"Once you say yes to 99-year lease, you’re gone, finished"
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 26/07/2014 - 4:59pm 30 May 2014
Media Statement
Yolngu Nations Assembly
99-Year Township Leases
Yolngu Nations Assembly (YNA) urges the Commonwealth Government and indigenous communities to consult carefully before considering entering into 99-year township leases.
In October last year, Senator Nigel Scullion announced that Gunbalanya traditional owners had agreed to work towards finalising a 99-year lease by 30 June 2014, stating that he and the traditional owners “agreed that a township lease was the most effective way to achieve economic and commercial development in Gunbalanya.”