Gamil means "no" in Gamilaraay: the language spoken by
the Gomeroi people. Situated on what is today described as north
western NSW, the Gomeroi Nation is currently saying gamil to the
proposed Narrabri Gas project.
In a
statement released on 22 November, the Gomeroi Nation put both
the federal and state government on notice that as its rights have
not been recognised or respected, it is saying no to a gas invasion
of its country.
The statement further explains that the Gomeroi Nation has not
been consulted by any authority in regard to the plan to destroy
its lands and water systems via a mammoth fossil fuel project, in
much the same way no consent was given to take away its land 200
years ago.
