Full Group Authorisation Meeting

Gunaikurnai native title holders, as described in this notice and recognised by the Federal Court of Australia on 22 October 2010 in Mullett on behalf of the Gunai/Kurnai People v State of Victoria [2010] FCA 1144 (Mullett Determination), are invited to attend a full group authorisation meeting on the time and date below.

The purpose of the meeting is to decide whether to authorise (agree to) the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) entering into a variation of the existing Recognition and Settlement Agreement (RSA) under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic) and an associated Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) under the Native Title Act 1993.  

The purpose of the ILUA is to agree how rights to take and use natural resources —such as rights to hunt, fish and collect firewood— provided under a Natural Resource Agreement and Traditional Owner Land Natural Resource Agreement (forming part of the revised RSA) will affect the Gunaikurnai People’s existing native title rights, as recognised in the Mullett Determination.

The proposed decisions to be made are:

1. AGREE the Gunaikurnai native title group decision-making process for making decisions at the meeting.
2. AUTHORISE GLaWAC to enter into the RSA and ILUA.
   

THIS NOTICE INVITES all Gunaikurnai native title holders to attend the native title Authorisation Meeting at the date, time and location below.


MEETING DETAILS 
🕦 10.30am – 12.30pm
📆 Saturday 29 November 2025
📍 Wangun Amphitheatre at GLaWAC
27 Scriveners Road, Kalimna West  

GUNAIKURNAI NATIVE TITLE HOLDERS
Gunaikurnai native title holders are Gunai/Kurnai people who identify as Gunai, Kurnai or Gunai/Kurnai and are descended from one or more of the Gunai/Kurnai Apical Ancestors described in the following list:

1. Charles Boldin / Bolden and Emily Clarke
2. Jemmy Bull and Mary
3. Tommy Bumberrah
4. Bungil Narran
5. Bungil Wrekallak
6. Bungil Tay-a-bung
7. Jack Chase and Kitty
8. Dan Bun-gyl Tambo and Kitty Wangung
9. Old Darby Tar-loomba and Mary Tur-un-gook
10. Charles Rivers and Kitty
11. Charles Hammond and Annabella / Hannah McLeod
12. Jimmy
13. Billy Login / Logan and Mary  
14. King Tom Kee-lum-bedine and Mary War-gyle
15. Old Ngary and Mary Woon-grook
16. James Scott
17. George Thomas
18. Timothy Bungil Barlijan and Patty Tu-duk
19. Charlotte Mercawan
20. Yallung / Tharnaberrang Kitty and Wookalnom Dukalunern Mary
21. Wood-a-turn
22. Merriguin Lucy Goold
23. William McDougall
24. Edward ‘Neddy’ O’Rourke
25. John Wilson and Polly  

ATTENDING THE MEETING
This meeting is an in-person event at the Wangun Amphitheatre at the GLaWAC Forestec head office.

To register your attendance and discuss travel and accommodation support please contact GLaWAC on (03) 5152 5100 or admin@glawac.com.au.