Thinking about a camel business?
Contact the
Central Australian Camel
Industry Association
. They can:
♦
show you a set of camels yards
♦
advise you on the cost of fencing,
mustering, and transporting camels
♦
advise you on industry rules and
regulations
♦
assess the viability of your camel
management plans.
Phone: 08 89518183
Fax: 08 89518188
Examples of camel businesses on Aboriginal lands
Tjuwumpa Resource Centre
(near Hermannsburg, 100km west of
Alice Springs). People from around Tjuwumpa have a long history of
stock work. They know the country well and are skilled in stock
management. A group of Traditional Owners have fenced country
and are mustering camels in preparation for sale to the chilled meat
market, hoping that an abattoir will be built in Alice Springs.
Fregon
(Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands, SA). Fregon community has a
long history of involvement with camels. In the 1990s a Bureau of
Resource Science-funded project assisted the community to build
yards and holding paddocks for camels. Camels from Fregon have
been sold in Sydney and Melbourne. Some people at Fregon are
interested in selling camel hair and other camel products to suitable
markets. The Central Australian Camel Industry Association Inc. is
researching potential market opportunities.
Angatja
(Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands, SA). For over ten years
Angatja Outstation has been running cross-cultural tourism activities
on the Pitjantjatjara Lands. Their Aboriginal-owned tourist company,
Desert Tracks, is keen to start camel rides.
Watarru
(Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands, SA). A team of young men
experienced in camel handling is planning a commercial camel
management business.
Most feral camels live and move around on Aboriginal Lands. Over the years there have been a number of programs
that have tried to encourage the use of camels. Tjuwumpa, Fregon and Angatja currently have camel projects.
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