Arnhem Land agreement 'an important step'

A MEMORANDUM of understanding towards the establishment of a township lease for the Gunyangara community has been hailed by an indigenous leader.

THE signing of a historic land agreement in Arnhem Land is the first step in enabling Aboriginal people to have a bigger say in their own future, an indigenous leader says.

JOE Morrison, chief executive of the Northern Land Council, says the signing of a memorandum of understanding towards the establishment of a township lease for the Gumatj community of Gunyangara, or Ski Beach, near Nhulunbuy, is the first to be done on the terms of the community rather than those in federal government.