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Gundungurra Indigenous Land Use Agreement

This indigenous land use agreement is between the Gundungurra people, the Gundungurra Tribal Council Aboriginal Corporation, Gundungurra Aboriginal Heritage Association and the NSW Government.
Publisher: Office of Environment and Heritage
Cost: Free
Language: English
File: PDF 3 MB / Pages 60
Name: gundungurra-indigenous-land-use-agreement.pdf
 
Tags: Indigenous land use agreementBlue Mountains National Park

The Gundungurra Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) covers an area of about 6942 square kilometres south west of Sydney. The land and waters this joint management agreement covers extend from about 8 kilometres south of Lithgow to about 18 kilometres north of Goulburn.

The ILUA does not recognise native title over these lands. The Gundungurra people agreed to withdraw their native title claim on registration of the agreement.

Twenty parks and reserves, including some of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, fall within the agreement area: 

Bargo State Conservation Area (part)Hartley Historic SiteNattai State Conservation Area
Back Arm Nature ReserveJenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
(excluding the Jenolan Caves Visitor Use and Services Zone)
Tarlo River National Park
Bangadilly National ParkJoadja Nature ReserveWollondilly River Nature Reserve
Blue Mountains National ParkKanangra-Boyd National ParkWombeyan Karst Conservation Area
Burragorang State Conservation AreaKerrawary Nature ReserveYerranderie Regional Park
Cecil Hoskins Nature ReserveMares Forest National ParkYerranderie State Conservation Area
Cookbundoon Nature Reserve (part)Nattai National Park (part) 

Date agreement was signed:  20 June 2014

Gundungurra Indigenous Land Use Agreement (PDF 3MB)