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.…
27 October 2022
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) supports next month’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage march.
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.…
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.…
19 September 2022
Moratorium on Aboriginal Cultural Fishing Prosecutions Needed Now As Charge Against Elder Dropped
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) continues to call for an immediate moratorium on prosecuting Aboriginal people for cultural fishing, following the NSW Government’s withdrawal of a final charge against Yuin Elder Kevin Mason recently.…
13 September 2022
NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) and the Land Rights network mourn the passing of prominent Wiradjuri woman, Aunt Neita Scott.
Aunt Neita devoted her life to uplifting her people through her long commitment to Land Rights, her extensive work in Aboriginal housing and in her home community of Narromine.…
7 September 2022
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) welcomes news that the Australian Government has now opened a funeral benefit program to assist families affected by the collapse of the Youpla Group.…
Wednesday 31 August 2022
The NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (NSW CAPO) has welcomed today’s launch of the 2022-2024 NSW Closing the Gap Implementation Plan and a $15 million Community and Place Grants Program.
The announcements were made this morning by NSW CAPO Co-Chair and NSW Aboriginal Land Council Councillor, Charles Lynch and NSW Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Ben Franklin at the Aboriginal Legal Service in Wagga Wagga.…
8 August 2022
Redfern Community Misled by Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) is disappointed with the misleading statement released by the Commonwealth Government’s Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) late yesterday, Sunday 7 August 2022, around the future of operations of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence Limited (NCIE Ltd).…
9 August 2022
Commitment to keep the NCIE’s fitness and aquatics centre
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) and the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) met today to discuss the future of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence.…
Announcing the new NSWALC Youth Advisory Committee
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) is very pleased to introduce the NSWALC Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) 2022-2024 to the Local Aboriginal Land Council network.
The NSWALC Youth Advisory Committee was established in 2019 and consists of nine young people aged 18-25 from each of the nine NSWALC Regions.…
