Traditional owners urged to back solar over uranium

ABC NT Local News

The chief executive officer of Alice Springs' native title body says traditional owners should not support a uranium mine south of the town.

Darryl Pearce from Lhere Artepe says Aboriginal people would prefer to see solar technology projects instead of uranium mines.

Lhere Artepe's brief does not cover the potential Angela-Pamela mine site and the companies applying for an exploration licence are negotiating with traditional owners through the Central Land Council.

But Mr Pearce says the group is encouraging traditional owners to support renewable technologies rather than a mine.

"As Lhere Artepe we're pushing people to say solar is the way to go, not necessarily uranium," he said.

"Definitely in central Australia solar is the way to go, not extracting uranium for people around the world elsewhere.

"Export the technology of solar, not uranium."


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