Prosecution outcome for Wadalong Healing Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 7696)

Criminal prosecutions

Prosecution outcome for: Wadalong Healing Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 7696)

Court and judge/magistrate: Parramatta Magistrates Court (McAnulty LCM)
Legislative provision/s breached

s. 330–10(1) CATSI Act

Fined $5000

Weaving grass into gold

Camooweal, north-western Queensland: The Dugalunji Aboriginal Corporation is based at Camooweal, a small town in north-western Queensland with a population of 187 at the last census count. Camooweal lies next to the Georgina River, 188 km north-west of Mount Isa and 12 km east of the Northern Territory border.

Healthy food healthy families

Spotlight on, June 2015

Mai Wiru Regional Stores Council Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 7379)

Mr David Schomburgk (left) and Mr Robert Stevens (right) with the Registrar. Mr Anthony Beven at the official launch on 28 April 2015 of the new freight service said, ‘This was a great event and pleasing to see so many APY Lands stalwarts attending. Congratulations to Mai Wiru.’

Better services, better future

Singleton, New South Wales: Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation (UAC) is located on Wanaruah land in New South Wales. It stretches from the Liverpool ranges in the north to Wollombi in the south, across to the western fringes of the volcanic plateau known as the Barrington tops.

UAC is the only Aboriginal not-for-profit shopfront organisation in Singleton. And the members of UAC pride themselves on providing the Upper Hunter Aboriginal community with a range of empowering skills and services.

Prosecution outcome for Leonie Dickson

Civil proceedings

Prosecution outcome for: Leonie Dickson

Court and judge/magistrate: Federal Court, Melbourne (Justice Gordon)
Legislative provision/s breached

ss. 265-1 and 363-1 CATSI Act

Fined $5000 and ordered to pay costs. Disqualified from managing corporations for 3 years.

Prosecution outcome for Verna Nichols

Civil proceedings

Prosecution outcome for: Verna Nichols

Court and judge/magistrate: Federal Court, Melbourne (Justice Gordon)
Legislative provision/s breached

ss. 265-1 and 363-1 CATSI Act

Fined $10 000 and ordered to pay costs. Disqualified from managing corporations for 3 years.

Prosecution outcome for Mervyn Brown

Civil proceedings

Prosecution outcome for: Mervyn Brown

Court and judge/magistrate: Federal Court, Melbourne (Justice Gordon)
Legislative provision/s breached

ss. 265-1 and 363-1 CATSI Act

Fined $10 000 and ordered to pay costs. Disqualified from managing corporations for 3 years.

Prosecution outcome for Sonia Murray

Civil proceedings

Prosecution outcome for: Sonia Murray

Court and judge/magistrate: Federal Court, Melbourne (Justice Gordon)
Legislative provision/s breached

ss. 265-1, 363-1 and 265-10 CATSI Act

Ordered to pay compensation to Bunurong Land Council (Aboriginal Corporation) (ICN 3630) of $7717.98, fined $25 000 and court costs. Also disqualified from managing corporations for 7 years.

Paradise regained

Spotlight on, April 2015

Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (ICN 8107)

We’ve finally done it! Justice Berna Collier receives a kiss from Butchulla elder and corporation director Malcolm Burns after handing out copies of the determination at the ‘on country’ sitting. Photo: Jocelyn Watts/APN

Flourishing future for remote tourism

Spotlight on March 2015

Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 7445)

We have had 40,000 years of training and learning which will help us to look after our visitors.

North-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory:  Since it was established in 2010 Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation has set about becoming a leader in Indigenous tourism. To all intents and purposes it’s well on the way—2014 was a watershed year and 2015 looks set to reap the benefits of all the hard work.