Media Releases & Newsletters

Changes to the NSW Government’s proposed Crown Lands legislation announced today by Minister, Steve Kamper restore fairness and balance to the Bill, according to the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council (OLALC).  OLALC Chairperson, Jamie Newman said the amendments...

Aboriginal Land Council leaders from across NSW have been invited to Orange at the end of April to meet with Crown Lands Minister, Steve Kamper over their concerns about planned legislative changes to Aboriginal Land Rights.  Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council...

There are no Aboriginal heritage concerns which should hold up construction of the Orange Stadium, according to the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council (OLALC).  OLALC CEO, Annette Steele, said the Land Council took cultural heritage very seriously and had programs...

Orange has become the first community in NSW to finalise a Closing the Gap Place Based Plan.  The plan will be signed in the NSW Parliament today, witnessed by Member for Orange, Phil Donato and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, David Harris.  The plan...

An independent review has cleared the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council (OLALC) of any wrongdoing and found that it has met its statutory obligations relating to disclosure to members.  The review, conducted by Reay McGuinness, a partner of Webb Henderson...

Orange has become the first Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) in NSW to commission an independent review into its own governance.  The review follows a letter sent by some land council members and non-members to the Registrar of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act...

One of Orange’s best loved recreational spaces, the Moulder Park velodrome, will receive a new lease of life following its transfer of ownership from the Orange City Council to the Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council. Access for the broader community will be...