Tag: Angurugu 0822
Govt holds option to double 40 year Groote lease
The Federal Government has confirmed the 40 year lease signed over several communities on Groote Eylandt this week can be renewed for another 40 years without the consent of traditional owners.[MORE]
Macklin, Groote leaders sign 40 year lease
Traditional owners from Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory have signed over areas of land to the Federal Government today under a 40 year lease agreement. [MORE]
Mother pleads for missing boy to contact family
The family of a 14-year-old boy believed to be missing in the Darwin area are appealing for public assistance to locate him.[MORE]
Govt considers 40-year leases on Indigenous land
The Federal Government has announced it is considering 40-year leases of Aboriginal land, instead of the 99-year leases the former government was pushing for.[MORE]
Fed Govt to fund Machado-Joseph treatment study
The Federal Government has promised to spend $100,000 to examine the best way to care for people in the Northern Territory's Groote Eylandt region who have Machado-Joseph disease.[MORE]
Dengue threat eases on Groote Eylandt
The Northern Territory Health Department says it has more than halved the number of Groote Eylandt homes affected by the dengue fever-carrying mosquito.[MORE]
NT authorities work on eradicating dengue mosquito
The Northern Territory Department of Health says it is confident it will eradicate the dengue mosquito on Groote Eylandt, despite checks last week that found it had spread.[MORE]
Land council announces Groote Eylandt resort
The Anindilyakwa Land Council says Groote Eylandt will have a new $16 million eco-resort in just over a year.[MORE]
Police end stand off with man
Northern Territory police say a stand off with a man who was allegedly threatening people with a gun at a Groote Eylandt community has ended peacefully.[MORE]
