Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

Last updated

PredecessorRedfern Land Council
Headquarters36 – 38 George Street Redfern
Location
  • Sydney, Australia
Elected Chairperson
Yvonne Weldon
Website https://metrolalc.org.au

Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MetroLALC) is a Sydney-based organisation which works on issues surrounding Indigenous land rights. Formerly known as the Redfern Land Council, the organisation was established to facilitate developments in land rights cases following the passing of the Aboriginal Lands Right Act (1983). [1]

A public artwork, entitled Gadigal Mural, reaching over 25 metres long and 17 meters high across the back of William House, was produced in consultation with the council. [2]

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References

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  1. "History of MetroLALC". MetroLALC. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. "Gadigal Mural". Australian Design Centre . Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. "BBC NEWS Press Team - We'll be recruiting for a new LGBT correspondent shortly". twitter.co.uk. 6 September 2021. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
Preceded by
Chairperson: Yvonne Weldon
2019–March 2021
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