Kabi Kabi people recognised as Native Title holders over the Sunshine Coast

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The Kabi Kabi people have been formally recognised as the Native Title holders of the Queensland Sunshine Coast. The order applies to over 350,000 hectares of land from Gympie to Bribie Island.

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00:00The Federal Court has formally recognised the Native Title application for more than

00:05365,000 hectares of land, spanning across Noosa, Gympie, Bryby Island and the Sunshine

00:12Coast. In a special hearing today, the Cubby Cubby people's non-exclusive rights for land

00:17and water were recognised. It's the first occasion in Australia's East Coast where Native

00:22Titles were recognised for urbanised areas. It was emotional scenes inside court for the

00:27Cubby Cubby people, here's what they had to say outside. We had some trials to go through

00:33to be included on this Native Title claim, so it's been a real journey. Talking about

00:38Native Title and everything like that and the value of what the Sunshine Coast means

00:44to us, and it's not money value that's important to us, it's our dreamtime stories that connect

00:52us to our country. For our people to take timber or whatever, to make boomerang spears,

01:00plants, whatever, our fishing rights, all that's in our hand today and we can proudly

01:07walk away here today and we have been empowered. The ruling will allow the community to start

01:14growing authentic outcomes for across the region.

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