June 2025

Guidelines and information sessions for the Remote Australia Employment Service grant opportunities

Posted: June 30th, 2025

The Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES) Grant provides employment opportunities and support for job seekers and service providers who live and work in Remote Australia Employment Services regions. The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) will be publishing guidelines for accessing the grant on GrantConnect on Monday, 30 June 2025.

To coincide with the release, NIAA will also be hosting two online information sessions which will focus on the RAS Grant Opportunity Guidelines and the application process, with time for questions. Both sessions will follow the same format and will be recorded and made publicly available after the event.

The sessions will be held on:

• Thursday, 3 July, 11.30 – 12.30pm
• Wednesday, 9 July, 12.00 – 1.00pm

To register, fill in the form, and for more information, visit the RAES page on the NIAA website.

Aboriginal Lands Trust (ALT) Webinar (hosted by YMAC)

Posted: June 18th, 2025

On Tuesday, 17 June 2025, YMAC hosted an online information session for interested Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) staff and directors to hear directly from the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage about work being undertaken in relation to the Aboriginal Lands Trust (ALT) divestment program.

This event was organised in response to feedback received from PBCs within YMAC’s representative regions throughout various consultations we have undertaken.

If you were unable to attend on the day, we have a recording of the information session available to view here.

Should you have any questions about the presentation or the program, please contact:

Chris James

Senior Project Manager, Native Title Agreements and Partnerships

Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage

E: Chris.James@dplh.wa.gov.au

P: 08 6552 4542

M: 0429 178 467

NIAA PBC Capacity Building Grant extended

Posted: June 17th, 2025

YMAC’s June edition of PBC News advised the closing date for National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) Prescribed Bodies Corporate Capacity Building Grant was at the end of this month. The NIAA have advised YMAC this information from their website is being updated, and that this grant opportunity is being offered until June 2026, with applications invited year-round.

The grant deadline has been published on Grant Connect, and will be also updated in the Prescribed Body Corporate Capacity Building Grant Opportunity Guidelines soon.

This funding is available to PBCs and can be used for activities such as developing planning frameworks, policies and procedures; delivering training; establishing information technology or an office; engaging staff or professional services to deliver capacity-building activities; and bringing PBCs together on a regional basis.

For more information and to download the guidelines, visit the NIAA website.

Free Aboriginal Family History Information Sessions for the Mid West

Posted: June 12th, 2025

Aboriginal History WA (AHWA) and the State Library of WA Storylines are travelling to the Mid West for a series of free Aboriginal Family History Information Sessions.

The AHWA team can assist First Nations people in accessing information about themselves and their direct ancestors which is held in restricted WA Government records. These records are restricted due to their personal and sensitive nature. WA Storylines is an online archive with more than 12,000 images and other documents which can help people find information about First Nations people in WA.

This free session will provide attendees with information on the historical records kept by both agencies and will provide an opportunity to request copies of your own family history records.

Aboriginal Family History Sessions will be held in Morawa, Yalgoo, Mt magnet, Meekatharra, Cue, Mullewa, and Geraldton between 4 – 8 August 2025.

Find out more and register on the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries website.