(COUNTRY) Mirarr
What should be done with land once a mining site closes? Apart from the hole in the ground, the mining town and the various infrastructures that come along with the site also need to be considered. These are questions currently being tackled across the globe. The Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC) and Northern Territory government’s vision for the town of Jabiru, located within the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park on Mirarr Country, is a rare example of Traditional Custodians determining the future of a former mining town. “Mirarr people continue to live on our Country as our ancestors have done since time immemorial. Jabiru is built on
