{"id":249299,"date":"2019-11-29T19:04:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T09:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=249299"},"modified":"2019-11-29T19:40:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T09:40:44","slug":"court-recognises-native-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/11\/29\/court-recognises-native-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Recognises Native Title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Energy Minister Dr Anthony Lynham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 29, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first Native Title land claim in the South Burnett area was decided on Monday when the Federal Court recognised the rights of the traditional custodians of more than 330ha of country between Chinchilla and Glencoe.<\/p>\n

The boundary of the Auburn Hawkwood determination area extends into the western and south-western parts of the South Burnett Regional Council area, and council was named as a respondent in the case.<\/p>\n

Other interested parties included the Western Downs, Banana and North Burnett councils, the State of Queensland, Telstra, Ergon Energy and local landholders.<\/p>\n

The applicants in the case were\u00a0Robert Clancy, Elizabeth Law, Erica Gyemore,\u00a0Brian Clancy, Elizabeth Blucher, Ashley\u00a0Saltner, Christine Bosworth, Jennifer Wragge and Julieanne Eisemann, on behalf of the\u00a0Auburn Hawkwood people.<\/p>\n

The consent determination follows a long and complicated legal process with claims by the Wulli Wulli people lodged with the National Native Title Tribunal as far back as 1997.<\/p>\n

Monday’s ruling recognises exclusive native title rights and interests over about 159ha, and non-exclusive native title rights and interests over about 170ha of land.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The native title will be held in trust by the Auburn Hawkwood People Aboriginal Corporation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis determination recognises the Auburn Hawkwood people\u2019s rights to fish, hunt, hold ceremonies, and pass on Dreaming stories and bush lore on their ancestral land,\u201d Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said.<\/p>\n

He congratulated the Auburn Hawkwood people, other respondents and the Federal Court for the spirit of co-operation in achieving the consent determination.<\/p>\n

Traditional owner Christine Bosworth said it was a significant milestone for her people, with formal recognition of their native title rights and their historical and ongoing connection to country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe recognition of our connection to this land ensures the Auburn Hawkwood people can now work with government and pastoralists to properly manage the country in an environmental and sustainable way \u2013 like our ancestors did before us,\u201d Mrs Bosworth said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis determination is another step on our journey and empowers us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are connected both spiritually and physically to our land, it holds our history, our names, our stories and our healing and burial places.\u201d<\/p>\n