Wadeye Sets Their Sights for the Future

In 2021, our Office received a request from the Kardu Diminin Corporation (KDC) seeking information on Township Leasing.  Since then, our Office has been working in partnership with the Wadeye Traditional Owners to support them to understand their land tenure choices. 

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Community Story
18 August 2025
Since 2021, when first receiving a request from Kardu Diminin Corporation (KDC) seeking information on Township Leasing, the Office has been working in partnership with the Wadeye Traditional Owners to support them to understand their land tenure choices.
Community Story
18 August 2025
In September 2023, all OTL Staff participated in a week-long cultural immersion. We were hosted by our Tiwi Island partners spending a night on each of the Munupi, Wulirankuwu, Portaminni and Mantiyupwi traditional lands.
Case Study
19 June 2025
The Executive Director has funded Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Tangentyere Town Camp Community Housing Model, developed under the Town Camp Wellness Framework and the Local Decision Making agreement with the Northern Territory Government. Together, these stages provide the new housing model.
Case Study
19 June 2025
To help address the housing shortage in Mutitjulu, the Office has worked with Traditional Owners, the NTG and Parks Australia to bring forward NTG’s delivery of new public housing.
Case Study
19 June 2025
The Executive Director is supporting the transfer of the Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island Township Lease to a community entity, formalised through a Heads of Agreement with the Anindilyakwa Land Council to guide the complex transition.
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Welcome to The Office of Township Leasing

The Office of Township Leasing acknowledges Traditional Owners and their continuing connection to their ancestral lands, waters and communities. To all Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia we pay our respects to their Cultures, Country and Elders past, present and emerging. 

The Executive Director respects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and culture. Readers should be aware that this report contains references and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed.

Community Story
18 August 2025
Since 2021, when first receiving a request from Kardu Diminin Corporation (KDC) seeking information on Township Leasing, the Office has been working in partnership with the Wadeye Traditional Owners to support them to understand their land tenure choices.
Community Story
18 August 2025
In September 2023, all OTL Staff participated in a week-long cultural immersion. We were hosted by our Tiwi Island partners spending a night on each of the Munupi, Wulirankuwu, Portaminni and Mantiyupwi traditional lands.
Case Study
19 June 2025
The Executive Director has funded Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Tangentyere Town Camp Community Housing Model, developed under the Town Camp Wellness Framework and the Local Decision Making agreement with the Northern Territory Government. Together, these stages provide the new housing model.
Case Study
19 June 2025
To help address the housing shortage in Mutitjulu, the Office has worked with Traditional Owners, the NTG and Parks Australia to bring forward NTG’s delivery of new public housing.
Case Study
19 June 2025
The Executive Director is supporting the transfer of the Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island Township Lease to a community entity, formalised through a Heads of Agreement with the Anindilyakwa Land Council to guide the complex transition.