SANTS News

It is important that native title holders’ views, interests, and aspirations are considered and embedded within any Voice to Parliament, says SA Native Title CEO Keith Thomas in this opinion piece. As you may be aware, the Commissioner for First Nations Voice, Mr Dale Agius, has completed initial community consultations … Read More

Wirangu No 2 Part A Native Title Consent Determination A native title claim first made by the Wirangu people on August 28, 1997 will be partially finalised with a consent determination to be held at Streaky Bay on Thursday, December 8 at 11am. The handing down of the consent determination … Read More

Voice to Parliament update Commissioner for First Nations Voice, Dale Agius has released his first engagement report regarding a state-based Voice to Parliament, while the SA Government has shared draft legislation for the First Nations Voice Bill 2022. The draft legislation has been released for community members to consider alongside … Read More

South Australian Native Title Services Ltd (SANTS) invites all Wirangu people (described below) to attend a native title authorisation meeting in relation to the following native title applications: Part B of Wirangu No 2 Native Title Claim SAD 64/2022 (formerly SAD6019/1998); Part B of Wirangu No 3 SAD 228/2019 and … Read More

South Australian Native Title Services Ltd (SANTS) invites all Nauo people (as described below) to attend a native title authorisation meeting in relation to the following native title applications: Nauo #3 SAD63/2018; and Nauo Native Title Claim SAD 65/2022 (formerly SAD6021/1998) and Nauo #4 SAD185/2021 NAUO 3                                                                      NAUO 1 AND … Read More

In August, the South Australian Government announced a co-management agreement with Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation (KYAC) for three Adelaide national parks. A Kaurna Parks Advisory Committee comprising representatives from Kaurna and the Department for Environment and Water will provide management advice to the Minister and National Parks and Wildlife Service … Read More

The State of the Environment Report 2021 has been released, showing that the destruction of Indigenous heritage is occurring at an unacceptable rate against the wishes of the Traditional Custodians. “The State of the Environment Report is a shocking document – it tells a story of crisis and decline in … Read More

Yandruwandha Yawarrawarrka Traditional Land Owners Aboriginal Corporation and South Australian Native Title Services are in partnership to deliver the initiative: ‘Padla Ngalungga Kinipapa’ (Cooper Creek, Our Country). The inaugural light and sound installation will be held during the July school holidays at Innamincka, creating an immersive cultural experience that celebrates … Read More

The Native Title Act 1993 (NTA) and the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) were changed in February 2021. This means there are new laws for Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate (RNTBCs). Under the new laws: • Existing RNTBCs (registered before 25 March 2021) have until … Read More