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Two Woppaburra elders think Altum Property Group should better consult them about resort plans on Great Keppel Island, but the developer insists it has had several meetings with Indigenous representatives and considers it too early for formal negotiations, as it does not yet have the leases for the project.
Altum and the recently-formed GKI Progress Association held a meeting last week explaining the various stages of the resort proposal.
At the forum, Altum construction director Rob McCready said the following about Indigenous consultation:
“This is ongoing dialogue. We’ve met, as I’ve said, with many of the Woppaburra including Auntie Glenice and Bobby Muir and his son Robert and his nephew.