Northern Sydney Aboriginal Social Plan

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The Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Lands Council (MLALC) Sites and Culture Unit has worked with TAFE NSW to establish an Aboriginal Sites Offi cers course. Graduates are provided with employment opportunities through MLALC. A new partnership with Hornsby TAFE will see the development of training qualifi cation for Aboriginal tourism offi cers. Macquarie University - Warawara, Department of Indigenous Studies Warawara Department of Indigenous Studies is a faculty within Macquarie University’s Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy. In addition to teaching Indigenous studies, Warawara facilitates an alternative entry program aimed at providing access for Aboriginal people to undergraduate courses across the University. Two courses included in the program are the Bachelor in Community Management and the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Services). Warawara also offers support to Aboriginal students enrolled in other facilities within the University. The objectives of Warawara Department of Indigenous Studies are to: • encourage Aboriginal participation across all areas of the University and at all levels • Aboriginal students culturally, personally and academically • provide advice across the University on all matters relating to Aboriginal education, employment and cultural protocol, and • promote knowledge of Aboriginal Australia through the teaching of Indigenous studies and the promotion of Indigenous perspectives within courses across the University. Wider Community Education and Reconciliation Stakeholders also identifi ed a need in the Northern Sydney region to use localized culturally appropriate educational programs to heighten Aboriginal cultural awareness within the non-Aboriginal population. Within the Northern Sydney region, and elsewhere, reconciliation has played a major role in educating non-Aboriginal people about Aboriginal Australia. Such awareness raising should be encouraged to continue. To do so, partnerships must be formed with local Aboriginal residents of the Northern Sydney region who can provide leadership, direction and community protocols on the appropriate content and delivery of cultural awareness education. The Aboriginal Heritage Offi ce and the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council have been instrumental in providing community education programs on Aboriginal heritage sites and culture. These programs have been targeted to schools, the wider community and in the case of the Aboriginal Heritage Offi ce, to training council offi cers. Another important organisation in the provision of community-wide education is the Northern Sydney Reconciliation Network, which is a network of Local Reconciliation Groups, Aboriginal organizations, Northern Sydney Councils and community groups. Its primary focus is to raise awareness about Aboriginal Australians to the wider community and to page 35 Northern Sydney Aboriginal Social Plan 2007-2011
work towards the social justice required to achieve true reconciliation. Events and activities organized throughout the Northern Sydney region by local reconciliation groups have an incremental effect in building support for the reconciliation process among the non-Aboriginal population. Their role is to: • promote to the wider community an understanding of, and respect for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures • encourage the local Aboriginal community to communicate with the wider population regarding the contemporary issues that affect them as individuals, families and communities in the Northern Sydney region • encourage in the wider community the development of positive attitudes towards Indigenous Australians. Key Objectives In regard to educational outcomes for Aboriginal people and increased cross-cultural awareness, our objectives are: • Encourage involvement of Aboriginal residents of Northern Sydney in educational decisionmaking processes • Seek equality of access to education services for Aboriginal children, youth and adults in the Northern Sydney region • Assist in the promotion of Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Groups in the region and encourage partnership programs with local schools • Assist in Aboriginal student participation in Northern Sydney Institute of TAFE • Provide vocational guidance & support for students at Biala Hostel • Implement strategies to enhance communication, leadership and direction for local Reconciliation groups, networks and Aboriginal Support Groups • Support the process of Reconciliation in order to: • the wider community’s understanding of, and respect for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures • improved communication between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, and especially to improve awareness of contemporary issues affecting Aboriginal people in the region and beyond • in the wider community the development of informed and positive attitudes towards Aboriginal Australians. General Public Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Walk and Talk, Narrabeen Lake, Pittwater LGA. page 36 Northern Sydney Aboriginal Social Plan 2007-2011
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Page 4 and 5: Acknowledgements The Northern Sydne
Page 6 and 7: Acronyms ABS ACYFS AECG AHO AIATSIS
Page 8 and 9: Foreword It gives me great pleasure
Page 10: • The average income of Indigenou
Page 13 and 14: 5. Employment 5.1 The Northern Sydn
Page 15 and 16: Principles The initiatives of the N
Page 17 and 18: History of the Plan The development
Page 20 and 21: What Remains to be Done? While some
Page 22: Lane Cove National Park, Ryde Local
Page 25 and 26: Background to the Community Norther
Page 28 and 29: • strategic change indicators hav
Page 30 and 31: Planning priorities for the ACYFS i
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Page 35 and 36: services is said to be poor to non-
Page 37 and 38: At present, specialist Aboriginal s
Page 39 and 40: 3. Education and Training The level
Page 41: Tertiary and Further Education (TAF
Page 45 and 46: 4. Housing Stable and affordable ho
Page 47 and 48: 5. Employment The need for meaningf
Page 49 and 50: 6. Culture and Heritage Aboriginal
Page 51 and 52: Aboriginal Heritage In 2000, North
Page 53 and 54: Appendix A Demographic Profi le Det
Page 55 and 56: Population Growth Between 1996 and
Page 57 and 58: The Age Profi le The table below sh
Page 59 and 60: Age profiles of Northern Sydney’s
Page 61 and 62: Average persons per household, by b
Page 64 and 65: Average size of families 5 Living A
Page 66 and 67: Further Education On average, Abori
Page 68 and 69: Cost of Housing • Average cost of
Page 70 and 71: Industries The main industry where
Page 72 and 73: Computer Use • 45% of Aboriginal
Page 74 and 75: Lane Cove National Park May 7th 200
Page 76 and 77: Statutory Bodies in Indigenous Affa
Page 78 and 79: Appendix D New South Wales State Go
Page 80 and 81: • assisting Aboriginal people to
Page 82 and 83: The DADHC Aboriginal Policy Framewo
Page 84 and 85: Bibliography Australian Bureau of S
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