Wednesday, 28 February, 2007

ABC NT Local News

Traditional owners of an area in the Barkly region are today gathering in Tennant Creek, in central Australia, to discuss the issue of nuclear waste.

Some Muckaty Station traditional owners have raised concerns the Northern Land Council (NLC) is negotiating with the Federal Government over a possible waste dump on their land.

Nat Wasley from the Arid Lands Environment Centre says today's meeting will try and address fears that they are being excluded from negotiations on the issue.

She says the NLC has taken trips with traditional owners to the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney.

"Even the people coming back from that haven't felt like they've had enough information or that they were given the proper information to make an informed decision and just really wanted a chance for all people with interest in that land to have an opportunity to talk about it," she said.