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Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara YankunytjatjaraWomen’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation)Annual Report 2009-2010Celebrating 30 years!

Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY)Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) OverviewWho we areNPYWC represents women in the region(see map on back cover), which has anover-all-Aboriginal (Anangu or in WA,Yarnangu) population of around 6000. Itsmembership area covers a vast, remote,semi-arid expanse of some 350,000square kilometres.The idea for a women's organisation in theregion arose during the South AustralianPitjantjatjara Land Rights movement inthe late 1970s. The women felt that theirneeds were not being addressed and soestablished their own organisation, withthe first meeting held at Kanypi in SouthAustralia in December 1980.NPY Women's Council was separatelyincorporated in 1994 under the oldCommonwealth Aboriginal Councils andAssociations Act. It now comes under theCorporations (Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander) Act 2006 (Cth.) - the CATSI Act.The Constitution, or Rulebook, has beenupdated as required under the new Act 1 .Membership is open to any woman whois at least 16 years of age and who isan Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderperson from the NPY region and/or whomthe Directors consider to have sufficientcultural or family connection to the region.She must be deemed by the Directorsto be of good character and willing tofollow the rules and guiding principles ofthe organisation (see below).The organisation’s members reside inthe region, at almost thirty communities,and at small homelands and outstations. Afew live in Alice Springs or other towns orcities, mainly for their own or other familymembers’ health reasons.Our workWhile NPYWC began as an advocacyorganisation for women in the Centraltri-state area, it is now also a majorprovider of human service to women andto other individual Anangu and Yarnangu(Aboriginal people) and families in theregion. It remains a strong voice for itsmembers on issues such as substanceabuse, domestic and family violence,child protection, policing and other safetyVoting at the NPYWC AGM, 2010.issues, and the needs and aspirations ofyoung people.Programs include the highly regardedDomestic and Family Violence Service,Tri-state Disability Service, CarerRespite Service, and the Youth andChild Nutrition Programs. Aroundthree hundred women make basketsand other products including bushmedicine and beanies to sell to ourTjanpi (grass) Desert Weavers, women’ssocial enterprise arm. Staff may eitherbe based in the region or undertakeextensive travel in order to do theirwork.GovernanceOur elected Directors are all womenfrom the NPY region, and number upto twelve. There is a Chairperson andVice-Chairperson. The Directors meet atleast quarterly to discuss programs andpriorities and other issues of interest tomembers. All members are invited toattend an AGM and usually at least oneother general meeting held out bush inthe NPY region each year, to receivereports from Directors and staff and toprovide referrals, responses to servicedelivery and ongoing direction.ObjectivesAs with many incorporated Aboriginalorganisations, the central object in theRules is to ‘relieve the poverty, sickness,destitution, distress, suffering,misfortune or helplessness amongthe Aboriginals of the Ngaanyatjarra,Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjaracommunities’.For the purpose of this central object,NPYWC aims to:1. Provide a forum for Ngaanyatjarra,Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjarawomen to discuss their concerns;2. assist and encourage therepresentation and participationof women from the Ngaanyatjarra,Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjararegion on local, regional and otherrelevant bodies;3. help individual women and girls toachieve further training, educationand employment;4. establish, provide and or promoteservices to improve the health andsafety, education and general wellbeingof people in the Ngaanyatjarra,Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjararegion;5. establish, provide and promote theartistic and cultural interests ofNgaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara andYankunytjatjara women;6. promote and support theachievements and authority ofNgaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara andYankunytjatjara women;7. gather and provide informationabout issues of importance toNgaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara andYankunytjatjara women and to thebroader community;8. promote and encourage the lawand culture of Ngaanyatjarra,Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjarawomen;9. support and encourage other womenand organisations who work towardssimilar aims.The ‘Guiding Principles’ that the membershave added to the Rules include:• ngapartji ngapartji kulinmamunu iwara wananma tjukarurungkurespect each other and follow the lawstraight• kalypangku - conciliatory• piluntjungkupeaceful and calm• kututu mukulyangkukind-hearted• tjungungku - united• kunpungku - strong1Started in Feb. 2008 and passed and adopted in late 2008.2 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

ContactsNgaanyatjarra PitjantjatjaraYankunytjatjara Women’s Council(Aboriginal Corporation)Main OfficeGate 2, 3 Wilkinson StreetAlice Springs NT 0870(PO Box 8921Alice Springs NT 0871)Phone: (08) 8958 2345Fax: (08) 8952 3742Email: enquiries@npywc.org.auWebsite: www.npywc.org.auTjanpi Desert Weavers:www.tjanpi.com.auRemote officesNPYWC Annual General Meeting, 2010.Contents2 Overview3 Contacts4 Organisational Structure5 Introduction and Management Report7 Strategic Plan8 Domestic and Family Violence Service9 Youth Program12 Child Nutrition Program13 Tjanpi Desert Weavers15 Tjungu Team19 Financial Report20 Financial Statements23 ResourcesUmuwa SA: (08) 89 56 7271Wingellina WA: (08) 89 56 7160Warburton WA: (08) 89548156Warakurna WA: (08) 89562836Finke NT: (08) 89560941Imanpa NT: (08) 89546067Docker River NT: (08) 8955833Yulara NT: (08) 89563086AcknowledgementsCollation: Liza BalmerEditing: Vicki GillickDesign and layout:Jo BonifaceredDirt Graphicsreddirt@octa4.net.auFunded by:Australian FaHCSIA through theIndigenous Co-ordination Centre,Alice Springs, NT.Cover photos from top left to right:“We were born on this land, we birthed on this land, our bloodand the blood of our mothers and grandmothers is in this land.We are in this land and the land is in us. We will fight to keepTjanpi inma 30 year clebrations.Photo Jo Foster; Young Boys atNPYWC 30 year celebration; AndyTjilari and his granddaughters;Young people watchingperfromances at the NPYWC 30year celebration.this land for our grandchildren to grow up in!”Mantatjara Wilson - 1980© NPY Women’s Council 2011All content including photos copyright Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation)unless otherwise stated.NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 3

Organisational Structure4 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

Introduction and Management ReportCo-ordinator’s DepartureWith a great deal of sadness wefarewelled the outgoing Co-ordinator ofsix years Vicki Gillick from the position atthe end of July 2009. Vicki then workeduntil the end of August to finalise variousmatters before taking leave, ensuringas smooth a hand-over as possible. Shecontinued to work on specific tasks fromtime to time whilst on leave.Andrea Mason had agreed to act in theposition for at least six months, afterworking closely with the former Coordinatorand Directors as Senior Adviserfor twelve months from July 2008,including on the 2009-13 Strategic Plan.The position was advertised in early2010 and applicants interviewed. Andreawas appointed in April.Strategic planning and re-structuringWe continued to implement actionsin the Strategic Plan, which Directorsapproved in March 2009. It is very mucha working document. It details the casefor and action to address key areas in theorganisation: staffing, service delivery,advocacy, organisational scope andability and funding. Directors receiveregular updates on the implementationof the Plan, which is reviewed at the staffplanning day held each year in February.Among other things, it includes the needfor each service delivery team to havean Assistant Manager and this is beingaddressed progressively across theorganisation. The Plan had identified theneed for other additional positions, notingthat the Co-ordinator’s position as it stoodwas untenable given the size, nature andcomplexity of the organisation. Prior tothe departure of the former Co-ordinatora Deputy Co-ordinator’s position wascreated, the duties of the Co-ordinator’sposition were reviewed and new jobdescriptions constructed accordingly.The Co-ordinator maintains over-allresponsibility for operations, includingworking with the Directors to develop,introduce, update and implement soundpolicies; ensuring that NPYWC runsefficiently internally on a day-to-day basisthrough delegation; and maintaining theorganisation’s high profile and goodreputation in the NPY region and in theMargaret Smith, Chairperson.wider community.A number of the former duties of theCo-ordinator now sit with the DeputyCo-ordinator, including responsibilityfor the day-to-day management ofservice delivery programs. The DeputyCo-ordinator supervises ProgramManagers, assists in the managementof NPYWC’s operations and functionsand assists the Co-ordinator to provideefficient management in the key areasof staffing, planning, policy developmentand implementation, service delivery,financial and human resources andexternal relations and funding.NPYWC has also created the positionsof Human Resources Officer (workpreviously done by the Co-ordinatorand the Administration Manager) and apart-time Legal Officer. The ExecutiveLiaison position (funded by OATSIH) wasre-structured and re-named ExecutiveAssistant, and now provides directsupport to the Co-ordinator and Deputyand to the Directors, including practicalarrangements for Directors’ meetings.The positions of Co-ordinator, DeputyCo-ordinator, HR Officer and ExecutiveAssistant now make up the NPYWCDirectorate.Long-term staff member Manager LizaBalmer successfully applied for theDeputy’s position, initially offered forseveral months, and has since beenconfirmed in the job. Filling her previousposition of Child Nutrition and Well-beingManager has proven to be a challenge.We were able to secure the services forsix months of senior paediatric socialworker Sue Grant from November toNPYWC Co-ordinator Andrea Mason.March 2010. From April to May theAssistant Manager Brooke McAllenacted in the position prior to takingParental Leave. We continue to pursueall available avenues in our attempts tofill the position. In the meantime, Liza hascontinued to act as Manager in additionto her other duties.In June 2009 FaHCSIA had provideda one-off grant to fund additionaloperational positions detailed in theStrategic Plan as critical to addressingadministrative and human resourceneeds: Deputy Co-ordinator, HR Officerand 50% of the Domestic ViolenceService’s Legal Officer’s salary, to allowher to provide general legal assistanceto the organisation. FaHCSIA has notcommitted to ongoing funding for thesepositions, stating that it wished firstto analyse the 2010 financial auditedstatement. At time of writing (earlyDecember 2010) no further responsehad been forthcoming.Directors during 2009-2010 remainedreluctant to fill the Minyma Directorstaff position held by Mrs. M. Burtonfrom January to July 2008 when sheunexpectedly passed away.Recruitment issuesThe recruitment and retention of staffcontinues to be a significant challengefor the organisation as it is for othersin the region, in the private, governmentand non-government sectors. NPYWCtries to offer staff whatever additionalbenefits it can, and these are often lessgenerous than those available in othernon-government organisations or ingovernment positions, and we continueNPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 5

Management Reportto attract high calibre employees. Thecontracting out of salary sacrificearrangements includes the ability forstaff to lease private vehicles, and theymay take advantage of other amenitiesoffered by EPAC such as a ‘meals andentertainment’ card to purchase food andbeverage with untaxed income.Industrial changeThe Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth.) has broughtin a number of changes to Australianworkplaces, including a legislatedminimum safety net of ten NationalEmployment Standards and a system of‘modern awards’ from 1st January 2010covering most employees and replacingthousands of federal and state-basedawards. The Pitjantjatjara Council Inc.and Associated Organisations Award,which previously covered NPYWC staff,ceased on 31st December 2009, andduring this financial year NPYWC movedto three new modern awards.The vast majority of staff are coveredby the Social, Community, Home Careand Disability Services Industry (SACS)Award 2010; some come under theGeneral Retail Industry Award 2010 orthe Storage Services and WholesaleAward 2010, and a small number areAward-free. The transition will continueinto 2010-11.Common data baseIn June 2010, FaHCSIA agreed to a onegrantfor the purchase and installationof the Communicare Patient InformationRecall System. This will allow NPYWC toproduce an integrated picture of its dataacross the service delivery areas, andhopefully help to reduce the time spentpreparing reports, in keeping with theexpressed aim Strategic Plan.GovernanceThe election of Directors was to takeplace at the AGM planned for 27thOctober 2009 near Uluru in the NorthernTerritory. Sadly, founding member MrsMantatjara Wilson passed away on 10thOctober and due to her funeral being heldon Sunday 25th October 2009 at AmataSA, the Directors agreed to postpone themeeting to allow members to attend.Due to this sad loss, NPYWC soughtpermission from the Office of theRegistrar of Indigenous Corporations(ORIC) to hold the AGM by the end ofMarch 2010. Members elected twelveDirectors including Margaret Smith asChairperson and Yanyi Bandicha as Vicechairperson.In April ORIC facilitated aone-day governance training sessionin Alice Springs. Directors took thisopportunity to develop and finalise theirCode of Conduct.AssetsWe have undertaken a number ofimprovements to staff housing on theLands. The staff house at WarburtonWA has been re-configured to providetwo independent living quarters. AtIrrunytju/Wingellina a secure cage wasinstalled around the leased office and ahot water system installed to allow us toprovide short-term accommodation forvisiting staff and to relieve pressure onpermanent staff living in a leased duplexin that community. During this period theAustralian Government gifted to NPYWC ademountable which was transported to aserviced lot provided at Warburton in mid-2010, for use as an office and additionalstaff accommodation.NPYWC has also leased a two-bedroom unitin Alice Springs to provide accommodationfor remote staff when in town, visitingcontractors and job applicants, as amore economical alternative to motelaccommodation. In March 2010 wonthe tender to deliver FaHCSIA’s Youth inCommunities Program in the four southernNT communities of Finke/Aputula, Imanpa,Mutitjulu and Docker River from 1st April2010 to 30th June 2012. A significantlevel of infrastructure comes with thisproject including six staff houses, fourrecreation halls and three compoundswith spare accommodation and youthoffices. The management, repair andmaintenance of these additional buildingspresent a considerable increase in workfor the Administration manger and theYouth Manager.Funding and ReformNPYWC continued to work towardsfunding reform during the 2009-10financial year. The Aurora Project consistsof a number of programs that work withAustralia’s Indigenous communities andorganisations to facilitate prosperitythrough capacity building. Auroravolunteers greatly assisted NPYWC indeveloping a comprehensive fundingreform options paper.The options paper provides detailedbackground and context informationsetting the scene as to why it is criticalfor NPYWC to resolve this issue. Somesmall gains have been made in recentyears, but the organisation still dealswith far too many funding sources andmust provide an excessive number ofseparate reports to Australian, State andNT Government departments.NPYWC receives fifty or more grants,mainly from government sources, forfive service delivery program areas andfor some operational costs It is requiredto submit as (at November 2009) 124financial and 97 non-financial reportsa year across its program areas. Theorganisation spends an estimated totalof 7,399 hours or 194.71 thirty-eighthour weeks a year seeking funds, dealingwith funding bodies and complying withreporting requirements, reviews andevaluations. This works out at one hourspent liaising with funding providers andcomplying with reporting requirementsfor every $796 of grant money received.The options paper was provided toFaHCSIA in March 2010 and to MinisterJenny Macklin, who had asked NPYWCto suggest methods of streamliningfunding arrangements. A range of reformalternatives is canvassed, including:government-funded grant managers; asingle cross-government agreement foreach program area; one set of reportingrequirements to all funding bodies, foreach program area; one set of reportingrequirements to each funding body foreach program area; and a single setof performance indicators per NPYWCservice area. NPYWC continues to liaisewith FaHCSIA but at December 2010 theDepartment had not formally respondedto these proposals.Andrea MasonCo-ordinator6 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

Strategic Plan.NGAANYATJARRA PITJANTJATJARAYANKUNYTJATJARA WOMEN’SCOUNCIL2009-2013 STRATEGIC PLANPREPARED BY PAUA CONSULTINGIn commissioning the 2009-2013Strategic Plan, NPYWC specified thatthe Strategic Plan should:1. Service delivery;2. Advocacy;3. Organisational capacity; and4. Funding.The 2009-2013 Strategic Plan describesthe strategies, timeframes, responsiblepersons, key performance indicators andoutcomes for each of these focus areas.THE DESIRED OUTCOMES2. Aboriginal Employment Strategy• Implementation of an AboriginalEmployment Strategy.3. Inter-program interaction• Continuous improvement andstreamlining of internal operations.4. Tjanpi desert weavers• Tjanpi Desert Weavers is asustainable social enterprise that isresponsive to the aspirations of itsartists.• Provide future strategic directionsthat support the constitutionalobjectives of the organisation;• Provide future strategic directionsfor a management and staffingstructure that facilitates sound andefficient service delivery to clientsand advocacy on behalf of members;• Include goals that are clear easilycomprehended, including clearlywritten strategic actions and realistictargets;• Assess the current management,staffing, program, administration,resource and enterprise structuresand provide recommendations for afuture model(s);• Assess the role and duties of theCo-ordinator in the context of theorganisation’s management structureincluding what if any duties could andor should be devolved to anotherposition whether existing or not;• Recommend a succession plan for theCo-ordinator’s position;• Recommend a broader workforcestrategy for sustainable employmentof staff, both Anangu and non-Aboriginal, including successionplans, career development and skillssharing across NPYWC programareas;• Provide an overarching framework forexisting current strategic documentsincluding Tjanpi Desert WeaversBusiness Plan 2008-2010.FOCUS AREASThe consultations with the staff andexecutive of NPYWC and the assessmentof the political, economic, social andenvironmental trends impacting or likelyto impact on the organisation identifiedfour key focus areas for inclusion in the2009-2013 Strategic Plan. These are:Service Delivery1. NPYWC reinforces its position as akey participant in service provision inthe tri-state region.2. NPYWC adopts a flexible approach tocultural and social change.3. NPYWC continues to offer high qualityand professional service delivery toclients.4.NPYWC ensures that it developscomprehensive support plans forall of its clients as part of its casemanagement approach to servicedelivery.Advocacy1. NPYWC maintains high level advocacyfor and on behalf of women in the tristateregion.2.NPYWC increases the intensity ofadvocacy in response to existingidentified needs.3. NPYWC consolidates its peak positionby advocating on emerging issues whichmay directly or indirectly affect women.4.Convening of a biennial forum todiscuss NPYWC’s work and presentevidence on the incidence and causesof domestic violence, poor childnutrition, youth problems, disabilitiesand other major problems in the tri-statecommunities.Organisational capacityNPYWC is structured to maximise theefficiency, effectiveness and experienceof its senior managers, staff andDirectors.1. Professional support, supervision,staff development and remuneration• NPYWC continues to attract andretain high quality staff.• NPYWC encourages professionaldevelopment and creates careeropportunities for staff.Funding1. Negotiation and implementationof block funding agreement with theAustralian Government that provides forfunding to come from a single sourcewithin the Australian Government andthat cover all the programs and servicesundertaken by NPYWC that are fundedby the Australian Government.2. Negotiation and implementationof block funding agreements with theWestern Australian, South Australianand Northern Territory Governmentsthat provide for funding to come froma single source within each Governmentand that cover all the programs andservices undertaken by NPYWC that arefunded by those Governments.3. Guaranteed funding for NPYWC’ssenior management positions and thecorporate costs of the organisation.4. Increases in the size and duration ofNPYWC grants to cover the cost of coreoperational positions such as the Coordinator,Deputy Co-ordinator, HumanResource Manager, Administration/Receptionist and Grants/ComplianceOfficer.5. Negotiation of short-form ProgramFunding Agreements for all fundingunder $100,000.6. Negotiation and implementation ofstraightforward, ‘plain English’ fundingagreements that contain generic, clearperformance indicators common to, oreasily adapted to the different types ofservices delivered by NPYWC.7. Identification of single point of contactwithin each of the four Governments thatprovide funding to NPYWC.8. Streamlined tri-state contract andmanagement arrangements.NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 7

Domestic and Family Violence ServiceAtunypa Wiru MinymaUwankaraku: GoodProtection for all WomenRose Byrnes, a former Sergeant with theVictorian Police, where she served fortwenty years, took over as Manager ofthe Domestic and Family Violence (DV)Service in May 2010, succeeding JillSteel who had put in more than threeyears of very hard work.In 2009 NPYWC acquired a lease on theold Aboriginal Airlines office across theroad from its main office in WilkinsonStreet Alice Springs, and the DV staffmoved in September from their crampedquarters to much bigger premises thatare able to accommodate a growingstaff contingent as well as clients.Volunteer Liz Lowe provided welcomeassistance to the Service in this period,including helping with the move.Terri Di Salvo and Lawyers from the SA Women’s Legal Service visiting the APY lands.This year the DV Service has undertakena number of initiatives to improve theservice it offers to clients in NPY membercommunities. Our WA case workerCarol Myers now lives at WarburtonWA, and with our WA legal supportsolicitor Penny Robbins, initiated aninter-agency meeting inviting policeand the Department of Child ProtectionWA and setting an agenda of keyissues. As a result there is now a betterunderstanding among all services, andthere are regular interagency meetings.Shannon Davies, the case workerbased in Alice Springs, has made abig effort to update and improve ourintake assessment and safety plans forwomen; and former DV staff memberElissa Pernu has returned on a casualbasis and has greatly assisted the caseworkers by sharing her considerableexperience, and reviewing cases as partof the ongoing support and supervisionthat is necessary in this difficult work.The APY Lands unfortunately continuesto provide a majority of clients, with acorresponding high level of need andfrequent court circuits. Terri Di Salvohas continued to soldier on with ahuge workload on the APY Lands. TheCarol Myers and members celebrate the new NPYWC Domestic Violence Office in Warburton, WA.Women’s Legal Service SA provideslegal assistance to DV clients on theAPY Lands under contract to NPYWC.Gaynor Ramsay has taken on the NTjurisdiction. The DV Service in-houselawyer Hannah Meredith has continuedto use her considerable experience,knowledge and commitment to assistwomen with legal support.Lena Taylor, the DV Service interpreterand client support worker is a key toour success, interpreting and assistingclients in ways that would be far morechallenging if we did not have her onstaff. Rose Goldner, Admin Assistant,assists with client intake and generalreception duties.The DV Service now has more than 1,000women and children on its records, whichhave been kept since 1995. The numbercontinues to increase at a rate of two tothree clients a week. On average, eachcase worker attends to approximately30 to 40 clients per month.The DV Service continues to beencouraged by victims of violencegaining more confidence to report theircircumstances and to receive help.The case workers’ dedication and hardwork, supporting women and children,encouraging reporting and pursuingsafety as the top priority has ensuredthat women continue to place their trustin NPYWC and in the police.The DV Service also works in closepartnership with police, legal services,child protection agencies, the CrossborderJustice Program and the AliceSprings Women’s Shelter.Rose Byrnes, Domestic and FamilyViolence Service Manager8 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

Youth ProgramThe NPYWC Youth Program works acrossthe organisation’s tri-state region,albeit at different levels in WA, SA andthe NT depending on the availabilityof funding. Services comprisediversionary activities, school holidayprograms, individual case managementand substance abuse and mental healthawareness programs. Its approach ismore than just a ‘sport and rec.’ model.2009-10 was a rewarding year forthe Youth Program, which receivedadditional funding to provide some newservices. We were very pleased to winthe FaHCSIA contract for the NT Youthin Communities (YIC) program to provideyouth services to Finke (Aputula),Imanpa, Mutitjulu and Docker River. Thisis a significant agreement with fundingof more than $2.5 million dollars over27 months. It is considerably lesshowever than the more than $7 millionthat Mission Australia, the previousprovider, received over three years,and services will need to be tailoredaccordingly. FaHCSIA has agreed toadvise communities of the change insize and scope of the YIC work.The Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department, as part of thePetrol Sniffing Strategy, providedone year’s funding to establish youthservices at Kiwirrkurra WA. Kirwirrkurrais one of our high priority areas due to itshigh youth population, remote locationand lack of other service providers.NPYWC has applied for funds for anotherthree years.physical infrastructure such as staffhousing or recreation halls. Youth alsotries to promote local role modelssuch as the young Kiwirrkurra womenwho participated in the week-longNgaanyatjarra ‘health walk’ and won theprize for the most steps taken acrossthe Lands.Anangu staff recruited from membercommunities work together with non-Aboriginal staff on the YIC Program usingthe Malparara - ‘friend’ or ‘companion’- model of working. This involves areciprocal partnership that utilises theprofessional expertise of (usually) non-Aboriginal staff in combination withthe community and cultural knowledgeand relationships, and local languageof Anangu and Yarnangu staff. Anangutrainee youth workers are part of theYIC Program and negotiations are takingplace with a view to enrolling them withNT Apprenticeships and a local trainingprovider for Certificate 2 and 3 inCommunity Services with a focus onyouth work.Youth has continued to co-ordinatecomprehensive school holiday programsin member communities, and this yearthe SA Departments of Families andCommunities (DFC) and Premier andCabinet provided specific funding for theAPY Lands. Holiday programs in the sixmajor APY communities included music,sports, bush walking, art and craft,cooking and nutrition, dance and circus.The Myer Foundation has funded youthmental health promotion activities,including a pilot of the HealthInformation Technology Network (HITnet)interactive touch screen kiosks in NPYcommunities. The Youth and Tjunguteams have worked together to haveHITnet touch screens installed atMutitjulu Clinic, Pukatja (Ernabella) storeand Warburton Youth Arts, with DockerRiver to come. DVDs about healthylife choices have been made with theMutitjulu community and will be loadedup on our HITnet computers, with morelocal educational DVDs hopefully to beproduced in the near future.The Kulintja Palyaringkuntjaku - ‘to getbetter thinking’ - Project is part of theDoHA Improved Services for People withDrug and Alcohol Problems and MentalHealth Illness initiative. This work hasinvolved mapping all the substanceabuse and mental health services inthe massive cross-border region intoan informative directory. NPYWC staffThis year the Youth team had 170 activeclients experiencing problems, mainlyin the area of substance abuse, mentalhealth and violence. There were frequentreferrals from and to other organisationsin this casework.Positive results are dependent uponsustainable, supported and strategicprograms which address the fullrange of needs of youth in remotecommunities. The type and extent ofprograms NPYWC can provide dependson the funds available to employ staffin particular communities, and onFregon Youth drummers at the NPYWC 30 year celebration.NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 9

Youth Programreceive orientation and a ‘tool kit’ ofresource to help them recognise clientswho have dual problems and refer themto the most suitable services in theregion. The Project has worked to buildbetter connections between NPYWC andother services so as to improve interagencycollaboration in relation to theseclients, and works closely with ourYoung People’s Project in SA and WA,funded under DoHA’s non-governmentorganisation treatment grants.Since 1997 we have held regularKungka Career Conferences for youngwomen from our region aged between12 and 25. Unfortunately a shift fromFederal to State and Territory fundingfor this type of activity resulted in thefunding sought by NPYWC somehow‘falling through the cracks’ and we wereunable to run a conference this year.At present our support for aspiringyouth is through our pursuit of educationscholarship programs for young peoplein NPY communities, where there is apoor take-up rate of scholarshipsavailable through the large IndigenousYouth Leadership Program (IYLP)and other providers. We have beeninvestigating other sources of fundedscholarships and, within our limitedresources, discussing possibilities withparents and students. While caseworkwith youth at risk is a major part of theYouth team’s work, we also try to focuson young people with the potential andmotivation to ‘reach for the stars’ ineducation and employment.Top and bottom: Amata school holiday program.In October 2009 NPYWC joined agroup of traditional owners for Uluru-Kata Tjuta, Central Land Councilrepresentatives, the Principals’ AustraliaDare to Lead program and the UnitingChurch AAMC (Ananguku Area MinistryCouncil) to visit some Alice Springsand Adelaide schools with significantnumbers of Aboriginal boarders who arescholarship holders. We have appliedfrom the Department of Education,Employment and Workplace Relationsunder the Parent and CommunityEngagement Program for funds totry and increase the ability of parentsand communities on the APY Lands toengage with schools that could acceptscholarship students.Youth has workedon the continuous improvement in thearea of supervision and support of teammembers by a senior staff member,including regular case reviews, inhousetraining, and extensive travelby supervising staff to support thosebased out bush. The continuousimprovement includes upgrading andmonitoring policies and procedure forour service delivery, administrativesystems and occupational health andsafety for staff and also clients’ safety.Sue CraggYouth Program Manager10 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

Youth ProgramFrom top left to right: Amata school holiday program; Rene Kulitja and members from the Central Land Council visit boarding schools inAdelaide; Rene Kulitja with students at Immanuel College, SA.NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 11

Child Nutrition and Wellbeing ProgramThe Child Nutrition and WellbeingProgram provides early interventionand prevention services to childrenwho have been diagnosed as failure tothrive or who are considered to be ‘atrisk’ from a health or welfare perspectiveand who are aged 0-5 years, and to theirfamilies. Our service provides intensivecase management, nutrition andparental education, advocacy and healthpromotion.Our service continues to have a strongpresence throughout the NPY region,with five teams working across the 26communities. This year the Programcollaborated with schools, stores andyouth programs to run nutrition educationworkshops and promotions. Theseincluded:• Fortnightly workshops in twoNgaanyatjarra schools over a schoolterm. Each fortnight these workshopsfocused on nutrition and the body, andhow different parts of the body rely ongood nutrition.• Papulankutja Artists (aka BlackstoneArt Centre, WA) ‘Blackstone festival.’This year the festival focused on thetheme ‘healthy eating’ and the programvolunteered to provide workshopsencouraging healthy food and cooking.• Attendance at the Warakurna KungkaNights, an activity run weekly by the Shireof Ngaanyatjarraku Youth DevelopmentProgram at the Warakurna communityWomen’s Centre. Kungka Nights is aimedat teenage girls and young women, 13to 20 years of age, and facilitates arange of activities using topics suchas health, beauty, cooking, keepingactive and strengthening culture tosupport social and emotional wellbeing.The Child Nutrition and Well-beingProgram provides a combination ofhealth promotion and health educationstrategies aimed at young mothers toensure optimum nutrition for babies andyoung children.• A Nutrition stall at the WarburtonYouth Expo. The Expo is an annual eventorganised by the Ngaanyatjarraku ShireYouth Program. It is aimed at school agedchildren with the focus on healthy lifestyleSwimming near Kiwirrkurra, WA.skills. This is the fourth consecutiveyear that the Warburton Youth Expo hasrun. The Child Nutrition and WellbeingProgram has been involved with YouthExpo every year since it commenced.• One- pot cooking lessons with seniorstudents of Warburton High School aspart of the Healthy Life Skills programthat the school has been running. Theseworkshops were a joint collaborationbetween Ngaanyatjarra Housing,Warburton Remote School and the ChildNutrition and Well-being Program.• A lesson with students from remotecommunities at Yirara College AliceSprings who were learning about fat.What is fat? What are the bad effectsof too much? Why does the body needsome? The aim was to learn about goodfats and bad fats, learn how to read foodlabels, practice reading food labels andmake healthy food choices.• Monthly morning tea sessions at theWarburton WA Playgroup. The aim ofthese sessions was to engage withmothers and children in a setting differentfrom the usual Child Nutrition Workshopswhich are targeted at families withchildren who are failure to thrive.The Child Nutrition and WellbeingProgram also delivered 207 nutritionworkshops to a total of 1680 participantsacross the NPY region. We providedintensive support and long-term casemanagement to 120 children and theirfamilies, and have assisted a further265 families with emergency brokerage,such as food, clothing and emergencyaccommodation.Three staff members attended a ‘PickyEaters’ workshop, a Sequential OralSensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding,hosted by the Children’s NutritionResearch Centre in August 2009. Thisworkshop is a trans-disciplinary programfor assessing and treating children withfeeding difficulties and weight/growthproblems from birth to 18 years, witha focus on children from 6 months to6 years of age. It integrates posture,sensory, motor, behavioural/learning,medical, and nutritional factors tocomprehensively evaluate and managechildren with feeding/growth problems.The Child Nutrition and WellbeingProgram was also recognised at the‘Excellence in Indigenous Health Awards,’hosted by Criterion Conferences inMarch 2010, for its outstanding work inMaternal and Child Health.We continue to advocate for theneeds of children and their families inthe NPY region at both regional andnational levels. Deputy Co-ordinatorLiza Balmer continues to representNPYWC on the Central AustralianChild Welfare Reference Group, theNT Families and Children AdvisoryCouncil and is continuing to contributeto the Development of a National ChildProtection framework.Liza BalmerDeputy Co-ordinator12 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

Tjanpi Desert WeaversTjanpi Desert Weavers’ purpose is tocontribute to improving the lives of NPYwomen and their families by supportingcultural activity and employment throughthe creation of fibre art.In 2009-10 Tjanpi’s work included:• Delivering a national exhibitionprogram with an emphasis onengaging regional audiences;• Offering creative and technicalskills development opportunities forartists on their country.• Providing professional developmentopportunities for Tjanpi artists.• Developing a Tjanpi book withthe intention of creating a visuallyappealing, engaging, informativeand accurate publication about TjanpiDesert Weavers that will reach a wideaudience.• Launching a national touringexhibition in partnership with GoldCoastCity Art Gallery and with theassistance of Visions Australiafunding.• Offering cultural exchangeworkshops and inma (dance andsong) performances to the generalpublic.• Managing funding from CaritasAustralia, the Balnaves Foundation,the Australia Council for the Artsand the Department of EnvironmentWater, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA)through its National Arts and CraftsIndustry Support (NACIS) Program.• Ensuring Tjanpi artists continue toattend workshops to share in goodgovernance, business practices andmaintain awareness of the wider artsindustry.Tjanpi’s creative and technical skillsdevelopment workshops were offeredto new, emerging and existing artists inBlackstone (WA), Kuruala (WA) and twoworkshops in Warakurna (WA), Amata(SA), and Kalka (SA). A total of onehundred and eleven participants attendedfrom nineteen communities throughoutthe year. Of these participants, nineteenwere first-time attendees at a workshop,sixteen were first-time weavers, twentythreewere first-time sculptors andeleven participants were under thirtyyears of age. Nine hunting trips wereTop: Sally Scales from Tjanpi shows Peter Garrett the Ngangkari Healers book.Above: Eunice Porter in Warakurna Tjanpi workshop with two figures for Desert Mobexhibition 2010.NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 13

Tjanpi Desert Weaversorganised, ten cultural sites visited andseventeen inma (cultural song and dance)performed. Tjanpi’s workshops are verymuch in demand as they foster artisticand technical skills. This is in additionto allowing Tjanpi artists to enjoy otheractivities such as collecting grass withTjanpi staff, visiting significant sites,sharing important cultural informationand skills, hunting and eating bush foods,making bush medicines, and connectingwith family.Tjanpi completed its last bush workshopand artist residency in Amata withcontemporary installation artist AlisonClouston. These remote bush workshopswere held over a two-year period with thesupport of the Balnaves Foundation andprovided opportunities to create worksfor Kuru Alala - Eyes Open, an exhibitionwhich opened in October 2009 at theGold Coast City Art Gallery and will travelto regional venues during 2010-2012.The Kuru Alala exhibition was conceivedin collaboration with contemporaryinstallation artists Maria FernandaCardoso and Alison Clouston whovisited the Ngaanyatjarra and APY Landsrespectively, to share ideas, experiencesand skills with Tjanpi artists.Cultural exchange workshops wereoffered at Alice Springs Desert Park,Araluen Art Centre during NAIDOC week,and at the Alice Springs Library, AliceSprings High School, Alice SpringsCorrectional Centre, Gold Coast CityArt Gallery, the hugely popular AliceSprings Beanie Festival and in Singaporefor local art students. In September2009 Tjanpi artists performed inma atDancesite in Alice Springs, a very popularpresentation of traditional Indigenousdance from Central Australia.Tjanpi acquired a publishing contractwith Macmillan to produce the Tjanpibook in addition to Tjanpi being includedin Macmillan’s Contemporary Mini ArtSeries. Funding for the productioncosts was acquired from the MutitjuluFoundation, Gordon Darling Foundationand Yeperenye Nominees Pty. Ltd. ManyTjanpi artists have contributed theirstories and memories and the bookwill do much to raise the profile of theweavers, reflect on Tjanpi’s uniquehistory and place in contemporary artand provide a safe keeping place ofcultural information for Anangu.Tjanpi redeveloped its website in 2010 toinclude an on-line exhibition of artworksfor sale and now has a greater scopeto increase the profile of the enterprise.Tjanpi’s Remote base in Warakurna WAwas operational throughout the yearand allowed for greater communityengagement in Tjanpi’s annual programof activities and services. The Tjanpioffice and gallery in NPYWC’s WilkinsonSt. premises in Alice Springs underwentan expansion and modest but beautifultransformation this year, resulting inmore room for Tjanpi staff as well as forthe works on sale.Michelle YoungTjanpi ManagerIlluwanti Ken with tjanpi figure at Amata workshop.Katanari Butler making a tjanpi animal at Amata workshop.14 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

Tjungu TeamScreen shot of sexual health DVD showing on HITnet.The Tjungu (together) Team coversdisability support and disabilityadvocacy, aged care support (SA only)and aged advocacy, respite for carers ofthe aged and people with disabilities, theNinti educational program, Emotionaland Social Well-being and Ngangkari(traditional healers.)Tri-state Disability Support. Tri-StateDisability worked with 200 clients acrossthe tri-state region. There are three staffwho work in this area: Clyde Jochheim,and Yuminiya Ken in SA and the NT, andHilary Peake in WA. Representativesof the funding body visited NPYWC inJune to see if NPYWC is providing agood quality of service. No report hadbeen forthcoming at December 2010.It continues to be difficult to find malecarers to work on the Lands with men.There is one young man who comes fromMelbourne during school holidays, whichis working out well for NPYWC.Disability Advocacy worked witharound 100 people with disabilitiesand has one staff member. The TjunguTeam manager continues to work onthe recommendations from the Section12K Audit of the Disability ServicesStandards that was done by FaHCSIA,the funding body, last year. Theserecommendations intended to ensurethat NPYWC is working correctly withAnangu and have suggested ways towork better. The Disability AdvocacyProject Officer Erin Raskas attendeda conference in Canberra in June 2010which was organised by FaHCSIA andincluded speakers from Canada and U.S.HACC Aged Care Support (APY LandsSA only) worked with up to 130 agedpeople in the SA sector of the NPYregion. There was one staff member,Natalie Scott, employed in this area.HACC Aged Care Support has had a lotof requests for swags and blankets forold people during winter.Aged Advocacy The Aged CareAdvocacy Project Officer Barb Lewisreturned to NPYWC after some timeaway, and worked with 70 aged peoplefrom the region. She has been to WAto see some of the old people and hasalso been busy preparing reports andupdating client files. Aged Advocacy hasalso been busy working with PalliativeCare for clients, helping them returnhome when it is time for them to finish,and attending a conference in Adelaideon elder abuse.Ninti (transitional education for childrenwith a disability) In the past last 12months Ninti staff member DianneMcRae has worked with 33 childrenwith disabilities or whose carers havedisabilities and who have had to comeinto Alice Springs for medical reasons,or for transition to special or mainstreameducation. Some of the children havecome to Ninti many times as theirfamilies are frequently in Alice Springs.When children come into town they oftendo not attend school, so they can attendNinti to keep up their education and gethelp to enroll in an appropriate school.The Ninti room has also been used torun respite for kids with disabilities whoare in town during the school holidays.NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 15

Tjungu TeamElsie Wanatjura checks out the new HITnet kiosk at the Mutitjulu Clinic, NT.Ngangkari Rupert Peter, in Whistler, Canada.Cross-border Carer RespiteProgram The Cross-border RespiteProgram worked with around 300 carersof aged and disabled clients, organisingrespite for clients either in town at therespite house shared with FrontierServices, or by sending contract carersto communities. NPYWC continues itspartnership with Frontier Services (anarm of the Uniting Church) in an AliceSprings to share a house leased byFrontier Services from NT Housing toprovide accommodation for clientswhose usual carers need respite, andfor contract carers. The house is sharedmonth about with Frontier Services andallows NPYWC to accommodate clientsin comfortable, homely surroundings.The two Carer Respite staff, CarolineCoombes and Vanessa Bathern, have asusual been very busy supplying swagsand blankets, especially during the pastvery cold winter. Tjungu policy is thatonly one swag and bedding set per clientis provided each year.Emotional & Social Wellbeing ESWBProject Officer Lee Ryall has workedclosely with the Youth team and womenin communities to get three HITnetkiosks installed. These show materialrelating to health issues and activitiesand ideas that keep people’s spiritstrong. ESWB staff members Lee Ryalland Maimie Butler, Youth staff memberChris Warren and Directors ValerieFoster and Janet Inyika attended the firstBlank Page Summit on Suicide in Broomein July 2009 and staff have spoken toclients and their family members aboutthe issue. ESWB has produced two CDsas part of its OATSIH-funded SpeakingUp about Mental Health project.One is a translation of Ngangkaritalks into English to help doctors andnurses understand how Anangu andYarnangu think about mental health;and the second CD is in Pitjantjatjaraand Ngaanyatjarra and covers mentalhealth issues. Both CDs are available atNPYWC.Ngangkari (traditional healers): NPYWCemploys two full-time ngangkari, RupertPeters and Toby Ginger, and severalothers - Andy Tjilari, Pantjiti McKenzie,Maringka Burton, Josephine Mick, SamWatson and Clem Dalby - have workedon a part-time or casual basis. Part-timeNgangkari Project Officer Angela Lynchsupports the ngangkari and assistswith their travel and reporting. Rupertand Toby, the two full-time ngangkari,have travelled to communities all overthe region, and also visited Ananguin gaols and hospitals and in hostelsin Alice Springs. They have also metregularly with staff from the NT RemoteMental Health team, and spoken abouttheir work to a range of other workersand organisations. This year threengangkari - Rupert and Toby and AndyTjilari - were keynote speakers at theSecretariat of National Aboriginal andIslander Child Care (SNAICC) conferencein Alice Springs, the LIME (Leadersin Indigenous Medical Education)Network in Melbourne, and also spokeat the World Parliament of Religions inMelbourne in December 2009. Early in2010 the three travelled to Canberrato attend the opening of the AustralianIndigenous Doctors Association’soffices in the Old Parliament House,and whilst there, ‘cleaned’ the building ofsome lurking ‘mamu’ - harmful spiritualelements.Throughout the year the Ngangkari teamhas continued to work on an updated andrevised edition of the book ‘NgangkariWork- Anangu Way,’ due to be publishedin 2011.International Day for People witha Disability This day was celebratedin December 2009. NPYWC receivedfunding to conduct some communityevents to celebrate those people livingwith a disability. In Alice Springs abarbeque was held and in Ernabella,16 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

Tjungu TeamYangkuwi Lyons, Nura Ward and Rocco Pompey at the SA Museum’s “Out of the Glass Case” Roadshow, Pukatja, SA, May 2010.disability staff organised a barbequeat the Ernabella school where the kidsdid paintings to raise awareness aboutpeople with disabilities. In Wingellina,Tjungu provided purchase orders tofamilies of people with disabilities toassist them in buying food.Bush accommodation NPYWCsuccessfully applied to DoHA to useunspent NRCP (Carer Respite) fundingto buy a camper trailer for carers tostay when going out to communitieswhere it is often very difficult to findaccommodation.Gambling rulesThis year the Tjungu Team and NPYWCDirectors developed a new respite rule:‘The Directors of NPYWC believe thatpeople receiving support through TjunguTeam programs should not be supportedto access gambling either in licensedpremises or informal gatherings. NPYWCaims to improve the health and wellbeingof all Anangu in the NPY region.We believe that gambling is not in thebest interests of vulnerable people.’Sometimes when people come into townfor respite they want to spend their timeat the casino or other gambling venues.NPYWC believes that gambling is notgood for vulnerable people as it takesaway money that could have been usedfor food so there will be no drop-offsor pick-ups from gambling venues whenpeople are in town for respite.Kim McRaeTjungu Team ManagerNGANGKARI PROJECT(Angela Lynch)NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 17

Tjungu TeamAndy Tjilari, Rupert Peter and Toby Ginger visit a ranch in Whistler, Canada.Yuminia Ken, Tjungu Team Worker.Painting by students of Ernabella school celebrating International day ofpeople living with a disability.18 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

Financial ReportFINANCIAL POSITIONPerks Chartered Accountants completed the 2009-10 audit in August. NPY Women’s Council ended the 09/10 financial yearshowing an operating surplus of $2,200,244, with the auditor noting that the organisation:- had sufficient cash at bank to repay surplus grant funds if requested;- had sufficient funds to meet all taxation liabilities;- had met all its obligations in relation to employees’ superannuation entitlements.There was $630,413 in unexpended grants. This sum is comprised of grants that were not fully expended due, for example,to difficulties in recruiting, where a contact requires funds to be applied over a calendar year, or where a funding body make a‘pre-payment’ for the forthcoming financial year near the end of the one reported on. Surplus funds carried forward - $2,051,645- include grants that are the subject of funding agreements whose terms continue beyond the end of the financial year in question,and untied monies including recoveries.FINANCE SECTIONThe Finance section in 2009–10 operated with three staff headed by Manager Tanya Laker part-time, assisted by Mellisa Kramer,Senior Accounts and Payroll Officer full-time and part-time Debtors and Creditors Clerk Sandra Jones.Funds including payroll are managed internally, however the payment of salary sacrifice entitlements is contracted out to EPACSalary Solutions. This ensures the legal maximisation of tax exempted income under NPYWC’s Public Benevolent Institutionstatus, which in assists NPYWC to attract staff. It has also reduced the administrative burden on the Finance department.The organisation also operates a corporate credit card system whereby approved staff are issued with a credit card under a strictpolicy and procedure in relation to usage. This has helped to reduce the number of invoices and therefore paperwork in Finance.The Finance Manager provides regular reports to the Co-ordinator, Deputy Co-ordinator and to team Managers, as well as toDirectors, and prepares numerous budgets and reports for existing and potential funding bodies throughout the year.External assistance is occasionally sought in relation to complex taxation or other accounting issues that may arise from timeto time.Deputy Co-ordinatorLiza BalmerNPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 19

Financial StatementsNPY Women's Council (Aboriginal Corporation)STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AT 30 JUNE 20102010 2009$ $CURRENT ASSETSCash on Hand 9,075 17,000Cash at Bank 4,200,855 3,501,116Inventory 73,166 71,453Savings - Clients 805 58Accounts Receivable 13,450 31,0174,297,351 3,620,644NON CURRENT ASSETSProperty, Plant & Equipment 1,289,273 898,932TOTAL ASSETS 5,586,625 4,519,576CURRENT LIABILITIESUnexpended Grants 630,413 907,996Surplus/Deficits Carried Forward 2,051,645 424,834Creditors and Accruals 425,536 339,528GST Payable 107,210 82,675Provisions 272,447 183,3543,487,251 1,938,387NET ASSETS 2,099,375 2,581,189MEMBERS FUNDSAccumulated at the start of the year 2,581,189 1,988,558Operating Surplus (Deficit) for the year -481,814 592,631Accumulated funds at the end of the year 2,099,375 2,581,18920 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

Financial StatementsNPY Women's Council (Aboriginal Corporation)STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 20102010 2009$ $INCOMEGrants - Various 7,720,325 5,890,602Bank Interest 115,471 138,782Fundraising & Donations 6,604 26,828Misc. Income 96,543 142,453Administration / Accounting Levies 1,218,038 366,499Administration Levies 0 530,297Centrepay Client Recoveries 3,107 10,888Internal Levy Transfer 0 0Tjanpi Desert Weavers 281,595 244,924Recoveries 428,358 269,227Unexpended Grants Brought Forward 1,332,831 1,361,038Total Income 11,202,871 8,981,538LESS EXPENSESGrant Income Refunded 84,531 23,656Administration Charges 2,364,815 1,808,436Depreciation 193,512 123,994Materials & Equipment 408,190 431,458Motor Vehicle Expenses 708,626 527,622Program Expenses (Client Brokerage) 644,785 448,586Travel Expenses 491,972 392,467Employee Expenses 4,106,196 3,299,857Total Operational Expenses 9,002,627 7,056,076Operating Surplus 2,200,244 1,925,462Unexpended Grants/Funds Carried Forward 2,682,058 1,332,831-481,814 592,631NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 21

Financial StatementsNPY Women's Council (Aboriginal Corporation)CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 20102010 2009$ $InflowsInflows(Outflows)(Outflows)Cash Flows from Operating ActivitiesGrants Received 7,720,325 5,890,602Other Receipts 2,049,351 1,632,305Payments to Employees and Suppliers (8,609,480) (6,786,209)Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities 1,160,197 736,698Cash Flows from Investing ActivitiesInterest Received 115,471 138,782Payments for Plant and Equipment (583,853) (316,490)Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (468,382) (117,708)Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash andCash Equivalents 691,814 558,990Cash and Cash Equivalents on 1 July 2009 3,518,116 2,959,128Cash and Cash Equivalents on 30 June 2010 4,209,930 3,518,11822 NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010

NPY Women’s Council ResourcesContact NPY Women’s Council on 08 8958 2345DVDsMaiku Kulintjaku: Four-part educational series documenting nutrition requirementsthroughout life. Available on DVD (Ngaanyatjarra and Pitjantjatjara language) $44.00‘Deadly Kungkas’ Kungka Career Conference 2007....................…................................ FREETJANPI ART AND MERCHANDISEVisit the Tjanpi shop to purchase baskets, sculptures and ininti seed jewellery.See www.tjanpi.com.au/Tjanpi t-shirts..........................................................................................$30.00Tjanpi postcards………………….................................................................$2.00POSTERSNutrition posters - set of 17 - A3 size posters illustrating key child nutrition messagesas shown in Mai Wiru—Mirrka Walykumunu:Food and Feeding Guide for Infants and Children ......................................................$33.00A2 size poster illustrating appropriate foods for babies as they grow …......................$11.00BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONSNgangkari Work – Anangu Way: Traditional Healers of Central Australia................$34.95Mai Wiru – Mirrka Walykumunu - A practical guide to good nutrition from pregnancy tochildhood for mothers and health professionals....................................……$49.50Caring Well – Protecting Well:A framework for child protection...................................................................FREENever Give Up News(Young People’s Program Magazine)............................................................FREEMinymaku News .....................................................................…………………...FREEMai Wiru Regional Stores Policy and associated regulations for the AnanguPitjantjatjara Lands (download from Nganampa Healthwebsite:.............................www.nganampahealth.com.au...............................FREE(All prices are inclusive of GST)NPY Women’s Council (Aboriginal Corporation) Annual Report 2009–2010 23

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