Central Land Council
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CLC Press Releases
- 18 December 2008
- Senate see sense over waste dump ›› more
- 28 October 2008
- Devils Marbles handed back to traditional owners ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Tanami Regional Partnership Agreement ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Warlpiri use royalties to build Yuendumu Pool ›› more
- 15 October 2008
- Minister looks for distraction ›› more
- 14 October 2008
- CLC response to NTER review ›› more
- 14 August 2008 2008
- Communities have their say on intervention ›› more
- 31 July 2008 2008
- Fairfax news in bad taste ›› more
- 24 July 2008 2008
- election: accountability needed ›› more
- 17 July 2008 2008
- Royal commission needed into NT funding ›› more
- 11 July 2008 2008
- Simpson Desert: the last land rights claim under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act ›› more
- 8 July 2008 2008
- Sacred site damage at Wilora ›› more
- 30 May 2008
- Seal the Mereenie Loop Road Now ›› more
- 27 May 2008
- Angela Pamela Negotiations ›› more
- 9 May 2008
- Angela Pamela and the native title process ›› more
- 18 February 2008
- Coalition should support permit system ›› more
- 15 February 2008
- Politicians threaten to derail fresh start ›› more
- 22 January 2008
- Police ignorance upsets Lajamanu community ›› more
- 26 November 2007
- Optimism for a fresh consensual approach on Aboriginal affairs ›› more
- 21 November 2007
- Concerns over Central Petroleum tactics ›› more
Tourism
Every year thousands of local and overseas tourists head to the Northern Territory to visit spectacular natural attractions on Aboriginal land and to experience Aboriginal culture first hand. Uluru Kata Tjuta and Kakadu have been the flagships for this type of tourism experience, but now a diverse range of new tourism ventures and opportunities are emerging, backed up by sound economic and grassroots planning.
The Central Land Council and the Tourism NT are collaborating to assist local communities to strengthen existing tourism ventures and develop and improve traditional landowner ' s capacity to manage exciting new tourism projects. A Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies has placed a Tourism Development Officer into the CLC Land Management Unit, to help improve Indigenous participation in the tourism industry, maximize the delivery of jobs and create economic growth for indigenous landowners and the Territory as a whole.
A special emphasis is being placed on sites along the soon to be sealed Mereenie Loop road and national park related opportunities, some of which are emerging through joint management planning processes. Ten projects have been selected for assistance for the 18month period of the project. A number of these will be new projects.
“What is Tourism” and “Stepping Stones” workshops are delivering a strong grassroots consultation, training, assessment and negotiation process. These are being run at a community and sub-regional level to draw out good ideas, let community members know what to expect from running a tourism venture, assess what might be feasible from a social, economic and business level and establish trial runs. The MOU provides for ongoing support from NTTC for tourism projects that are kick-started through the workshop and development processes.