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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lisa Cox

Traditional owners win pause in woodland clearing at cultural site in Darwin

Traditional owners are ‘elated’ that the Lee Point/Binybara habitat of Gouldian finches might be saved from development.
Traditional owners are ‘elated’ that the Lee Point/Binybara habitat of Gouldian finches might be saved from development. Photograph: Luisa Blignaut/GuardianWitness

Clearing of savanna woodlands for a defence housing development at Lee Point/Binybara in Darwin will be paused until the end of March in a win for traditional owners and members of the Darwin community.

Defence Housing Australia said in a statement it had voluntarily decided to stop work at the site until 31 March 2024 while it worked with government agencies and responded to an application regarding Aboriginal cultural heritage at the site.

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