Update # 6 Rangelea Holdings Court Action
Most of the royalty / compensation monies paid by the mining companies are now held by the Supreme Court of South Australia. Some of the money is still being paid to the Master Trust / Rangelea Holdings Pty Ltd. The Court will continue to hold these royalty / compensation monies until it has heard the […]
Update #5 ~ Rangelea Holdings Court Action
This morning (10 December 2021) the Chief Justice of South Australia presided over a directions hearing involving ATLA. There are two matters before the Court. The Rangelea matter which is the application by the directors of Rangelea to havepayment of the compensation moniesthe suspended compensation monies paid to Rangelea immediately; and The ATLA matter which […]
ATLA Submission Supporting the Long Term Preservation of Lake Torrens
ATLA Submission Supporting the Long Term Preservation of Lake Torrens The Minister for the Environment, who is the Minister responsible for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth) (Act), has received an application made under section 10 of the Act. The application is seeking long term preservation and protection of a […]
Old Drilling Sites at Curnamona – Frome Downs to be decommissioned
Summary: Eight drill collar sites, covering an area of about 100m x 100m, were cleared by an ATLA cultural heritage survey team between 2007 and 2009, with no features of cultural significance identified at the time. Havilah Resources is planning to go back to the exact sites (and nowhere else) to complete decommissioning of the eight wells in accordance […]
Wertaloona Station
ATLA has received an allegation of possible damage to Aboriginal artefacts due to construction works being undertaken near the airstrip on Wertaloo Station. The Culture, Heritage and Native Title Committee (CHANT) has contacted the Department of the Premier and Cabinet – Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation (DPC-AAR) and they sent an inspection team to the property […]
Have your say – Proposed Geotourism Facility – Hawker
A feasibility study is underway to establish a Geotourism Visitor Facility in Hawker which will complement and offer new opportunities for existing businesses and operators and facilitate new economic activity. The developer acknowledges that Aboriginal people first occupied the Flinders Ranges, especially the Adnyamathanha who are most closely aligned to the area. In recognition of […]
Extension of response time – Strikeline Section 21 and 23 Applications
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation commenced a consultation process about Strikeline Resources Pty Ltd’s application under sections 21 and 23 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988(SA) in relation to its proposed Flinders Project, west of Hawker. The consultation period has been extended until Friday 10 December 2021. For further information, please see the attached updated […]
Preliminary Notice Section 23 Application under the Aboriginal Heritage Act (1988) – Yadlamalka Energy Project
Yadlamalka Energy have advised ATLA that they have applied for Section 23 authorisation under the Aboriginal Heritage Act (1988) to conduct works in the vicinity of Barndioota (approximately 30km West of Hawker). An information pack on the proposed works is expected to be released by the Department of Premier and Cabinet – Aboriginal Affairs and […]
ATLA MESSAGE TO MEMBERS
The court case that ATLA commenced against Rangelea was started in the interests of Common Law Holders because the directors of Rangelea have refused to provide information about how the compensation money received from mining companies has been used and distributed. The aim of the court proceedings is to seek access to the records of […]