Posts By: Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation

DLGSC release Local Government election toolkit and videos in language

Posted: August 30th, 2023

The State Government has reformed how Local Government elections are held, introducing optional preferential voting and a public election of the mayor or council president in larger councils.

To help keep the community informed of these changes the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) have developed a toolkit to help people understand the changes, as well as creating a series of videos in language, including Nyangumarta, Martu and Kriol.

To access the toolkit and videos, you can visit the DLGSC site by clicking here.

ORIC offering free two-day workshops in September 2023

Posted: August 24th, 2023

The Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) are running a free two-day workshop on 12 and 13 of September 2023 to help train members and directors of corporations.

The workshop will cover topics such as

• You and your corporation
• Corporate structure
• Roles and responsibilities of directors, members and staff
• The rule book
• Financial management

Applications are welcome from all directors, future directors and members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations registered under the CATSI Act. Applications from corporation employees are also accepted along with a letter from the CEO and a director of the corporation.

After attending both days you will receive a certificate of attendance.

The workshop is limited to 25 participants, so ORIC are encouraging people to register as soon as possible. To register for the workshops, click here: Two-day governance workshop – Perth, WA | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (oric.gov.au)

Aboriginal Ranger Program funding applications open

Posted: August 15th, 2023

The Department of Biodiversity, Conservations and Attractions have opened Round 7 of the Aboriginal Ranger Program.

In this round, $13 million is available for new and emerging ranger programs.

DBCA are accepting applications for the next eight weeks, with the closing date being Monday 9 October 2023.

There are two categories open to application, with smaller grants for planning and larger grants for operations.

To apply, visit Home Page – WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (smartygrants.com.au), and for any queries email aboriginalrangerprogram@dbca.wa.gov.au.

Rainbow Knowledge recruiting for co-design workshops

Posted: August 14th, 2023

Rainbow Knowledge is working to help train health providers to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and asexual (LGBTQA+) young people.

The project aims to help staff working in Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth aged from 14 to 25 who identify as LGBTQA+.

Working with the Telethon Kids Institute, they have developed two reports into the needs of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ people when engaging with healthcare providers.

As part of the second phase of their project, they are recruiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people to take part in co-design workshops to develop an inclusivity training package for Aboriginal Community controlled organisations.

To register your interest in helping to develop this package, click here. To find out more about Rainbow Knowledge, visit their website here.

Wattandee Littlewell Aboriginal Corporation Elders Connect & NAIDOC Day event

Posted: July 27th, 2023

Wattandee Littlewell Aboriginal Corporation are hosting their Elders Connect and NAIDOC Day event on Wednesday 13 September 2023.

Wattandee Elders and families are invited back to Littlewell Aboriginal Reserve Mingenew to share stories of connection, culture, and Country. The event will include a Welcome to Country, smoking ceremony, Wattandeee dancers, yarning circles, an Elders Table with bush tea and bush medicines, as well as lunch and drinks.

For more information, please contact Tristan Mongoo at Tristan.mongoo@hotmail.com, or by calling 0475 374 497.

Heritage Council of Western Australia seeking new members

Posted: July 17th, 2023

The Heritage Council of Western Australia is looking for six people to become members.

Nominations are now open for experienced and qualified individuals committed to the identification and conservation of WA’s heritage places.

The Council makes recommendations to the Heritage Minister on entries to the State Register of Heritage Places and assists other government agencies and relevant authorities in the management and development of those places, whilst also determining the State’s heritage strategy and policies.

Applicants should have knowledge and experience in heritage matters. The Government is particularly interested in people with specialist experience in Aboriginal cultural heritage.

Further details and application packages can be found here: https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/heritage-council-of-western-australia, or by calling 08 6551 8002.

Applications close Friday 11 August 2023.

Learn more about ‘ACHKnowledge’: the new government database for managing Aboriginal cultural heritage in WA

Posted: July 7th, 2023

As part of the new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 that has come into effect from 1 July 2023, the old Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 Section 18 approvals process has been replaced by a tiered system.

To replace Section 18 the government have launched an online system – ACHKnowledge – to provide a centralised location for the management of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage (ACH) data and to help with statutory compliance of the management of ACH.

As part of this new system, the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) has announced it is allowing for organisational accounts to be set up.

Education sessions have been set up in a range of locations, including:

• Perth – Wednesday 12 July
• Mt Magnet – Thursday 27 July
• Meekatharra – Friday 28 July
• Carnamah – Wednesday 2 August
• Carnarvon – Thursday 10 August
• Geraldton – Wednesday 16 August

Register attendance at any of the above sessions via this link: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 Education workshop schedule (www.wa.gov.au)

The DPLH are also offering briefings on organisational accounts, which can be organised by calling them on (08) 6551 8002.

To learn more, visit the DPLH website at Understanding ACHknowledge Webinar Series (www.wa.gov.au)

Wanted: your views on fisheries management

Posted: June 7th, 2023

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is working on a national strategy for engagement with First Nations groups and Federal agencies responsible for fisheries management – and wants to hear from Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs).

Both the FRDC and UTS are developing collaborative workshops focused on fisheries and marine management issues and are committed to a mutual benefit and co-design model for any First Nations peoples wishing to express their views.

It follows changes made to the Fisheries Management Act 1991 in 2017 that require the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to consider the interests of Indigenous, commercial and recreational fishers in Commonwealth fisheries management decisions.

Dr Nick McClean from the Climate Society and Environment Research Centre at UTS welcomes input on how the strategy should be developed via nicholas.mcclean@uts.edu.au. Read more about the project.

Call to stop inflation impacting Indigenous ranger work

Posted: May 29th, 2023

Country Needs People (CNP), the national not-for-profit supporting Indigenous land and sea management, is urging the Federal Government to make sure inflation does not undermine the important work of Indigenous rangers and Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) in looking after Country.

With inflation running at more than seven per cent, CNP is concerned indexation of the Indigenous land and sea sector is not keeping up with inflation and effectively means a cut to their land and sea management efforts, if not addressed.

“We understand Indigenous ranger contracts nationally have an inflation adjustment figure of 1.6% or less per annum which is woefully inadequate,” CNP CEO Patrick O’Leary said. “If something does not change this will equate to millions of dollars of effective cuts across the sector, which will be felt keenly at the grassroots level by every group.”

CNP is calling on the Federal Government to ensure there is an automatic adjustment in the contracts of each Indigenous ranger team – and IPA – to ensure their operating funds do not suffer cuts in real terms, allowing them to have the resources they need to look after Country.

Read more about CNP’s concerns. YMAC’s Land and Sea Management unit provides support for the Nyangumarta rangers program.