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Additional ILC Assistance Provided
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- Applicant Group
- Additional ILC Assistance Provided
- Deliverable 5: Property-based and Property Management Planning land management projects assisted. Target 2010–11: 30 Achieved 2010–11: 51
- Table 13: New Land Management Projects Approved in 2010–11.
- Property-based land management Projects
- ILC Land Management Assistance
- Assistance of Other Agencies
Additional ILC Assistance Provided • Property infrastructure and planning: $92,500; and • Funding was provided for Property Management Planning, fencing repairs and the purchase of tools and equipment for property maintenance. Mt William Axe Quarry. Land Grants Karnte Block, Alice Springs, NT Karnte Block is a sacred site on the outskirts of Alice Springs. The property was purchased by the ILC and granted to Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC to help preserve its cultural values and importance. The site is registered under the NT Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act.
Acquired: 8 February 1999 – former Cultural Stream Granted: 8 December 2010 Karnte Block is identified and registered as a significant sacred site, important to the Traditional Owners of the Alice Springs area. The ILC acquisition and grant to Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation as representatives of the Traditional Owners has ensured its ongoing protection. Applicant Group Name of group: Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation The Lhere Artepe Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC is made up of 10 representatives from each of the Mparntwe, Antulye and Irlpme estates groups. Number of members: 30 Benefits Achieved Cultural and Social Benefits The purchase of this block returned a sacred women’s site to Indigenous ownership. Transfer of the property to LAAC ensures native title owners benefit from access and cultural connection. Entry to the site is restricted; no men are allowed on the property and access is managed by female Traditional Owners who care for the site and teach younger generations cultural traditions associated with the property. The broad purpose of the Sacred Sites Act is to: “...effect a practical balance between the recognised need to preserve and enhance Aboriginal cultural tradition
in relation to certain land in
the Territory and the aspirations of the Aboriginal and all other peoples of the Territory for their economic, cultural and social advancement...”
Dick Ward Drive, Coconut Grove, NT Dick Ward Drive is a two-storey commercial property acquired and granted to provide head office accommodation for the Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation. LNAC is one of the major social service providers to Indigenous people in the Darwin area.
Acquired: 1 May 2007 – former Social Stream Granted: 10 September 2010 The property was acquired to enable the administration and delivery of social services. LNAC provides services including a Women’s and Men’s Ranger Program, Targeted Family Support Service, Healthy Engagement and Assistance in the Long Grass, Aged Care and Larrakia Intervention and Transport Service. Applicant Group Name of group: Larrakia Nations Aboriginal Corporation Number of members: 365
Employment The acquisition of Dick Ward Drive is primarily intended to provide direct benefits through the delivery of social services. It also enabled LNAC to increase Indigenous employment in the administration of its programs. At acquisition, LNAC employed 24 staff members of whom eight were Larrakia people. Only one Larrakia staff member was a line manager. Today, LNAC has a total of 80 staff, 74 of whom are Indigenous. Of the 74 Indigenous staff, 36 are local Larrakia people and eight line managers are Indigenous. Cultural and Social Benefits Since acquisition, LNAC has increased its service provision to Indigenous people in the Darwin region by 23.5%, providing over 26,500 services in the past financial year. LNAC has strategically consolidated and expanded its programs to meet the changing needs of the Darwin Indigenous community and to grasp new opportunities as they arise. In 2010–11 financial year, 20 people continued to be employed through the FaHCSIA funded jobs project. Additional ILC Assistance Provided • Building redevelopment : $335,000 Renovation of the main building is scheduled to occur in 2012 and the ILC will contribute $335,000 to the estimated total costs of $1.1m.
2020 Gold Coast Highway, Miami, QLD The ILC Board acquired and granted
2020 Gold Coast Highway, Miami, for Kalwun Development Corporation Limited (KDC), to assist in the continuing delivery of its Indigenous health services.
Acquired: 30 May 2007 – former Social Stream Granted: 2 November 2010 The property was acquired to enable Kalwun KDC – known as Kalwun Health Service (KHS) to continue to provide general primary health care services. Applicant Group Name of group: Kalwun Development Corporation Limited (KDC) Number of members: Approximately 300
Employment Since acquisition, staff numbers have grown from 12 to 19. There are 12 full-time positions and seven are part-time or casual. Training Seventeen accredited and non-accredited training courses were attended by the majority of staff. These courses included: • Living Strong Facilitation Training; • Workplace Training and Assessment; • Cultural Awareness, First Aid and CPR; • Mental Health Skills training; • Fire Awareness Training; • Certificate IV in Training, Assessing & Education; • Certificate III & IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care; and • Certificate IV in Project Management. • Certificate III in Business (Medical Terminology) • Diploma of Frontline Management • Diploma of Nursing (EEN) Cultural and Social Benefits The property has provided a secure base and has allowed the health service to successfully manage and expand its health service since commencing operations in September 2009. KHS served 2000 patients in 2010–11, and had 12,144 client contacts. The larger premises allowed KHS to also offer on-site allied health specialists including an audiologist, psychologist, paediatrician, dermatologist, podiatrist and a nutritionist. KHS had 1821 allied health client contacts in 2010-11.
• Engagement of a town planner to facilitate Material Change of Use application: $20,000; and • Repairs/fitout: $119,800.
• Department of Health and Ageing: $1,050,262 p.a. to 2014; • Medicare: $500,000 p.a.; and • Queensland Health: $609,000 p.a. Land Grants Sunbury Earthen Rings, Sunbury, VIC Sunbury Earthen Rings is a 9.078 ha property located in close proximity to Sunbury, a regional city to the north west of Melbourne airport. The property contains earthen rings of cultural significance surrounded by former grazing land. The rings are important traditional ceremonial sites for Wurundjeri people.
Acquired: 15 December 2000 – former Cultural Stream Granted: 29 March 2011 With the rapid expansion of housing estates in the area, the focus of this land acquisition project was the preservation and protection of Wurundjeri cultural heritage. The Wurundjeri people identified the acquisition as being a high priority, to enable them to regain ownership and control of these important sites. Applicant Group Name of group: Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council Incorporated Number of members: 60
Cultural and Social Benefits Wurundjeri people are now managing this site and are gaining skills and experience in land and cultural heritage management. The site is now registered as a cultural heritage site of significance on the Aboriginal Affairs Victoria Cultural Heritage Register and has statutory protection under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (VIC). The two earthen rings are also subject to heritage controls under Clause 152 of the Hume City Council Planning Scheme. Additional ILC Assistance Provided • Property infrastructure: $29,200 The ILC grant was used for land management works including upgrading the access track, weed control and provision of tools and equipment, particularly for fire control and weed management. Land Management Projects The ILC’s Land Management Program assists Indigenous landholders to sustainably manage their land and develop viable land uses to achieve Indigenous benefits (refer to page 23 for the program structure). ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deliverable 5: Property-based and Property Management Planning land management projects assisted. Target 2010–11: 30 Achieved 2010–11: 51 51 Property-based and Property management Planning projects were assisted in 2010–11. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The number of projects assisted in 2010–11 exceeded our target by over 40%, which is indicative of the high standard of applications received. The ILC conducted two calls for Land Management applications within the 2010–11 financial year, with applications closing 30 June 2010 and 31 March 2011. The annual closing date for applications was moved forward to March to allow more time to assess and implement land management projects before the northern Australian wet season. In the 2010 call, 39 applications were received and assessed in 2010–11. Subsequently, 26 new land management projects were approved in the financial year, including 19 projects that arose from applications (13 Property-based and 6 Property Management Planning Projects). In March 2011, 40 applications were received (32 applications for Property-based Projects and eight applications for property management planning) and assessed, but a decision on these applications was due early in 2011–12. One applicant group was assisted with addressing urgent health and safety issues. Table 13: New Land Management Projects Approved in 2010–11.
Property-based land management Projects Merriman Shearing School, Brewarrina, NSW A working sheep station in north west New South Wales has become the venue for an innovative shearing school that prepares young Indigenous people to take advantage of the growing demand for skilled labour
in the wool industry. Trainees aim to shear around 9000 sheep during a 13-week intensive training program. Australia’s largest sheep meat and wool producer, Fletcher International Exports, provides the sheep
and pays for them to be shorn with the income
helping to cover the cost of the program.
The project involves a two-week pre-vocational course followed by a 13-week practical training program covering workplace safety, shearing skills,maintenance of equipment, fencing, wool handling and life skills. Training and mentoring is delivered by an Indigenous shearing contractor and his team, supported by Access Group Training which employs the trainees and pays their wages during the training period. The 9,000 sheep required for each 13-week course are provided by Fletcher International Exports. Accommodation and meals are prepared. Transport is provided to return the trainees to their home towns on weekends. Graduates find either casual or permanent employment as shearers, wool handlers, rouseabouts or station hands. There were two intakes in 2010–11. The aim is for the shearing scool to become a permanent feature of the shearing industry in western NSW and QLD. Benefits Achieved Employment Following the first intake in 2009–10, eight trainees graduated and all but one found permanent or casual employment. Fourteen trainees are expected to graduate from the second intake in August 2011. The aim is to place all graduates in ongoing employment. Training In 2010–11, 27 commenced training. It is expected that 22 will graduate with a Certificate II in Agriculture. Some of the trainees were able to maintain a shearing rate of 30 sheep per run or 120 per day which is above industry requirements.
The ILC purchased the property in November 2006 and construction of the residential facility was completed in 2008. In 2010–11, $175,000 was provided for equipment, property operating costs and running expenses (this includes income received from Fletcher International Exports). A further $40,000 was provided by the ILC to purchase a bus to transport trainess. Assistance of Other Agencies Access Group Training was funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations in 2010–11 to cover the cost of training including the services of the Indigenous shearing contractor. Fletcher International Exports provided the sheep
and covered the cost of agistment and shearing and also the cost of a resident stock manager. Strong support for the program by the company’s Managing Director, Mr Roger Fletcher, is playing a major role in helping to secure employment for graduates in the wool and associated industries.
Mossman Gorge Centre, QLD Mossman Gorge Centre will be a world-class tourism experience for the 500,000 people who visit the World Heritage-listed Mossman Gorge each year. Construction of the $20m Mossman Gorge development started in 2010–11. When it opens in early 2012, the centre will generate 40 new local Indigenous jobs immediately and up to 70 new jobs in the peak tourism season. It will also provide a training facility for up to 50 Indigenous students each year in hospitality and tourism and provide residential accommodation for 20 students.
In 2008, the ILC purchased an 8 ha property adjacent to the Mossman Gorge Aboriginal Community and the World Heritage-listed Daintree National Park in North Queensland. Construction of the tourist and training centre is under way. The project will also address environmental and safety issues associated with the 500,000 people who visit the gorge each year. The centre will provide significant employment and training opportunities for the region’s Indigenous people when it opens for business in 2012.
ILC in collaboration with Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunki Incorporated. Benefits Achieved Employment When the new centre is fully operational, it will provide jobs for up to 40 Indigenous people, and more than 70 jobs in the high season. Jobs will include tour guiding, administration, marketing, ticketing, bus driving, hospitality servicing, visitor management, maintenance, gardening and cleaning. Training of local Indigenous people for these roles is under way. Forty two people have been identified for employment at the centre and have been guaranteed a job. Over 30 of these have been placed in 12 month traineeships with local employers to provide them with skills and work experience. The Queensland Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation and the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) have provided funds for training and mentoring. The builder and subcontractors have employed Indigenous people in an average of eight full-time positions in the construction phase and up to 16 at peak times. Indigenous workers have been involved in site preparation block laying, fabrication of structural steel, general labouring, concreting and installation of electrical and mechanical services. Many have been offered apprenticeships and/or permanent employment with the builder or subcontractors as a direct result of this project. Up to eight people from Mossman Gorge Aboriginal community have been involved in planting 2,000 trees in the road reserve adjacent to the site. All of the 20,000 plants for the landscaping works will come from the Mossman Gorge Aboriginal Community nursery. Training The ILC is also constructing a training facility adjacent to the visitor centre to cater for 50 Indigenous students each year. Residential accommodation will be provided for 20 students. DEEWR has committed funds towards construction. Cultural and Social Benefits • Increased Indigenous employment and economic development; • National and International awareness of the Kuku Yalanji culture through guided walks and local art and crafts; • Improved safety and quality of life for residents of Mossman Gorge Aboriginal Community through restricting visitor vehicle movements by the community; and • Support for Australian Government welfare reform initiatives in the region. Environmental The environmental values of the Mossman Gorge World Heritage Area and National Park (Daintree) will be protected by managing tourist impact. ILC Land Management Assistance • Land Acquisition: $1.5m • Design and construction: $18m • Furniture, fitout and equipment including shuttle buses: $1.2m Assistance of Other Agencies • FaHCSIA, Cape York welfare reform initiatives, $400,000; • DEEWR, contribution to training centre: $1.36m; • QLD Department Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, training assistance: $627,000; and • DEEWR, training assistance over $1m. An Indigenous employment requirement has seen up to 16 people employed in the early construction phase. Property-based land management Projects 211 Balo St, Moree, NSW The Yaama Ganu Centre, constructed with assistance from ILC funding, is situated at 211 Balo St, Moree. The centre incorporates an art production facility, art gallery and café. The ILC provided assistance to complete the fitout of the café, which has created substantial employment in the café which now employs nine Indigenous staff.
ILC assistance enabled Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) to complete building works and to provide local Indigenous people with employment experience in the hospitality industry. The property is currently ILC-held and is in the process of being granted to AES. The new building is known as the Yaama Ganu Centre incorporating the ILC-assisted Café Gali and the Art Gallery. Applicant Group Name of group: Aboriginal Employment Strategy Limited Number of members: 9
Employment This project has led to the creation of two full-time positions, three part-time positions and four casual roles in the café. Training
Staff employed in the cafe gain training and work experience in hospitality, business management, commercial cookery, customer service and general hospitality industry skills. Cultural and Social Benefits The operation of the café supports and complements the commercial Indigenous art gallery in the adjoining space and the on-site Indigenous art production facilities.
$120,000 to complete the internal fitout of Café Gali at 211 Balo St, Moree NSW. Yüklə 5,3 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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