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| Source: Newcastle Herald |
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has lodged a claim over the the site where the Pelican Marina once stood in Lake Macquarie.
The Crown land has been left vacant following part of the marina's structure collapsing in February.
The claim is currently being considered by the NSW Department of Primary Industries, with the Aboriginal Land Council intending to transfer the site to Bahtabah Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Bahtabah CEO Michael Green says a successful claim would benefit the community and future generations.
"It became vacant crown land, so that's why we put a claim over it; and what happens with that is for future generations," he says.
Under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, land councils are entitled to lodge claims over unused or unneeded Crown Land.
