Stuart's Creek Feasibility Study Reaches Another Important Milestone

Recently, the Arabana Aboriginal Corporation Board and staff travelled to Marree and Stuart's Creek Station for the next stage of our feasibility study. While there, the Board spent time on Country and held a strategic planning workshop to help shape the future direction of the project.

During this project, we've listened to community, gathered ideas and explored what opportunities Stuart's Creek might offer. This latest trip was about bringing all of that work together and asking an important question:

What does success for Stuart's Creek look like from an Arabana perspective?

The conversations weren't just about business opportunities. They were about Country, culture, people and future generations. They were about making thoughtful decisions that protect what is important while creating opportunities for Arabana people well into the future.

During the workshop, the Board reviewed the opportunities identified through the earlier stages of the feasibility study and worked together to identify those with the greatest potential to deliver long-term cultural, environmental, social and economic outcomes.

Every opportunity was considered through an Arabana lens: how it could strengthen connection to Country, support our people, protect our cultural values and build a sustainable future for the Corporation.

Planning like this takes time. It requires listening, asking questions and making decisions together. By taking a staged approach, we're making sure any future direction is built on strong governance, community aspirations and a clear understanding of what is achievable.

The Board's direction from this workshop will now guide the final stage of the feasibility study, helping develop practical pathways and recommendations that support informed decision-making into the future.

Stuart's Creek is much more than a property. It represents an opportunity to strengthen our connection to Country, create lasting benefits for our community and continue building a future that reflects Arabana values and aspirations.

This journey is about thinking beyond today, planning for our children, our grandchildren and the generations who will follow.

We look forward to sharing more as the project continues and give a shoutout to the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation and BHP for making this project possible, as well as our friends at First Nations Economics for all the hard work they've done on this project so far.