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ILSC Group Chief Executive Officer, Joe Morrison, has been interviewed by the Australian Council For International Development’s (ACFID) Reimagining Development: Conversations on the New Development Policy podcast. The podcast is hosted by Good Will Hunters founder Rachel Mason Nunn and ACFID’s Chief Policy Officer Jessica Mackenzie. The 8-episode podcast series focuses on the new development policy and the international development landscape. Episode three featuring Joe explores the Indigenous …

A $10 million dollar project announced in June 2021 will create a purpose-built village for Aboriginal Elders living in Adelaide, South Australia. The project is a partnership between the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC), the Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation, the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander not for profit housing provider Aboriginal Community Housing Limited (ACHL) and the South Australian State Government. The Aboriginal Independent Living Village project will …

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) invested more than $22.3 million in partnerships with 31 Indigenous organisations over a 12-month period according to its Returning and managing Country 2021/22 publication released today. The publication showcases the stories behind the ILSC. It highlights the successes and tremendous outcomes achieved by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations it partners with and shares their stories. These partnerships have resulted in dozens of …

Today, the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) has reminded community that its 2023 Emergency Response Grants Program – that has already provided financial relief to flood-affected Indigenous corporations in the Kimberley region – is now available for flood-impacted Indigenous corporations in Queensland and the Northern Territory. The Top End of Australia – this time across the NT and QLD – has been ravaged by heavy rains, leading to floods across a number of communities. This has …

The power of data is flowing directly into the hands of First Nations peoples thanks to an Indigenous-owned and led – and now award-winning – organisation, The Keeping Place. The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation is proud to have supported the development and establishment of The Keeping Place, as it works to support Traditional Owners and their representatives to protect cultural knowledge, manage Country, and regain sovereignty of their data through a culturally considerate software …

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) would like to acknowledge with great sadness the passing of Yolŋu Elder, Yunupingu, aged 74. Born at Ganyangara on the Gove Peninsula in north-east Arnhem Land, Yunupingu was a passionate campaigner, spending his life fiercely fighting for Indigenous rights, not only for his Gumatj clan, but his Country and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Yunupingu’s leadership includes many triumphs, such as creating the first bark petition …

EOI Opportunity at Banka Banka West Station and Caravan Park, NT The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation invites expressions of interest (EOI) from Indigenous controlled organisations with a connection to Country that are interested in running pastoral and caravan park operations at Banka Banka West Station. EOI submissions outlining a preferred business structure, indicative fee, term, proposed conditions and benefits (especially benefits associated with including Traditional Owners in the …

The Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation (WMAC) now has a permanent base for their Budj Bim Rangers group thanks to a funding injection from the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC). The Budj Bim Rangers are well-known around Australia and are responsible for protecting the sacred Budj Bim National Heritage Landscape – one of only two World Heritage listed sites in Victoria. This significant Country is vast, spanning a massive area of 3000 hectares – 4.5 times more than the size of …

After an extensive search for suitable office space, the Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation (WAC) has found the perfect fit for their new headquarters in Derby, Western Australia. The WAC has been searching for a fit-for-purpose building to meet the organisation’s needs in a regional and remote market, which often lacks suitable and affordable office space. Wilinggin Country encompasses 63,000 sq km of the eastern Kimberley region in Western Australia and is the traditional land of the Ngarinyin …

Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (DJAARA) today launched a new food and fibre enterprise, DJAKITJ, which means ‘dining room’ in Dja Dja Wurrung language, at the group’s new property near Bendigo.  Dja Dja Wurrung Group CEO Rodney Carter said DJAKITJ is developing several projects around native Australian ingredients – including possibly the largest yabby farm in the southern hemisphere.  “This is a significant milestone for us,” Mr Carter said.  “For the first time, DJAARA has …