Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC

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On 27 July 2011, the Federal Court of Australia determined that both the Eastern Maar and Gunditjmara Peoples are the native title holders over land roughly between the Shaw and Eumeralla Rivers and including Deen Maar (or Lady Julia Percy Island) which is of particular cultural significance to the Eastern Maar and Gunditjmara Peoples.

The Gunditjmara and Eastern Maar Peoples are the traditional owners of this area of south-west Victoria. They are separate but related ‘domains’ of the same community of native title-holders. Membership of the Gunditjmara and Eastern Maar is defined by reference to criteria including descent from identified ancestors who occupied the area around the time of European settlement.

The consent determination recognises that the Eastern Maar and Gundtijmara peoples have the right to:

  • access or enter and remain on the land and waters;

  • camp on the land and waters landward of the high watermark of the sea;

  • use and enjoy the land and waters;

  • take the resources of the land and waters; and

  • protect places and areas of importance on the land and waters.

Both the Eastern Maar and the Gunditjmara Peoples have nominated a corporation to manage the native title rights of the area. The Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (EMAC) will hold the native title rights for the Eastern Maar Peoples, whilst the previously established Gundtij Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC) will hold the rights for the Gunditjmara People.

Type of RNTBC
Agent
Contact number
0429 566 659
Postal address
PO Box 546, Warrnambool VIC 328
Office address
208 Liebig Street, Warrnambool VIC 3280
Email
PBC size
Medium
Region
VIC
Date of incorporation
Date of registration
ICN (Indigenous Corporation Number)
7585
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After a 15-year legal saga, native title rights have been granted to two Aboriginal groups in a moving Federal Court session on Victoria's coast.

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