Employing Locals a Must
The Anindilyakwa Land Council is succeeding in its drive to employ as many local Aboriginal staff as possible.
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Boarding School Funding Achieved
A Federal Government-controlled agency has agreed in principle to fund a boarding school on Groote Eylandt.
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Country to Couture
Artists on Groote Eylandt are quietly proud that their work is causing a stir in the Australian fashion world.
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Northern Territory to permanently ban seabed mining
The Guardian | Moratorium had been extended twice by both the Country Liberal party and Labor...
Groote Builds Better Future
TQ Magazine | Traditional owners of Groote Eylandt are taking control of their own...
Mine Nearly Ready to Go
Traditional owners on Groote Eylandt hope to start mining manganese on their own land by...
A Brand New Look
TQ Magazine | Anindilyakwa Land Council is being rebranded to show its undoubtedly energetic, progressive, caring face to the...
New velvet gecko discovered on one of Australia’s northern islands
Griffith News | Scientists from Griffith University, the Queensland Museum, University of Melbourne and the Northern Territory Government have described a colourful new velvet gecko in the Northern...
More InfoGroote Eylandt mapping study off NT coast finds diversity similar to Great Barrier Reef
The ABC | A three-year project to map the coastal waters of a remote Northern Territory archipelago has found they are as biodiverse as some of the most pristine parts of the Great Barrier...
Traditional owners join forces with Chinese company to assess new mining venture
The ABC | The Anindilyakwa Land Council is now eying a new mining venture to secure income for its...
Islanders to plot their own course
The Australian | The Aboriginal owners of one of a remote island will gain control of housing, justice and economic development.*Subscription required to read...
Rare tiny mouse in the spotlight as Aboriginal Top End rangers fight to save vulnerable species
The ABC | The Anindilyakwa Land and Sea rangers on Groote Eylandt, off the north-east coast of Arnhem Land, are currently trying to survey the Northern Hopping Mouse and the ABC posted an article about...
Network of self-governing communities likely to spring from historic Groote agreement
The Australian | The Northern Territory government’s treaty-making with Aboriginal groups is destined to see a network of semi-autonomous subregions established covering at least 100,000 square kilometres, the Chief Minister has confirmed. Micheal Gunner travelled to Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria earlier this week to ink the most...