Use & Development of Our Land

The acquisition, management and development of land and other assets:

Objective 22: Promoting a holistic understanding of the landscape, especially its spiritual and cultural dimension.

Strategy:

Develop and maintain a cultural overlay that encompasses spiritual and social values for Deerubbin’s sites and land databases.
Publish information about the Aboriginal values of the landscape through Deerubbin’s website, the forums it engages in and the partnerships it is developing with schools and other institutions and organisations.
Develop a list of capable and willing volunteer speakers to give authoritative talks on these issues.

Objective 23: Undertake land assessment and categorisation process for all of Deerubbin’s current and claimed land holdings.

Strategy:

Review Deerubbin’s existing database on its holdings to understand and how it can be best enhanced and accessed.

Objective 24: Develop and implement a strategy for ongoing claims, including their determination.

Strategy:

Objective 25: Properly manage existing holdings.

Strategy:

Objective 26: Acquire strategic properties.

Strategy:

Assess the scope to enhance existing holdings through strategic purchases, especially in relation to holdings connected with proposed developments and enterprises.

Objective 27: Develop income streams from existing lands.

Strategy:

Continue the analysis of the land portfolio for income generating opportunities, especially opportunities that do not involve permanent disposal.

Undertake comprehensive business planning for all prioritised land projects.
Prioritised land projects are:
1. Cemetery and funeral project;
2. North Kellyville as a disposal for capital to support other aspects of this plan;
3. Sand extraction and complementary uses of South Maroota lands; and
4. Adaptive use and complementary developments of Parramatta Gaol and adjoining lands.
Investigate options for long-term application of Maroota and Londonderry lands.
Develop and dispose of interest in such other lands as may be desirable to fund prioritised land projects and critical operations.
Obtain expert advice and undertake appropriate due diligence in relation to all business and land ventures, including early engagement of NSWALC and other approval authorities.

Objective 28: Use land to provide housing for Aboriginal people in Deerubbin’s area.

Strategy:

Objective 29: Develop lands in partnership to achieve social objectives.

Strategy:

Consider opportunities that arise out of organisational partnerships to develop Deerubbin owned lands for either commercial or community purposes.