Githabul Nation in "sell out' talks with Metgasco in the Northern Rivers.

Looks like this filthy act of division on the Githabul people in Northern N.S.W has risen its ugly head and it is in the public arena now with the email released showing GNAC and Metgasco in talks. 
[GNAC - Githabul Nation Aboriginal Corporation]

Trevor Close, mentioned in all the articles below, has shown his hand.  This is a hand that has the capacity to kill culture and connection.  I would see this as a highly uneducated and naive move by Mr Close, who holds a law degree and who is most obviously educated.  But, as the aunties say, this is the same educated man who has lost the confidence of the people he is proposing he represents.

 

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18/02/2014 6:39:00 PM

Githabul Nation untap huge Natural Gas Reserves in NSW

"There is no GAS shortage in NSW! We have plenty of natural gas" say the Githabul Rainforest people.

AGL is chasing a 20.3 per cent increase for customers in the greater Sydney region and inland NSW.

The ACT retailer, Actew AGL is proposing an 18.6 per cent increase for the NSW/ACT border areas while Origin Energy is proposing 20.1 per cent for the southwestern regions of NSW.

 

"As a father and concerned citizen of NSW, it morally wrong that AGL and Origin Energy can propose a 21.1% increase for struggling families in the southwestern region of NSW." says Trevor Close, CEO of the Githabul Nation Aboriginal Corporation

There should be no GAS price increases in NSW! The Githabul people are happy to share GAS resources will people in NSW in the spirit of reconcilliation to get the great state of NSW off dependency from buying GAS interstate. At the moment NSW produces only 5% of its domestic gas consumption.

The Githabul nation are show-casing their surprising pro-active business attitude today by short-listing the investors wishing sign a 'farm in' agreement with them. The investment into the new Rosella Gas Well at Bentley NSW Australia owned by Australian listed Gas company Metgasco Ltd (ASX Code “MEL”) has received the benefit of a glowing study into its potential.

Trevor Close, said:

“The Rosella well is a Natural gas well not a coal seam gas well. The potential of this new gas well will deliver millions back to the Githabul people.”

“We have looked at a number of commercial opportunities across the Commonwealth for Oil and Gas we believe that we have found a number of potential suitors who show the same respect for the best use of the land as we do.”

Githabul engaged Energy Quest from Malaysia to do a study on the Clarence Morton Basin water aquifers and look at Gas deposits, to keep the elders informed of the process.

Mr Close said:

“the study results were quite remarkably positive as the geological structure is similar to the Sabah geological structure where Shell and Petronas have made good returns for the natives of Sabah."

Shell and Petronas have the Bintulu Plant at Sabah, which has been a remarkable success story and the business model being adopted.

For the custodians of the land, profit models from geological experts, is not enough to get the community behind resources projects. They have committed a great deal of time to work with investors and gas companies prepared to find solutions that respect the land that will provide current and future benefit for the community through a Githabul trust fund.

Githabul Nation has decided to farm in with Metgasco and try and deliver some long term employment opportunities for the Bundjalung People on the far North Coast.

Mr Close said:

“As a Native leader it saddens me to see that we have 90 per cent unemployment at Casino, Ballina and Grafton and Lismore I want to see the Bundjalung women involved with the Gas trucking contracts delivering gas to homes.”

Mr Warren Mundine is a Bundjalung man himself keen to see unemployment be eradicated on the far North Coast by 2020.

The active investor-friendly approach to co-operative realising the best from the resources has come as a surprise to the resources sector.

Respected Elder, Aunty Queenie Anne Speeding said:

" Get used to it. We want to smash false perceptions. As custodians of sacred land, we can work just as hard with willing people such as METGASCO who have shown us the necessary respect for the land. Custodians for land means realizing its full bounty both now and for the future. Invest the time necessary, and we will get fully behind mutually beneficial strategies that produce the economic prosperity for this great nation"...

Trevor Close

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Attachments
Githabul Gas Press Release APP Wire V3a.docx

This is another example of the people being sold out by certain members  of their communities who are supposed to stand up for culture.   It is clear this is happening with all the mobs all over Australia and Papua New Guinea including Tasmania.

Back in 2012 a group of Githabul people met to say they apposed the mining and the people doing this  and said they do not represent the people.

A GITHABUL tribal meeting was held in Woodenbong last Friday amid concerns 1120 square km of land under Native Title could be mined for coal seam gas.

About 30 members of the nation voted to call for an extraordinary meeting of the Githabul Nation Aboriginal Corporation (GNAC) to get some answers.

 Elder Gloria Williams alleged without reservation that secret deals were struck with the Githabul Nation Aboriginal Corporation and the filthy mining companies.  This was all done  without any consent of the rest of us mob.

"Everyone is in agreement.  We don't want coal seam gas," she said.  "We need to ask the directors  where they stand on this matter."

Githabul Elder Gloria Williams and other Githabul Elders and tradional custodians / members are calling for the directors of this entity Githabul Nation Aboriginal Corporation to turn up the meeting  in Woodenbong on Friday .  The timing of this on top of the season where there is no one is in any government offices is more than ironic. 
Link to media on subject From the NORTHERN STAR

Today a meeting of Githabul Elders re-convened in Casino and were up in arms about the media release by Trevor Close self appointed trouble maker for the First people of this land. 

This is not the end of this situation by far because all mobs across this land are all in the same boat. 

Now it is time to join the woman up across the land and we need to hit this head on with these gigantic corporations and lead from the woman of this  land -- we are all indigenous of this land, we were all born here and we love this country and stand for culture before profit ... As mothers it is our job to preserve the ability to procreate and we should not stand for our children being poisoned by incremental poisoning of all of Australia's Underground sacred water basins which leech into our precious water ways and rivers and water sheds and catchment areas. 

This has gone far enough.   Stay Tuned.

 Update 21st February 2014
 http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/02/20/3948695.htm

Githabal Elder Aunty Gloria Williams

Images @ Eminpee Fotography