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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this news article contains name(s) of deceased persons. New site works are soon set to commence, on a 6,651-hectare Indigenous cattle station that sits on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. Located on Yuwaalaraay Euahlayi Country in Hebel, Queensland – Currawillinghi station is primarily used for sheep and cattle grazing. The land has a long pastoral history, spanning back to the 1870s, and to this day, holds strong …

Diana’s Basin, an ecologically sensitive and culturally significant parcel of land in north east Tasmania, has been returned to Aboriginal ownership. The acquisition of the 195-hectare property was financed through a partnership between the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (TAC), Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) and the Tasmanian Land Conservancy (TLC). More than 70% of the property, which is situated near the coastal town of St Helens, is covered in old growth forest and is home to at …

Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP, has announced four new appointments to the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) Board.  Mr Ian Hamm will commence as Chair on 1 December for a three-year term. Mr Hamm, a Yorta Yorta man, has spent more than three decades in the public sector, across a variety of roles at federal and state levels, including Executive Director of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria.   Ms Gail Reynolds-Adamson has also been appointed as an ILSC Director …

The Program Delivery Directorate oversees the management and implementation of the ILSC core legislative acquisition and management functions that assist Indigenous people to acquire and manage country (land and water) across Australia. It does this to achieve economic, social, cultural or environmental benefits for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It does this in accordance with the ILSC’s National Indigenous Land and Sea Strategy. To do this it has three operational regions being …