The SA Government is planning to update the Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 later this year. So government officers have been out and about gathering feedback from Aboriginal communities and stakeholders on the proposed legislative changes.... read on

Last week the SA Government announced plans to accelerate the construction of a $3.4 million transitional accommodation centre in Coober Pedy for transient and homeless Aboriginal people... read on

Nerida Saunders and Sarah Avey from the Government’s Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Division discuss the draft Aboriginal Lands Trust Bill and what it could mean for Aboriginal people across the State... read on

Karina Lester is the Aboriginal Language Worker with the University of Adelaide’s Mobile Language Team. In this role, she hosts the weekly Nganampa Wangka radio show. She also supports a number of language projects designed... read on

In mid March 2009, the Paper Tracker spent five days visiting communities in the eastern-half of the APY Lands and Umoona community in Coober Pedy... read on

In September 2006, the Federal Government announced plans to dramatically end a long-standing funding arrangement with Umoona Community Council... read on

In 1966, the Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 provided Aboriginal communities across South Australia with the secure title to significant parcels of lands. More than forty years later, this ground-breaking legislation is no longer able to support the social and economic aspirations of Umoona, Yalata and other Trust communities... read on

Since 2003, South Australian government agencies have been working on establishing a transitional accommodation centre in Coober Pedy. The proposed centre will provide transient and homeless Aboriginal people with a safe and affordable place to stay when visiting the town... read on

Umoona is an Anangu community located within the District Council of Coober Pedy. In September 2006, the Federal Government announced that its main funding commitment to Umoona would end... read on