…
24 October 2022
NSWALC is urging other LALCs and supporters to get behind the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage (ACH) march set down for next month.
The march will be held at Parliament House on 8 November 2022, to coincide with the handing down of the report by an Upper House Inquiry into the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage (Culture is Identity) Bill 2022.…
4 July 2022
NAIDOC 2022 is here, with the important theme this year of Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! from Sunday July 3 – Sunday July 10.
Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! is an affirmation and a reminder of the ongoing fight for positive change and the importance of staying strong and connected together.…
