North West Indigenous Pastoral Project

The North West Indigenous Pastoral Project (NWIPP) in SA’s Far North is returning Indigenous land to commercial primary production. It will:

  • improve farming infrastructure
  • identify new business opportunities for the region
  • create on-the-job skills development and employment for local Indigenous communities
  • include cultural and environmental values in property plans.

The project involves 8 important Indigenous owned properties:

  • Andamooka, Purple Downs and Roxby Downs Stations (Kokatha Pastoral Pty Ltd)
  • Emeroo Station (Bungala Aboriginal Corporation)
  • Mount Clarence, Mount Willoughby and Mabel Creek Stations (AMY Nominees Pty Ltd)
  • parts of the APY (Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara).

Investment

The State Government, through the Department of Primary Industries and Regions, invested almost $2.9 million to NWIPP since its inception in 2015. A further $2.25 million was committed over 2019-2021.

The project is run in partnership with the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC).

The ILC has provided more than $800,000 in complementary grant funding. It will commit a further $600,000:

  • to participant groups to undertake property management planning
  • for plant, equipment and infrastructure development to enable land to be brought back into production.
Page last reviewed: 29 Aug 2018

 


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