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Traditional owners in the Northern Territory are celebrating the return of land rights over the Kakadu township, Jabiru.
Jabiru was established as a mining town and sits just over 250km southeast of Darwin.
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The town is home to a vibrant traditional art centre, the home of the notorious Cahills Crossing where fishermen battle crocs for a catch, and on the doorstep of World-Heritage listed Kakadu National Park.
It is hoped the handback will bring certainty to the town s future after mining operations ceased in January.
Senior Mirarr traditional owner Yvonne Margarula spoke at the ceremony in the Indigenous language of Kundjeyhmi, with her message of joy translated as she spoke.
One of Australia's longest running native title fights has ended with the formal return of land rights to traditional owners in the Kakadu Northern Territory township of Jabiru.
 It was pretty shocking we didn t even know there were sharks there, so to see a shark being eaten by a croc was a lot, Ms Wilson said. Mr Elmas said a smaller croc surfaced with the shark before larger ones ripped the shark from the jaws of the saltie. It was a bit of a frenzy, initially I didn t think it was a shark and thought it was a barra, Mr Elmas said. It looked like the small one grabbed it and that brought in four or five other crocs and the larger one grabbed it.  A saltie at Cahills Crossing chowed down on a river shark, putting on a show for Kai Elmas and Indya Wilson. Picture: Kai Elmas
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Kakadu is set to undergo major upgrades of its tourism infrastructure and resources, with access to major attractions enhanced, refurbishments to tourism facilities completed, and a new format announced for the region’s showcase culinary festival.
Kakadu National Park has just experienced one of its rainiest wet seasons in a decade, replenishing the region’s landscape and ensuring a memorable tourism experience for visitors during the forthcoming dry seasons, known to the local Indigenous people as Yekke (from May to June) and Wurrkeng (from June to the end of August).
With Darwin now included in the federal government’s
Gunbalanya abattoir loading five planes a week to get Arnhem Land beef to customers
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Locally made sausages in Gunbalanya, ready to be flown to customers in the NT.
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Flooded rivers and road closures have forced a small meatworks in Arnhem Land to use a plane to get its beef to market.
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Butchers shops in Darwin are increasingly seeking local product from Gunbalanya
The abattoir s manager says customers have been happy to pay a little extra to cover the cost of flying the produce
Located 300 kilometres east of Darwin, the abattoir at Gunbalanya often finds itself marooned by floodwaters during the wet season, but keeps its workers employed and customers happy by flying its product to nearby Jabiru, where it can be trucked to Darwin for distribution.