Labor will transfer Goat Island to NSW Aboriginal Land Council

NSW opposition leader says Goat Island will be transferred to the NSW Aboriginal Land Council if Labor takes office on 28 March

Goat Island – the second largest island in Sydney harbour 
– has been owned by the state government since 1908.

Goat Island in Sydney harbour will be returned to Indigenous ownership if Labor wins the upcoming NSW election, opposition leader Luke Foley says.

The island – the second largest in Sydney harbour – has been entirely owned by the state government since 1908.

On Sunday, Foley said the island, known traditionally as Me-mel, would be transferred to the NSW Aboriginal Land Council if Labor takes office on 28 March.

“I am honoured to announce that a Labor government will return Goat Island ... to the Aboriginal people of NSW,” Foley said in a statement.

“It heralds the next chapter in the unfolding story of NSW – and our journey towards true healing as a unified and reconciled nation.”