Indigenous futures and sustainable development in northern Australia: Towards a framework for full Indigenous participation in northern economic development Discussion Paper



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Partnership Program - Supports and encourages cultural change taking place in relations between Indigenous communities and the mining industries, promoting long-term, effective partnerships that benefit all stakeholders. It provides funding for regional workshops and support for committees and projects that address issues such as employment, education and training, business opportunities, cultural awareness, capacity building and economic empowerment.


Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
New Initiatives


  • Expansion of On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program - Expansion of the Commonwealth- led On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program (OFIEP) (part of Water for the Future Program) will allow the Government to continue to provide grants to irrigators to modernise their on-farm irrigation infrastructure while returning water savings to the environment.




  • Ensuring the Resilience of the Great Barrier Reef - A number of measures in the 2012-13 Budget will provide benefits to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) and surrounding communities. Funding of $8.0 million over two years under the Caring for our Country program will ensure the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) can continue its management of the GBRMP and community-based Reef Guardian programs effectively.




  • Remediation of Land Affected by the Tiwi Islands Plantation Project - Funding of

$1.0 million over four years from 2012-13 will be provided to the Tiwi Land Council to contribute to the implementation of the Rehabilitation Management Plan (RMP) for lands adversely affected by the Tiwi Islands Plantation project in the Northern Territory. This initiative will be funded using the return of an unconditional bank guarantee of $1.0 million held as security for the implementation of the RMP.
Current Initiatives


  • Caring for our Country - The Australian Government has committed to a new phase of the ongoing Caring for our Country initiative. The next stage of the initiative from 2013-14 to 2017-18 will provide funding of $2.2 billion to continue investment in projects across regional Australia, including remote and very remote areas, to improve biodiversity and promote the adoption of sustainable farm practices.




  • Environmental Stewardship Program Part of the Caring for our Country initiative and aims to maintain and improve the condition and extent of targeted matters of national environmental significance under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The program contracts successful eligible private land managers for up to 15 years to provide agreed management activities to protect, rehabilitate and improve specific matters of national environmental significance.




  • Working on Country Indigenous Rangers Program - Working on Country is an ongoing program forming part of the Caring for our Country initiative, and provides funds to Indigenous ranger groups to deliver environmental services. On 14 November 2011, the Government

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announced an expansion of the Working on Country Indigenous Ranger Program in the Northern Territory. The four year $19.1 million expansion, commencing in 2012-13, will deliver 50 more Indigenous ranger jobs and was one of several measures linked to the Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory package.


  • National Wildlife Corridors Plan - The Australian Government is supporting the development of a national framework for wildlife corridor planning, to guide future investments in conservation management through an investment of $10.0 million over three years which commenced in 2011-12.


Treasury
New Initiatives


  • N/A Current Initiatives

  • Local Grants Program - The Government has allocated $9.5 million over four years to establish a Local Grants Program to help communities across Australia conduct their own Anzac Centenary commemoration projects. It will provide grants totalling $7.5 million, spread over 2012-2013 to 2015-2016. Funding will be available from January 2013. Projects that may be eligible for funding under the Local Grants Program include local memorials restorations, commemorative publications and cultural or sporting events.




  • Arts and Culture Fund - The Government has allocated $4.7 million over five years to support artistic and creative works, displays and events during the Centenary of Anzac commemorations. Individuals, artists and cultural institutions will be able to apply for funding. The Australian Government will be developing guidelines for the fund and these will be released during 2013-2014. Artistic and cultural organisations in regional Australia will be strongly encouraged to apply for funding.

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Remote Jobs and Communities Program
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This program will replace four major programs in remote Australia: Job Services Australia (JSA), Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program, Disability Employment Services (DES), and the Indigenous Employment Program (IEP). $1.5 billion will be provided over five years from 2013-14 to fund the program. Under the new arrangements, each of 65 remote servicing regions will be serviced by a single provider, and each provider will have a permanent presence in their region. Providers will work in close partnership with communities and they will jointly develop Community Action Plans that will direct effort to meet the needs of individual job seekers and communities. There will be a 'jobs-first' focus which will see job seekers participating in activities in line with their participation requirements and capacities and that are meaningful to them because they provide work-related skills and help build better communities. A Participation Account will provide funds to address vocational and non-vocational barriers that are preventing people from getting work or participating in their communities. A new Remote Youth Leadership and Development Corps will be the flagship program for youth. The Youth Corps will assist young people aged 24 and under to make better transitions to work by providing up to 12,000 places over five years. A Community Development Fund will provide grants for larger projects to buttress community capacity building and economic development. This will open up opportunities for communities to become more involved in services delivered in their communities. This initiative is being implemented by the Departments of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
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