Ngaraakwal Elder Uncle Harry, son of Aunty Millie Boyd
NORTH Coast Aboriginal community leaders have sought to distance themselves from a plan by the NSW Aboriginal Land Council to apply for licenses to explore for petroleum and coal seam gas in the region.
As reported in The Weekend Star, the state Land Council has obtained applications to explore for petroleum and gas at Murwillumbah, Grafton and White Cliffs in north-western NSW.
But Ngaraakwal/Ngarangwal elder Harry Boyd has called for a public inquiry into the decision, describing it as a "back room deal" which was made without consultation.
"The matter of the NSW Land Council signing-off on petrol exploration licenses means for us, all of us, the entire community, a rubber stamp on coal seam gas," Mr Boyd said.
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