Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation 30 Year Anniversary Celebrations.
Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
30th Year Celebrations
On the evening of 28 September 2014, more than 1000 Traditional Owners, special guests and locals helped CLCAC celebrate 30 years of Standing Strong and Leading the Way. The celebrations were held in Burketown over a 3 day period as part of the inaugural Morning Glory Festival. The celebrations included a 30 Year Timeline display of CLCAC’s achievements which still can be viewed at the Burketown Visitors Information Centre, Ranger Tag Along Tours, Helicopter Tour and a Gala Dinner Celebration with bush tucker and guest speakers the Hon Nigel Scullion (pictured right) and Professor David Trigger.
As the Chairperson of CLCAC, I am so proud of the Corporation, our members and our communities and of the achievements accomplished over the 30 years to remain strong and lead the way in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria. We have assisted 6 of the 9 traditional owner groups in our region to obtain successful determinations of native title, completed the transfer of large areas of land under the Aboriginal Land Act and helped with the acquisition of significant parcels of other forms of tenure. I am especially proud of the achievements of our Indigenous Ranger Program,
Thomas Wilson
CLCAC Chairperson
Release date:
30 Sep 2014
Stories on Country
Contributed by:
Thomas Wilson
Upcoming and recent events
Event date:
15 Mar 2014
CLCAC hosted the region's first Indigenous Economic Development Summit in Burketown (March 2014). The Summit was called by Traditional Owners, key industry and business leaders and government officials. Key topics included tourism and small business opportunities.
Event date:
15 Oct 2013
The Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (CLCAC) held an Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Burketown Shire Council Hall on 16 October 2013.
Stories on country
13 May 2020
CLCAC’s Native Title Holders may be aware that the federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program (GBA Program) were pursuing a three stage program of investigations into the potential for shale gas fields in the Gulf region (fracking).
26 Oct 2016
Designation of Gangalidda People’s traditional country on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership Network
18 Mar 2016
Ten Gangalidda and Garawa Rangers recently completed another round of shorebird identification training with renowned ornithologist (bird expert) Roger Jaensch. The training session also included a survey of known bird roosts found between the Leichhardt and Albert River mouths. Though conditions were extremely hot and the going was tough on our team, several thousand birds were observed roosting on the intertidal flats between the river mouths. Such data adds to the recent nomination of Tarrant (located immediately to the west of the survey area) for its inclusion as a distinct site wit
10 Mar 2016
CLCAC Rangers completed the last round of training required to complete their Certificate II in Remote Crocodile Management on 4 March, in an intensive two week training program that included weekend work. This round of training focused on nest surveys and egg incubation.
With the completion of their training to a Certificate II level the Rangers can begin to explore commercial enterprises involving crocodile management, a long-time aspiration of local Traditional Owner groups.
2 Apr 2015
Native title rights and interests were yesterday formally recognised in Burketown by the Federal Court of Australia over a number of culturally significant areas and sites, including:
19 Mar 2015
Members and Traditional Owners please be aware that the person (David Nilsson) referred to in the attached 60 Minute Report as a Carbon Cowboy is attempting to engage Traditional Owner groups in the Lower Gulf.
