Grafton customer service will be closed from 1 pm Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 July for the July Racing Carnival half-day public holidays.
The Traditional Custodians of the Clarence Valley area are the Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl nations.
There are 6 Aboriginal communities represented within the local government area, at Baryulgil, Malabugilmah, Grafton, South Grafton, Maclean and Yamba.
We acknowledge the Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr, and Yaegl people as the Traditional Owners of the land.
We declare a public commitment to work towards achieving genuine reconciliation between our Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people of the Clarence Valley.
Our aim is to protect the interests and further the aspirations of Aboriginal people of the Clarence Valley.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Census population of Clarence Valley Council area in 2021 was 4,394, living in 1,797 dwellings.
Connect with First Nation groups and services within the Clarence Valley.
There are eight Local Aboriginal Land Councils whose boundaries overlap with the Clarence Valley Council LGA.
Native title is the recognition by Australian law that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have rights and interests to their land deriving from their traditional laws and customs.
Since 2006, Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) have enabled organisations to sustainably and strategically take meaningful action to advance reconciliation.Based around the core pillars of relationships, respect and opportunities, RAPs provide tangible and substantive benefits for First Nation and Torres Strait Islander peoples, increasing economic equity and supporting self – determination.