Our customer service centres in Grafton and Maclean will be closed on Thursday 25 April for the ANZAC Day Public Holiday.We will reopen at 8:30am Friday 26 April.For emergencies please contact our after hours team on 6626 6858
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.