The New South Wales (NSW) government has commenced the first step towards returning Sydney Harbour’s Me-Mel (Goat Island) to its Indigenous traditional custodians through a $43 million (US$30 million) commitment to restore the island’s infrastructure.
This comes as one of the first announcements of the NSW Budget 2022-23, with Premier Dominic Perrottet saying he made the handover a personal priority.
“Returning Me-Mel to the Aboriginal community is the right thing to do, and it helps deliver on my commitment of improving outcomes and opportunities for Aboriginal people across all parts of government,” Perrottet said in a release on Sunday.
“A big part of my commitment is ensuring the island is remediated before it’s transferred to the Aboriginal community.”…