NSW Aboriginal Land Council
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The New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council is committed to ensuring a better future for Aboriginal people by working for the return of culturally significant and economically viable land, pursuing cultural, social and economic independence for its people.
Read it. Share it. Talk about it. The NSW Land Rights Network has had a big year—discover the full story in our NSWALC Annual Report 2024–25 via the link below:
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November 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Read it. Share it. Talk about it. The NSW Land Rights Network has had a big year—discover the full story in our NSWALC Annual Report 2024–25 via the link below:
alc.org.au/publications...
alc.org.au/publications...
Deadly photos from the Tamworth NAIDOC March and Family Fun Day opening in Bicentennial Park!
Photos courtesy of Dan Thorpe, Northern Zone.
#NAIDOC2025 #NAIDOCWeek #StrengthVisionLegacy #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
Photos courtesy of Dan Thorpe, Northern Zone.
#NAIDOC2025 #NAIDOCWeek #StrengthVisionLegacy #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
July 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Deadly photos from the Tamworth NAIDOC March and Family Fun Day opening in Bicentennial Park!
Photos courtesy of Dan Thorpe, Northern Zone.
#NAIDOC2025 #NAIDOCWeek #StrengthVisionLegacy #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
Photos courtesy of Dan Thorpe, Northern Zone.
#NAIDOC2025 #NAIDOCWeek #StrengthVisionLegacy #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe
🌟 Wow, the Northern Rivers knows how to put on a show! 🌟
Today’s NAIDOC street march, speeches and corroboree, finishing at Tweed Heads, was full of spirit, strength, and solidarity.💛❤️🖤
Tweed Byron LALC and NSWALC North Coast Region Councillor, Diane Randall, led from the front.
#NAIDOC2025
Today’s NAIDOC street march, speeches and corroboree, finishing at Tweed Heads, was full of spirit, strength, and solidarity.💛❤️🖤
Tweed Byron LALC and NSWALC North Coast Region Councillor, Diane Randall, led from the front.
#NAIDOC2025
July 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🌟 Wow, the Northern Rivers knows how to put on a show! 🌟
Today’s NAIDOC street march, speeches and corroboree, finishing at Tweed Heads, was full of spirit, strength, and solidarity.💛❤️🖤
Tweed Byron LALC and NSWALC North Coast Region Councillor, Diane Randall, led from the front.
#NAIDOC2025
Today’s NAIDOC street march, speeches and corroboree, finishing at Tweed Heads, was full of spirit, strength, and solidarity.💛❤️🖤
Tweed Byron LALC and NSWALC North Coast Region Councillor, Diane Randall, led from the front.
#NAIDOC2025
This week, we commemorate the first Day of Mourning as well as celebrate the history, culture and excellence of First Nations people.
🌿 This year’s NAIDOC Week theme – The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy – is a powerful call to look ahead with hope.
Photo: AIATSIS Collection
🌿 This year’s NAIDOC Week theme – The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy – is a powerful call to look ahead with hope.
Photo: AIATSIS Collection
July 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This week, we commemorate the first Day of Mourning as well as celebrate the history, culture and excellence of First Nations people.
🌿 This year’s NAIDOC Week theme – The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy – is a powerful call to look ahead with hope.
Photo: AIATSIS Collection
🌿 This year’s NAIDOC Week theme – The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy – is a powerful call to look ahead with hope.
Photo: AIATSIS Collection
The Murrunmala Dhawun Rangers, based at Coonabarabran LALC, were a small yet powerful presence at the inaugural Aboriginal Ranger Gathering at Trelawney Station, outside Tamworth NSW.
Read the full story and watch the video below...
#CaringForCountry #IndigenousCulture #OurStoriesMatter #Culture
Read the full story and watch the video below...
#CaringForCountry #IndigenousCulture #OurStoriesMatter #Culture
Coonabarabran LALC Rangers giving life to Country
The Murrunmala Dhawun Rangers, based at Coonabarabran LALC, were a small yet powerful presence at the inaugural Aboriginal Ranger Gathering...
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June 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The Murrunmala Dhawun Rangers, based at Coonabarabran LALC, were a small yet powerful presence at the inaugural Aboriginal Ranger Gathering at Trelawney Station, outside Tamworth NSW.
Read the full story and watch the video below...
#CaringForCountry #IndigenousCulture #OurStoriesMatter #Culture
Read the full story and watch the video below...
#CaringForCountry #IndigenousCulture #OurStoriesMatter #Culture
Day 1 of the Aboriginal Ranger Gathering was filled with connection, culture and powerful conversations. The night ended with an unforgettable performance by the legendary Roger Knox.
Follow #NSWALC for more highlights this week.
#AboriginalRangers #CaringForCountry #GomeroiCountry #Culture
Follow #NSWALC for more highlights this week.
#AboriginalRangers #CaringForCountry #GomeroiCountry #Culture
June 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Day 1 of the Aboriginal Ranger Gathering was filled with connection, culture and powerful conversations. The night ended with an unforgettable performance by the legendary Roger Knox.
Follow #NSWALC for more highlights this week.
#AboriginalRangers #CaringForCountry #GomeroiCountry #Culture
Follow #NSWALC for more highlights this week.
#AboriginalRangers #CaringForCountry #GomeroiCountry #Culture
NSWALC proudly supports the Aboriginal Ranger Gathering – a powerful gathering of cultural and environmental leadership.
More than 150 Rangers from across NSW, ACT and NT are gathering to share Aboriginal cultural knowledge in the fields of ecology and land management.
#CaringForCountry
More than 150 Rangers from across NSW, ACT and NT are gathering to share Aboriginal cultural knowledge in the fields of ecology and land management.
#CaringForCountry
June 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
NSWALC proudly supports the Aboriginal Ranger Gathering – a powerful gathering of cultural and environmental leadership.
More than 150 Rangers from across NSW, ACT and NT are gathering to share Aboriginal cultural knowledge in the fields of ecology and land management.
#CaringForCountry
More than 150 Rangers from across NSW, ACT and NT are gathering to share Aboriginal cultural knowledge in the fields of ecology and land management.
#CaringForCountry
🌿 Today, the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) proudly honours the enduring legacy of Eddie Koiki Mabo. The landmark 1992 Mabo Decision overturned the legal fiction of terra nullius, paving the way for the recognition of Native Title.
#MaboDay #Reconciliation
Photo: AIATSIS, Bethyl Mabo
#MaboDay #Reconciliation
Photo: AIATSIS, Bethyl Mabo
June 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🌿 Today, the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) proudly honours the enduring legacy of Eddie Koiki Mabo. The landmark 1992 Mabo Decision overturned the legal fiction of terra nullius, paving the way for the recognition of Native Title.
#MaboDay #Reconciliation
Photo: AIATSIS, Bethyl Mabo
#MaboDay #Reconciliation
Photo: AIATSIS, Bethyl Mabo
NSWALC Councillors Anne Dennis and Grace Toomey are in New York for the 24th Session of the #UNPFII.
📹 Cr. Dennis shares the importance of our attendance in this video message.
To learn more about how UNPFII visit:
alc.org.au/newsroom/nsw...
#UNPFII2025 #FreedomRide #WeAreIndigenous
📹 Cr. Dennis shares the importance of our attendance in this video message.
To learn more about how UNPFII visit:
alc.org.au/newsroom/nsw...
#UNPFII2025 #FreedomRide #WeAreIndigenous
April 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
NSWALC Councillors Anne Dennis and Grace Toomey are in New York for the 24th Session of the #UNPFII.
📹 Cr. Dennis shares the importance of our attendance in this video message.
To learn more about how UNPFII visit:
alc.org.au/newsroom/nsw...
#UNPFII2025 #FreedomRide #WeAreIndigenous
📹 Cr. Dennis shares the importance of our attendance in this video message.
To learn more about how UNPFII visit:
alc.org.au/newsroom/nsw...
#UNPFII2025 #FreedomRide #WeAreIndigenous
At #UNPFII2025, NSWALC is reminding the world: Land Rights are Human Rights.
Want to learn more about NSWALC's participation at UNPFII?
Read our explainer here:
alc.org.au/newsroom/nsw...
#UNPFII #FreedomRide #UnitedNations
Want to learn more about NSWALC's participation at UNPFII?
Read our explainer here:
alc.org.au/newsroom/nsw...
#UNPFII #FreedomRide #UnitedNations
April 22, 2025 at 4:54 AM
At #UNPFII2025, NSWALC is reminding the world: Land Rights are Human Rights.
Want to learn more about NSWALC's participation at UNPFII?
Read our explainer here:
alc.org.au/newsroom/nsw...
#UNPFII #FreedomRide #UnitedNations
Want to learn more about NSWALC's participation at UNPFII?
Read our explainer here:
alc.org.au/newsroom/nsw...
#UNPFII #FreedomRide #UnitedNations
In 1965, the Freedom Riders shone a spotlight on the injustice faced by Aboriginal peoples across NSW. 40 years later, #NSWALC is taking the same spirit to the global stage at #UNPFII – pushing for recognition, justice and self-determination.
#UNPFII2025 #FreedomRide #UnitedNations
#UNPFII2025 #FreedomRide #UnitedNations
UNPFII - United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Established in 2000 as an advisory body to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)...
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April 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
In 1965, the Freedom Riders shone a spotlight on the injustice faced by Aboriginal peoples across NSW. 40 years later, #NSWALC is taking the same spirit to the global stage at #UNPFII – pushing for recognition, justice and self-determination.
#UNPFII2025 #FreedomRide #UnitedNations
#UNPFII2025 #FreedomRide #UnitedNations
Hear the stories told from the 60th Anniversary Freedom Ride Ball, hosted by Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC) in collaboration with Uncle Phillip Hall.
Learn more about the Freedom Ride, inspired by the US movement:
alc.org.au/newsroom/fre...
#FreedomRide #FreedomRide60
Learn more about the Freedom Ride, inspired by the US movement:
alc.org.au/newsroom/fre...
#FreedomRide #FreedomRide60
February 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Hear the stories told from the 60th Anniversary Freedom Ride Ball, hosted by Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC) in collaboration with Uncle Phillip Hall.
Learn more about the Freedom Ride, inspired by the US movement:
alc.org.au/newsroom/fre...
#FreedomRide #FreedomRide60
Learn more about the Freedom Ride, inspired by the US movement:
alc.org.au/newsroom/fre...
#FreedomRide #FreedomRide60
"The timing was right"
The courage of the Freedom Riders inspired a groundswell of growth in Aboriginal children’s services, health services, education, and the establishment of Land Rights in the late 1960’s and into the 1970’s.
#FreedomRide #FreedomRide60
The courage of the Freedom Riders inspired a groundswell of growth in Aboriginal children’s services, health services, education, and the establishment of Land Rights in the late 1960’s and into the 1970’s.
#FreedomRide #FreedomRide60
February 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"The timing was right"
The courage of the Freedom Riders inspired a groundswell of growth in Aboriginal children’s services, health services, education, and the establishment of Land Rights in the late 1960’s and into the 1970’s.
#FreedomRide #FreedomRide60
The courage of the Freedom Riders inspired a groundswell of growth in Aboriginal children’s services, health services, education, and the establishment of Land Rights in the late 1960’s and into the 1970’s.
#FreedomRide #FreedomRide60
From the Dreamtime stories of The Durrangan and the Giant Fig Tree, to the development of Ngaru Village, join Cr. Diane Randall on a tour of her home - beautiful Yaegl Country.
You can watch the full video on NSWALC's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@nswalc
#CulturalTour #YaeglCountry #Yamba
You can watch the full video on NSWALC's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@nswalc
#CulturalTour #YaeglCountry #Yamba
February 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
From the Dreamtime stories of The Durrangan and the Giant Fig Tree, to the development of Ngaru Village, join Cr. Diane Randall on a tour of her home - beautiful Yaegl Country.
You can watch the full video on NSWALC's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@nswalc
#CulturalTour #YaeglCountry #Yamba
You can watch the full video on NSWALC's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@nswalc
#CulturalTour #YaeglCountry #Yamba
On 13 February 1965, The Freedom Ride set off on a journey that would change the course of history.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of that pivotal moment.
Read more here:
alc.org.au/newsroom/fre...
Images courtesy of Mitchell, State Library of NSW and SEARCH Foundation.
#FreedomRide
This year marks the 60th anniversary of that pivotal moment.
Read more here:
alc.org.au/newsroom/fre...
Images courtesy of Mitchell, State Library of NSW and SEARCH Foundation.
#FreedomRide
February 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
On 13 February 1965, The Freedom Ride set off on a journey that would change the course of history.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of that pivotal moment.
Read more here:
alc.org.au/newsroom/fre...
Images courtesy of Mitchell, State Library of NSW and SEARCH Foundation.
#FreedomRide
This year marks the 60th anniversary of that pivotal moment.
Read more here:
alc.org.au/newsroom/fre...
Images courtesy of Mitchell, State Library of NSW and SEARCH Foundation.
#FreedomRide
Following a devastating racist video circulated over the long weekend, NSWALC Wiradjuri Region Councillor Leeanne Hampton has released the following statement.
“I’m not telling anyone else how to feel,’’ she says. “Be angry by all means, but please don’t resort to violence.’’
“I’m not telling anyone else how to feel,’’ she says. “Be angry by all means, but please don’t resort to violence.’’
January 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Following a devastating racist video circulated over the long weekend, NSWALC Wiradjuri Region Councillor Leeanne Hampton has released the following statement.
“I’m not telling anyone else how to feel,’’ she says. “Be angry by all means, but please don’t resort to violence.’’
“I’m not telling anyone else how to feel,’’ she says. “Be angry by all means, but please don’t resort to violence.’’
Tens of thousands rally in Sydney for Survival Day on the 26th of January, 2025.
#ChangeTheDate #SurvivalDay #LandRights #IndigenousRights
#ChangeTheDate #SurvivalDay #LandRights #IndigenousRights
January 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Tens of thousands rally in Sydney for Survival Day on the 26th of January, 2025.
#ChangeTheDate #SurvivalDay #LandRights #IndigenousRights
#ChangeTheDate #SurvivalDay #LandRights #IndigenousRights
"Some of the parents have had tears in their eyes, because of the change they've seen in their kids".
📽️ Check out this video to see a day in the life of students in the Junior Rangers program.
#JuniorRangers #AboriginalCulture #Anaiwan #IndigenousCulture
📽️ Check out this video to see a day in the life of students in the Junior Rangers program.
#JuniorRangers #AboriginalCulture #Anaiwan #IndigenousCulture
December 9, 2024 at 3:18 AM
"Some of the parents have had tears in their eyes, because of the change they've seen in their kids".
📽️ Check out this video to see a day in the life of students in the Junior Rangers program.
#JuniorRangers #AboriginalCulture #Anaiwan #IndigenousCulture
📽️ Check out this video to see a day in the life of students in the Junior Rangers program.
#JuniorRangers #AboriginalCulture #Anaiwan #IndigenousCulture
Hi, this is the NSW Aboriginal Land Council's 1st post on Bluesky!
A bit about us - NSWALC was established in the 1970s to assist in the fight for land rights. We aim to protect the interests and further the aspirations of members and Aboriginal communities.
#AboriginalAffairs #IndigenousRights
A bit about us - NSWALC was established in the 1970s to assist in the fight for land rights. We aim to protect the interests and further the aspirations of members and Aboriginal communities.
#AboriginalAffairs #IndigenousRights
December 3, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Hi, this is the NSW Aboriginal Land Council's 1st post on Bluesky!
A bit about us - NSWALC was established in the 1970s to assist in the fight for land rights. We aim to protect the interests and further the aspirations of members and Aboriginal communities.
#AboriginalAffairs #IndigenousRights
A bit about us - NSWALC was established in the 1970s to assist in the fight for land rights. We aim to protect the interests and further the aspirations of members and Aboriginal communities.
#AboriginalAffairs #IndigenousRights