The McGowan Government has today launched an innovative economic development pilot project to reform land tenure in remote communities to improve economic, health and social outcomes for Aboriginal people. The Land Activation Project is a place-based pilot project incorporating land tenure reform to set the stage for improved economic development outcomes, community governance, upgrade of essential services and to provide additional housing. Bidyadanga, Western Australia’s largest remote community, has been selected as the pilot site and the McGowan Government has committed $7.3 million towards the project.
Karajarri Traditional Lands Association (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC
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Karajarri people are the traditional owners of the land and waters along the southwest Kimberley coast. Karajarri country is the source of spirit, culture and language for our people. The Karajarri Traditional Lands Association (KTLA) is the Registered Native Title Body Corporate representing the Karajarri people. Through the Karajarri Ranger and Indigenous Protected Area program, the KTLA manage more than 32,000 square kilometres of jurarr (coastal areas) and pirra (inland areas). KTLA’s work is directed by our cultural leaders and Traditional Owners in line with our vision: Karajarri people living well, on Country.
The Karajarri ‘A’ Native Title claim was determined in February 2002, granting the Karajarri people exclusive possession over 24,725 square kilometres of their lands. Essentially, this covered Kuwiyimpirna/Frazier Downs Station and Unallocated Crown Lands, with especially large areas on the eastern or desert side.
In September 2004, Karajarri people were recognised as the Traditional Owners of an additional 5,647 square kilometresof land, mostly pastoral leases, known as “Area B”. This included the whole of Nita Downs and Shamrock [now Munro Springs] Stations, the extreme north and east of Anna Plains Station and the northern (post 1994) portion of Dragon Tree Soak Nature Reserve.The non-exclusive Native Title rights granted in 2004 include the right to enter and remain on land, camp, take flora and fauna, access natural resources and water, engage in rituals and ceremony as well as maintain and protect sites of significance (Edgar, 2011, p.59). In 2012, further Karajarri rights were recognised –jointly with Nyungumarta people -over Anna Plains and Mandora Stations, and ILUAs were signed with both pastoral leases. An additional area in the far north of Karajarri country, straddling the Broome-Dampier Downs access track, is currently under claim.
| Type of RNTBC |
Trustee
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| Contact name |
Kasawadinata Bin Rashid
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| Contact number |
08 9192 8430
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| Postal address |
Po Box 1539, BROOME WA 6725
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| Office address |
Karajarri Traditional Lands Association Office, Office 2, Broome Lotteries House, Lot 620 Cable Beach Road, BROOME WA 6725
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| PBC size |
Medium
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| Region |
WA
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| Date of incorporation |
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| Date of registration |
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| ICN (Indigenous Corporation Number) |
3333
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PBC activity feed
A Kimberley oil and gas fracking project that has gained the support of traditional owners after more than a year of negotiations is unlikely to go ahead under a WA gas export ban, the proponent says.
Privately-owned Theia Energy entered into a land use agreement over the weekend with the Karajarri Traditional Lands Association, the Traditional Owners of the region that is set to host Australia’s largest new oil hotspot.
Determination outcomes
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