Supporting communities and job seekers in remote Australia
Sixteen organisations will share in $4.6 million from the Labor Government’s Community Development Fund to help deliver projects to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment, participation and community development in remote communities across Australia.
The Australian Government recognises the important role local organisations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses play in fostering community and economic development and social cohesion across remote Australia.
The Government will also invest a further $22.5 million through the Community Development Fund over the coming weeks to support organisations to continue to deliver key community services and activities in remote communities and support Indigenous employment and participation.
The grants from the Community Development Fund are an integral part of the Government’s new $1.5 billion Remote Jobs and Communities Program.
As part of the grants announced today, 16 organisations will share in around $4.6 million to help strengthen communities and to support community development.
These projects will address the specific needs and priorities of communities, and the challenges faced by job seekers and employers in remote areas.
Projects being funded include $230,074 for Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation to develop infrastructure and staff capacity for two bakeries to generate ongoing employment opportunities in the Milingimbi and Raminginging regions in the Northern Territory.
Other projects funded include $100,000 to Alawa Aboriginal Corporation to help deliver welding and motor vehicle maintenance courses in Ngukurr and Numbulwar in the Northern Territory, and $200,000 for the University of New England to deliver an adult literacy campaign in Engonia, Bourke and Wilcannia in New South Wales.
The Remote Jobs and Communities Program, which begun on 1 July 2013, will deliver a more streamlined and flexible approach to employment, participation and community development services in regions across remote Australia.
It will help people transition into jobs with proper wages and conditions and build sustainable communities.
Job seekers will be assisted by a single employment provider with a permanent presence in their region to ensure they are better supported to get the skills needed to get and keep a job. People who are not working will participate in activities that contribute to developing strong communities.
|
Organisation |
Activity |
Location |
New CDF Projects 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
University of New England |
Adult Literacy Campaign |
Upper Darling, NSW |
$200,000 |
|
Coolgaree Aboriginal Corporation |
Support for the Coolgaree mechanical workshop |
Palm Island, QLD |
$103,000 |
|
Coolgaree Aboriginal Corporation |
Support the Coolgaree Infrastructure and General Maintenance Unit to build local business skills and provide opportunities for trade construction |
Palm Island, QLD |
$313,000 |
|
Coolgaree Aboriginal Corporation |
Support for the Coolgaree Bakery and General Store and this will provide ongoing work experience and apprenticeship opportunities |
Palm Island, QLD |
$18,000 |
|
Jobfind Centres Australia Pty Ltd |
Nursery and landscaping business on the Mornington Island |
Wellesley, QLD |
$250,000 |
|
Meedac Incorporated |
Funding is being provided to the Innovation Park Sustainable Living social enterprise to produce fresh produce for local communities |
Mid-West WA |
$736,800 |
|
Kurungal Council Inc |
A transaction agent to link community residents to government agencies to ensure continued economic support to communities |
Fitzroy Valley, WA |
$300,000 |
|
Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation |
A woman’s safe house that serves the Dampier community and surrounding areas |
Kullari, WA |
$180,000 |
|
East Kimberly CDEP Pty Ltd |
Training and support for local artists through Meebula Arts |
Halls Creek/ |
$299,448 |
|
The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation |
Development infrastructure and staff capacity for two bakeries to generate ongoing employment opportunities |
Milingimbi/ |
$230,074 |
|
Two Way Communications |
Cultural and community awareness programs targeted toward government employees, service providers and visitors to Milingimbi, Galiwinku, Ramingining and Gapuwiyak |
Milingimbi/ Raminginging, NT |
$248,000 |
|
Tjuwanpa Outstation Resource Centre Aboriginal Corporation |
Restoring the Albert Namatjira & Rex Battarbee tourism site, to engage Indigenous job seekers in landscaping and construction activities |
West Alice, NT |
$195,000 |
|
Binjari Community Aboriginal Corporation |
Funding will support a construction training program to support the construction of driveways, carports and paths in the Binjari Top Camp |
Central Arnhem, NT |
$295,571 |
|
Lagulalya Aboriginal Corporation |
Sustainable milling and furniture making at Bickerton Island |
Groote, NT |
$241,600 |
|
Catholic Church of the Diocese of Darwin Property Trust |
Refurbishment and conversion of the Finke Police Station into a museum and gallery; which will provide participation opportunities in construction and training in literacy and numeracy |
South East Alice, NT |
$287,000 |
|
Jobfind Centres Australia |
A sewing project for the local Gunbalanya Women’s Group to produce items to be sold at the local markets |
West Arnhem, NT |
$165,000 |
|
Mabunji Aboriginal Resources Association Incorporated |
Three projects involving local Indigenous people in development and maintenances of gardens and landscaping for public parks, grounds and houses across four town camps and twenty outstations in the region. |
Gulf, NT |
$250,000 |
|
Central Desert Shire Council |
Yuendumu Peace Park Project to create a public space for the Yuendumu community and provide design, landscaping, public words and construction opportunities for local Indigenous jobseekers |
North West Alice, NT |
$228,902 |
|
Alawa Aboriginal Corporation |
A facility at Hodgson Downs for the delivery of courses in welding and motor vehicle maintenance |
Ngukurr/ Numbulwar, NT |
$100,000 |
|
New projects from Community Development Fund |
$4,641,395 |
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