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The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) was recently informed by its external payroll software provider, Frontier Software Pty Ltd (Frontier), that they were the victim of a ransomware cyber-attack directed at Frontier’s systems. A direct consequence of this is that some individuals, such as employees, related to the ILSC during October-November 2006 have been directly impacted by this breach. To be clear, there has been no incursion into the ILSC’s servers or systems, and the ILSC is …

Yawuru Traditional Owners will build on the legacy of their ancestors as they forge a new era for their people in taking over the pastoral operations at Roebuck Plains Station on Gumaranganyjal near Broome. Roebuck Plains Station and Roebuck Export Depot were handed back to Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY) by the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) in 2014, with the ILSC managing the two operations since then via a lease agreement. In 2006, the Yawuru people were granted native title over more …

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) is deeply saddened by the recent floods that have devastated communities in eastern Australia, resulting in the tragic loss of human life and damage to property, businesses, livestock and wildlife.  In response to the recent flood disaster in eastern Australia, and recognising the impact on Indigenous lands, assets and communities, we have released the 2022 East Coast Emergency Response Grants Program  to support Indigenous corporations.  The ILSC …

Being granted a permanent home base in St George will be a game changer for the Queensland Murray Darling Catchment Ltd (QMDCL), enabling the group to better care for country and bring its community together to strengthen culture. QMDCL represents eight Traditional Owner groups and cares for 101,177 km2 of country across the nationally significant Northern Murray-Darling Basin catchment in Queensland. The group has been granted new premises in St George by the Indigenous Land and Sea …

The return of a property to Traditional Custodians in the revered Bunya Mountains in southern Queensland will pave the way for a connection to a gathering, dating back tens of thousands of years, to be re-established. The Bunya Mountains have always been a sacred place where thousands of Aboriginal people from hundreds of kilometres away would follow songlines to gather every three years to coincide with the harvesting of bunya pine nuts. During the gathering Aboriginal people from surrounding …

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) is set to launch the most comprehensive engagement process in its history, consulting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about the return and management of country. Indigenous Australians across the nation will be asked to have their say about how they want to engage with the ILSC and how the organisation can best partner with them to meet their aspirations for country. The ILSC is a corporate Commonwealth entity which manages the …

Closed – East Coast Floods Emergency Response Grants Program 2022 East Coast Floods Emergency Response Grant Program has now closed. The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation’s  2022 East Coast Floods Emergency Response Grants Program  closed on 15th of June 2022. Applications received on or before 15 June have been assessed against the eligibility criteria and are currently being actioned. If you have enquiries for urgent health and safety matters on Indigenous held land please contact your …

Through our national funding program, Our Country Our Future , the ILSC invests in projects that assist Indigenous people with the acquisition and management of land, and water-based activities, so they can achieve economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits. Our project profiles demonstrate how our work ‘unlocks’ the Indigenous Estate’ to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people protect cultural and environmental sites, preserve culture through the reconnection with …

The Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) has announced today that it has finalised the divestment of 180 George Street in Redfern to the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC). The ILSC purchased the site in 2010 with the intention of granting the asset to an Indigenous Corporation. Over the past decade, ILSC subsidiary NCIE Ltd has developed the site into a community hub, including a state-of-the-art fitness and aquatic centre and co-working space for several Indigenous …

Following an extensive two-year due diligence process, the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) recently announced the divestment of 180 George Street, Redfern to the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC). As part of that process the two organisations committed to continue working together to transition the operations and ownership of the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence (NCIE), which occupies part of the site, to NSWALC. While both parties have continued to negotiate …