Jabalbina is hosting CYPAL Community Information Meetings for Eastern Kuku Yalanji bama.These meetings are to inform Traditional Owners of National Parks CYPAL and the processes that are involved.
NOTICE OF MEETING
TO ALL ABORIGINAL PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HOLD NATIVE TITLE OR INTEREST OVER THE FOLLOWING LANDS:
The State is proposing to convert existing national parks to jointly managed national park and return ownership and management of land to Aboriginal Traditional Owners. The national parks are all within the outer boundary of the 2007 Eastern Kuku Yalanji ILUA Q12006/026 area and include:
You are cordially invited to attend a meeting convened by the Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation and Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (Cape York Peninsula Tenure Resolution Program). The meeting will be held to discuss the proposal by the State of Queensland to commence negotiations with a view to returning ownership and joint management of land to Aboriginal Traditional Owners . An outcome of the series of meetings is to appoint an Eastern Kuku Yalanji Traditional Owner Negotiation Committee. The land proposed for transfer is generally located from Mossman south to Black Mountain National Park. Maps of the areas will be available at the meetings.
Traditional owner groups claiming to hold Native Title in the lands proposed for transfer and joint management are encouraged to attend one of the meetings.
Cooktown Monday 12 June 2017 Gungarde Community Centre 92 Charlotte St, Cooktown QLD 4895 9:00 am | Yarrabah Friday 16 June 2017 PCYC Yarrabah Hall Lot 57 Back Beach Road, Yarrabah QLD 4871 8:00 am |
Wujal Wujal Tuesday 13 June 2017 Wujal Wujal Community Hall 121 Kotzur St, Wujal Wujal QLD 4895 9:00 am | Townsville Tuesdsay 27 June 2017 Riverside Garden Community Centre 55 Riverside Boulevard, Douglas QLD 4814 10:00 am |
Mossman Wednesday 14 June 2017 Mossman Shire Hall 8-14 Mill Street, QLD 4873 9:00 am | Palm Island Thursday 29 June 2017 PCYC Community Hall Mango Avenue, Palm Island Qld 4816 9:00 am |
Cairns Thursday 15 June 2017 Nintiringanyi Cultural Training Centre 16-18 McCormack St, Cairns City QLD 4870 9:00 am |
To assist with travel or catering arrangements please RSVP at least one week prior community meeting dates. Please call Allira Alvoen on 07 4098 3552 / 04 3618 8953 or email nttradmin@jabalbina.com.au for further inquiries.
For further information about this meeting please call Conrad Yeatman on 04 4884 0724 or email nttrmanager@jabalbina.com.au.