Noosa News
Fortune Agribusiness bid for NT water licence challenged by native title holders
Native title holders in the Barkly region have said they will formally challenge the Northern Territory’s biggest ever water licence if it is granted.
Key points:
- Native title holders are vowing to challenge a massive desert water licence if it is granted
- NT government departments say only a fraction of the area’s available water will be used
- The company behind the bid has said groundwater and local ecosystems would be protected
Fortune Agribusiness last year applied for a licence to extract 40,000 megalitres of water a year to develop one of Australia’s largest fruit and vegetable farms on Singleton Station in arid Central Australia, about 100 kilometres south of Tennant Creek.
Native title holders and residents expressed “deep concern”…
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