NSW Aboriginal Land Council registrar Nicole Courtman has been requested to help resolve a dispute within the Karuah Local Aboriginal Land Council over the relocation of the group’s administration headquarters.
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Police were called to the Karuah Aboriginal Mission on Tuesday when chief executive Len Roberts attempted to take items from the Karuah office to Tea Gardens.
Mr Roberts was charged with assault following an alleged altercation with a member of the land council.
The council’s board previously approved the office’s relocation to Tea Gardens, however, members voted last week to overturn the decision.
The board believes the office move will situate the land council’s headquarters in a more central location to its activities, which extend from Gloucester to Raymond Terrace.
The proposed relocation would also position the office close to a soon-to-be-opened land council shop at Tea Gardens.
A NSW Aboriginal Land Council spokeswoman said registrar Nicole Courtman would attend a meeting of the land council on August 6 in an attempt to resolve the dispute.
“Both the registrar and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council are providing intensive support to Karuah Aboriginal Land Council.”
Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.
Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.
