NT Signs Indigenous Agricultural Land Use Agreement Thursday 8 April, 1999 (2:38pm AEST) The first indigenous land use agreement under the Native Title Act ivolving agricultural land has been signed off there. The agreement was reached between the Territory Government, a local aboriginal group and the Northern Territory Land Corporation, and is expected to clear the way for further horticultural development near Katherine. As Sarah Hawke reports uncertainty over native title has so far limited agricultural investment in the area. Sarah Hawke: For nearly two years the Territory Government, Aboriginal groups, and the local land corporation have being try to find an agreement on an area known locally as the Venn. Under the agreement a land claim by the local Jawoyn people will be lifted. In return a small parcel of land will be set aside for an alcohol rehabilitation centre funded by the Commonwealth. Aboriginal peopl will be encouraged to work on the farms. As part of the Native Title process, a three month advertising campaign has started to determine if there are any unknown claimants. If not, after this period no other claims can be put on the land. While welcoming the agreement, local horticulturalists say there won't be full certainty until the advertising process is over. ------------------------------------------------------- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/
