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Indigenous Communities

Indigenous Engagement and Development

Approximately 2% of the region's population identify as being Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander persons. The priority will be to partner with other not for profit and government agencies to increase employment, social and economic opportunities for Indigenous.

RDAYMN works in partnership with a number of Aboriginal groups including the Point Pearce community on the Yorke Peninsula. RDAYMN has a dedicated Indigenous Economic Development Officer (IEDO) who works with key Aboriginal groups to identify community issues for collaborative improvement effort and supports key community members to drive local solutions to address issues. The IEDO also supports strategic government initiatives in communities that constructively improve opportunities for Aboriginal People.

Current Activities:

 

Cross Regional Garden Project

A cross-regional, co-operative market arrangement with Rainbow Fresh is being implemented to:

  • Enable indigenous employment through traineeships
  • Encourage cross-regional partnerships / learning’s
  • Grow produce that meets market needs (range of leaf products, eg, spring onion, beetroot, snow peas)
  • Provide the potential for future business opportunities for trainees and communities

A number of trainees have commenced in the Port Lincoln, Point Pearce, Warevilla, and Ikata areas.

Government and other partners in the project include:

  • Department of Education Employment & Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
  • Rainbow Fresh (through Pooraka markets)
  • Career Employment Group (CEG)
  • Indigenous Land Corporation
  • PIRSA
  • Heta Inc (registered training organisation)
  • A range of Job Service Australia agencies

Most sites have commenced planting.

At the end of the 12 month period it is hoped and envisaged that a number of the trainees will be able to pursue the establishment of their own private business with the assistance of Indigenous Business Australia (IBA).

A business case was developed for this initiative in 2009 through Muller / Armstrong.

Ngadjuri peoples Business plan - Implementation

RDAYMN is working with the Ngadjuri people to implement the Ngadjuri Business Plan, developed in 2006-07. Key government and non-government stakeholder organisations including RDAYMN, Department of Education Employment & Workplace Relations (DEEWR) SA Works, Career Employment Group (CEG), Natural Resource Management (NRM) Group, and other stakeholders met and identified a range of actions to commence implementation of the plan.

Northern Futures, funded to implement the SA Works Program in northern Adelaide have been approached to help facilitate meetings and processes regarding training and development program opportunities for interested Njadjuri people. A particularly interesting aspect of this initiative is that many of the Ngadjuri people live in northern Adelaide, not on the land (outside of Terowie, east of Peterborough.).

Some of the key initiatives includes in the plan include tourism related activities, native sandalwood growing and cultural sites / cultural living experienced for the Ngadjuri people.

Business Plan developed through Muller / Armstrong.

Narungga RPA - Regional Partnership Agreement

RDAYMN has assisted five existing Narungga Groups - Narungga Nations, Narungga Heritage, Narungga for Land, Narungga Progress Association and Point Pearce Aboriginal Corporation to develop a Regional Partnership Agreement. The combined approach by local Aboriginal groups was identified as a critical step to move forward in a collaborative manner and to provide more opportunities for Narungga peoples through strategic objectives agreed upon by all key stakeholder groups. A new Constitution has been developed and has been ratified by the Office of Register Indigenous Constitutions (ORIC) by ACT of Parliament.

Currently the group is working toward the employment of a dedicated Economic Development Officer to assist in the delivery of a range of outcomes, including the development of businesses and business opportunities.

Future Activities

Indigenous Protected [Land] Area

RDA's IEDO will work in collaboration with the Aboriginal Lands Trust, National Resources Management (NRM) and the Point Pearce Aboriginal Community to pursue the formalisation of an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) in conjunction with Aboriginal Lands Trust, (ALT).  A Federal Government funded initiative, this program will provide 4 full time jobs over 4 years to rehabilitate Wardang Island and Coastal areas near Point Pearce.

Previous Projects

Point Pearce TAFE – Facility Upgrade

The Point Pearce TAFE facility had been operating for many years, providing courses to Point Pearce (Aboriginal community) and the surrounding Yorke Peninsula area.

RDAYMN (then the Yorke Regional Development Board) worked with TAFE SA, Department of Children’s Services (DECS), Department of Education, Employment, Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST), and Australian Government Department of Education Science and Training (DEST) regarding funding opportunities to improve the TAFE facilities.

In previous years many of the courses delivered focussed on welding, and trades related courses. Native Flora and Fauna courses are now offered along with Narungga Culture. Narungga Language courses are taught out of the Narungga Aboriginal Progress Association premises in Moonta and are delivered in conjunction with the Moonta Area School.

Additional Information

Aboriginal Health Services (SA Health) - An Aboriginal health Team located in Maitland, Point Pearce, and Moonta. Many indigenous people (particularly women) are employed in the health sector within the Yorke and Mid North.

Adjahdura Land Heritage tours take place on Yorke Peninsula, through Aborignal people with connection to the area. "Adjahdura" means "my land" and is Narungga Land.