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Central Coast Weekly News: With only 15 days to Christmas, here are the top stories for this week. council declares it has been misled by auditors, MPs and community groups…
Darkinjung
NAISDA end of year performance
NAISDA Dance College will wind up its week-long End of Year Performance on December 5, following a week of celebration held at the college’s Central Coast Campus on Darkinjung land….
Planning proposal authority for Darkinjung development sites refused
Central Coast Council at its August 24 meeting has given away its planning proposal authority for Darkinjung Local Aborginal Land Council (DLALC) development sites at Wallarah, Doyalson and Lake Munmorah….
Self-regulation is not working
[Forum] The following letter is in response to the article ‘Mystery clearing of Darkinjung site’ that appeared on the front page of edition 250; Selfregulation, as we have seen and…
Council seeks bio-certification of Darkinjung’s Somersby development
Darkinjung owned land that Central Coast Council had hoped to buy to add to its Coastal Open Space System (COSS) is now the subject of a rezoning proposal to allow…
Weekly Video News 5@5
5@5, June 19 – Central Coast weekly video news stories: Bicycles clash on Kincumber Mountain. Rates set to rise. Casuarinas of Copa could fall. Cyber attacks herald new responses. Gag…
Industrial development proposal is an “environmental disaster waiting to happen” – CEA
Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) says an industrial development proposal at Wallarah is an “environmental disaster waiting to happen”. The proposal by Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council is to rezone 42ha…
New board elected for Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council
Matthew West has been reappointed chairman of Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council at its four-yearly Board elections held last week. West was appointed another two-year tenure as well as deputy…
Somersby rezoning proposal could make history
A proposal to rezone land at Somersby is the first to be considered under the State Governments new planning framework to provide indigenous people with greater powers in determining the…
Aboriginal group seeks funding for ‘community place’
A regional aboriginal group is seeking funding to establish a “community place” in Umina for young aboriginal people. The Barang Regional Alliance had approached government departments on behalf of the…
Land Council CEO resigns
Long-standing CEO of the Dankinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council on the Central Coast, Sean Gordon has resigned, citing a need to move on to new challenges. Christine Hammond, Chair of the…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders benefit from hospital redevelopment
One year on from signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council, the NSW Government’s $348 million Gosford Hospital Redevelopment is now providing full-time employment to…
Darkinjung language may be revived
Wednesday, October 11, marked a significant step forward for Indigenous recognition with the Aboriginal Languages Bill ushered into NSW State Parliament. For Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council Chief Executive Officer,…
Darkinjung land at Doyalson rehabilitated
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) has been busy working on the ‘Untracked’ initiative since January, to rehabilitate and restore the environment. DLALC made great strides in returning two areas…
Menindee Ridge residential celebrates growth
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) has celebrated three years since the first concrete slab was laid at its Menindee Ridge residential housing development. The Menindee Ridge development is a…
New environmental facility proposed on Aboriginal Land Council land
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council has lodged a Development Application to erect an environmental facility at Bell Rd, Mangrove Mountain. The site contains 11 important cultural sites, some of which…
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council extremely satisfied with new regional plan
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) Chief Executive Officer, Mr Sean Gordon, who attended the launch of the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 on Friday, October 14, said he was…