A Sydney Harbour island is returning to Indigenous hands with the NSW government committing $43 million to its clean-up and repair.
"A big part of my commitment is ensuring the island is remediated before it's transferred to the Aboriginal community," he said.The funding will help repair seawalls and buildings, improve wharf access, upgrade services and remove contaminants like asbestos over the next four years. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Franklin said the Me-Mel Transfer Committee includes Aboriginal people and representatives of NSW government agencies.
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council deputy chair Yvonne Weldon said the island is a place for people to be within their culture, pass stories to the next generation and share with others.
It won't be long before we give back Australia to these Indigenous people
Apartment blocks for sale... watch this island?
I saw land given back to indigenous... They subdivided it and sold it off. Are there provisions to prevent this happening here?
After the Parrot's spent 40 million organising it. ....
Will the First Peoples be granted development approval to build a 70 story pecker shaped casino on the island like Mr Pecker was in Barangaroo?
Used to shackle ships. How ironic.
Are they going to return it to the animals that were there first
why don't we just let them run the country
nakarithorpe Very glad to be reading this. Just wondering if the 'clean up' might be better in First Nations hands, or managed by First Nations.
They’ll have it trashed in 7 minutes
Next, aborigines sign a Pacific Deal with China for military access to Goat Island.
I’m amazed that people that didn’t have the technical knowledge to make any clothing had such a deep and complicated understanding of a nation or land rights.
Excellent news
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Do we take everything off it?