Lachlan Aboriginal Natural Resource Management Group

Late 1982 approximately 15 people from Young got together and talked about forming a Land Council.Through this meeting we had formed our Aboriginal Land Council.In 1983 we had become incorporated under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act, 1983.Our main objectives are culture and heritage, employment, land acquisition, housing and in 1988 we purchased our first two homes and to blocks of land.

We now have 13 houses and a property of over 600acres called “Bimbadeen”. Bimbadeen was originally the Cootamundra girl’s home for many many years. The Cultural and heritage of this place is renound Australia wide.

We have a membership of 101. We have a Board of 5 people and 2 staff.

Our chairperson Mrs Enid Clarke and CEO Ms Norma Freeman were the founding members since 1982. Without the dedication and commitment of these two ladies it is proven that they are the strength of this Organisation. The knowledge and expertise of these two dedicated members are shared and passed on to other members. We are a very strong community and we all work together to be where we are today.

Young’s history includes the era of pioneering, gold discoveries, bushrangers, through to the development of a rapidly progressing town. The recognized settlement area in 1826 reached as far as Yass and Boorowa, when James White ventured into the area known as Young.

James White befriended the local Aborigines, known as the “BURROWMUNDITROY TRIBE”. Their leader, “Cobborn Jackie”, pointed out a site where water was plentiful at nearby Sandy Creek, now known as Burrangong Creek. James White crowned Cobborn Jackie “Chief” to keep the peace between the whites and the Aborigines.

In 1889, Young become the first town outside the capital cities in Australia to install electricity into the streets and homes of the township.
Young is also acknowledged as the first to institute a rural school bus system in NSW.

Young boasts the greatest Agricultural diversification in NSW with Cherries and Prunes our major production with Grapes also being grown.
Young is most popular during the Cherry Harvest from early November through until Christmas. One of the biggest festivals in Country NSW is also staged at this time of the year, the National Cherry Festival, which runs from the last week in November to the first weekend in December.

Young has a population of 12,500 people.
Young is better known as the “CHERRY CAPITAL of Australia.”

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