Native Title Services Goldfields

13/05/2026

NOTICE - TJALKADJARA AUTHORISATION MEETING
Tjalkadjara claim group members are invited to an upcoming authorisation meeting.
Date: Tuesday 9 & Wednesday 10 June 2026.
Venue: Kalgoorlie Overland Motel, 566 Hannan St, KALGOORLIE
Registration: From 9am each day
Time: 9:30am - 4pm each day
This meeting notice is available on our website https://www.ntsg.org.au/community-resources/meeting-notices/, along with our Travel Assistance (TA) policy and Event Code of Conduct. If you have any questions please call us on 1800 413 942 (freecall).

07/05/2026

Our Perth office is closed today (Thursday 7th May) for all-staff training. We'll be back to normal operations tomorrow (Friday 8th May).

08/04/2026

We are holding an information and consultation workshop to discuss native title research and a potential new native title claim over the area around Agnew and Lawlers. For more information, please visit our website (linked below) to view the meeting notice.
https://www.ntsg.org.au/community-resources/meeting-notices/

23/02/2026

Free family history sessions for Aboriginal people to be held across the Goldfields in March. The Aboriginal History WA (AHWA) team will visit Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton and Leonora from 9 to 11 March, to support local community members seeking to learn more about their family history.

For more information, click on the link https://www.cits.wa.gov.au/aboriginal-culture/aboriginal-history

23/01/2026

ABORIGINAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE (ABLI) 2026

Kaala Barna, a 100% Aboriginal owned and operated consultancy is partnering with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and the Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission to deliver ABLI: a free, culturally safe leadership development program for Aboriginal business owners and entrepreneurs living within the Goldfields-Esperance region.

This initiative provides comprehensive development and support to strengthen leadership, operational skills, and business resilience for long-term success. It is designed with a flexible and tailored approach ensuring participants get support that suits their needs best.

The initiative starts in March 2026, including workshops & training, mentoring, counselling and peer learning. Applications are open now.

For more details please visit:
https://www.kaalabarna.com.au/abli

If you have any questions, please contact the Kaala Barna Team via
Phone: 0437 426 775
Email: [email protected]

Kaala Barna is partnering with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and the Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission to deliver this program for Aboriginal people in the Goldfields-Esperance region.

19/01/2026

Payarri Consent Determination

On 4 December 2025, the Federal Court recognised the Payarri People's native title in the Northern Goldfields—the 125th consent determination in WA.
The determination covers approximately 3,702 square kilometres. NTSG congratulates the Payarri native title holders on this long-awaited outcome, and Central Desert Native Title Services for their work in bringing the matter to determination.

Read more on our website:

On 4 December 2025, another significant milestone in Western Australia’s native title landscape was achieved with the Federal Court of Australia recognising the Payarri People’s...

19/01/2026

Marlinyu Ghoorlie & Karratjibbin Judgement

On Friday 19 December 2025, his Honour Justice O’Bryan of the Federal Court of Australia delivered his judgement in the matter of Dimer on behalf of the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim Group v State of Western Australia [2025] FCA 1641, following a hearing that took place during 2023, and which concluded in 2024. The judgement concerns two native title determination applications in the Goldfields region, being the Marlinyu Ghoorlie claim and the Karratjibbin claim.

A brief summary of the findings in the judgement and link to the full judgement is available on NTSG's website:

On Friday 19 December 2025, his Honour Justice O’Bryan of the Federal Court of Australia delivered his judgement in the matter of Dimer on behalf...

16/12/2025

OFFICE CLOSURE

NTSG will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period from 12pm Friday 15 December 2025. We will open in the new year on Monday 5 January 2026.
We wish you all happy holidays and safe travels!

21/11/2025

Last month, we had the privilege of coming together to celebrate the Kakarra Part A consent determination of native title — a truly significant milestone for the Kakarra people.

We would like to thank the Kakarra Aboriginal Corporation, its directors, and everyone who came along to celebrate this special occasion. Thank you to Pearl Scott and her team for serving up the delicious roo and damper.

On 30 April 2025, Justice McEvoy of the Federal Court of Australia made a determination of native title. This determination formally recognises the native title rights and interests of the Kakarra people and the traditional ownership they have maintained over their lands since time immemorial.

Progressing a native title claim to consent determination is no small feat — it is a challenging process and one that deserves to be celebrated. We thank you all again for your hard work and for coming together to make this day so memorable.

20/11/2025

NTSG congratulates the Ngadju people on achieving recognition of their native title over the Norseman townsite.

On 12 November 2025 Justice Colvin of the Federal Court of Australia delivered judgement for the Ngadju Mia Wamu claim. He determined that Ngadju people's native title rights and interests are recognised over the townsite and that NNTAC will also be the prescribed body corporate for this determination area on behalf of Ngadju people,

Filed in 2021, the area covers 6.5 sq km over the Norseman townsite, and is wholly surrounded by the Ngadju determination area where Ngadju people's native title was recognised in 2014.

The Ngadju Mia Wamu claim was bought by the Ngadju people who are the recognised native title holders for the surrounding Ngadju determination area. The Ngadju people sought native title over the townsite based on the same traditional laws and customs recognised in the 2014 determination.

We again congratulate the Ngadju people on achieving recognition over the townsite.

The judgement can be viewed online at: https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2025/2025fca1358