Local Implementation Plan Artist: Nawurrapu Wunungmurra This painting is about of Yirrkala Symbolic Clan Group who came together to form a nation of Clans from Dhuwa & Yirritja. The paintings on the sides are the Water Wave called Miyirri The white lines with the dotes represent the clouds (wangubini) With the stars above the clouds The time when they laid down their spears, woomera and was when they all agreed to be one clan nation Declared around the campfire.

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We will all work together to Close the Gap. Dave Chalmers AO CSC NT State Manager Through respect and collaboration Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and we will create a better future for all Indigenous Affairs of our children. This Local Implementation Plan is our commitment to create a long lasting Lynne Walker, MLA Member for and Parliamentary Secretary for partnership between the people of Education and Training Yirrkala and governments. on behalf of The Hon Malarndirri McCarthy, MLA Minister for Indigenous Development

Banambi Wunungmurra President East Arnhem Shire COUNCIL

Gurrutu’ Mirri Mala Reference Group representativeS: YIRRKALA

Mr Barayuwa Mununggurr Chairman – Laynhapuy Homeland Association Inc Councillor – East Arnhem Shire council

Mr Djuwalpi Marika

Local Implementation Plan Senior Traditional Land Owner – Rirratjingu Yirrkala

1 2 Yirrkala Gurrutu’mirri Mala Local Reference Group YIRRKALA Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

Gerard Barayuwa Nalwarr Dennis Djuwalpi Wayilu Wunungmurra Bunumbirr Marika Mununggurr Ngurruwuthun Wukun Wanambi Marika

Donald Marrpalawuy Gundimulk Gary Waninya Djapirri Eunice Djerrkngu Djali Ganambarr Marika (Marawili) Wanambi Marika OAM Mununggurritj (Yunupingu) Marika

Timmy Djawa Rarriwuy Rrawun Dipililnga Dhangal Dhumudal Yikaki IEO Burarrwanga Marika Maymuru Bukulatjpi Gurruwiwi Dhamarrandji Yirrkala Table of Introduction Welcome to Country 4 Contents in Yirrkala 5 Closing the Gap Building Blocks 6

Yirrkala’s Partnership with Government 8 Local Implementation Plan Process 10 About Yirrkala 12 History 12 Location 12 Population 12 Languages 12 Clan Groups 12 Traditional Owners 13 13 Local Government 13 Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group 13

Early Childhood Highlights 14

Schooling Highlights 16

Health Highlights 18 YIRRKALA Healthy Homes Highlights 20

Economic Participation Highlights 22

Safe Communities Highlights 24

Governance and Leadership Highlights 26 Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan List of Acronyms 28

Schedule A: Priorities, Strategies and Actions 30

3 Schedule B: Baseline Mapping Report Snapshot 44 Schedule C: Summary of Community Engagement 46 4 Welcome to Country

Hello my name is Djuwalpi Marika and I am the Nhamirri bukmak Yurru ngama-ngama-yun latju walngamirri senior Indigenous representative of Yirrkala who wanga, ga wangay Dharuk ga wangay Yolngu. YIRRKALA Ngarrantja Yaku Djuwalpi Marika, Ga Ngarrantja has worked closely with the Yirrkala Gurrutu’mirri Yo balakurru djama-gurru nhiyilimurru Ngurru-Dawalangu Yolngu Dhiyaku Yirrkala-wu, Mala Reference Group. I would like to begin by marngithina, ga dhawar-yun-mangala dhuwala Nguni Ngarra Yukurran-nha Djama Galki paying my respect to the Rirratjingu and Gumatj malanya djama, Dhiyakala Walalungala Yirrkala Gurrutumirri people, the traditional custodians of Yirrkala. On Bapurru mitji -wala. Yirrkala Yolngu marr-ngumathina dhiyaku behalf of the traditional custodians, the marg-mirriyama dhuwala djama- nguni Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Rirratjingu and Gumatj people, I welcome you Ngarra-yurru Ngurruthuma buku-wikama, all. Rirratjingu-nha ga Gumatj-nha Ngapurru Rrambangi warathurruna, marr

Local Implementation Plan bungungu Yirrkala-dja latjuna wanga Ninarawuy. Yirrkala people have worked side by side with Nhuni manda ngurru dhawalungu dhiyaku government to come up with this Yirrkala Local wanga-wu Yirrkala-wu.Yo Nganapurru Implementation Plan and we will continue to wanga-watangu walala Rirratjingu ga Gumatj engage with governments to improve the gumurru-Ngamathina Numalungu bukumaku. standard of living of the Yolgnu people of Yirrkala. We have had many meetings and Yirrkala Yolngu yukurrana warathurruna negotiations, and have participated in training Rrambangi walalangala Gov’t –gala, through a Visioning Forum to complete this plan. Dhiyaku Yirrkala-wu, Rom dhukarri-mirriyangala Through this plan, our people are part of a team djama-wu ga,bulu nhiyilimurru Bunguny working with government to create one biyakuna bili Rrambangi djama Gov’t gala, community that is healthy to live in and that dhiyaku wanga latju-gunarawu provides opportunities for our children. Marr Yirrkala-pungu Yolngu Lungungu Latju-mirr- We have spent a lot of time coming up with nha Nhini. Nhiyilimurru dharrwa-mirri Wanganha priorities to make our community a better place Balakurru Djama-gurru Rom-gurru. Ga Biyakuna to live. We, the Yirrkala Gurrutu’mirri Mala Local bili Nhiyilmurru Djama Rrambangi Gov’t - gala. Reference Group, fully commit to the details of Marr Yolngu - djamarrakuli bungungu Nhiniya this plan and will work hard to ensure we can all latjumirrina Dhiyala Yirrkala. meet our commitments by living and sharing Yo nhiyilimurru Yirrkala Gurrutumirri mala and being one voice and one people. yukurrna dharrwamirri ngama-ngama yurruna The Yirrkala people are proud to sign this plan dharuk ga gurrunara ngathil-yurruna, nhiyilimurr- and to work together with government to make gu dharuk, marr nhiyilimurru Yirrkala a better place to live. Closing the gap in YIRRKALA

The Australian and Governments are working together with Local Governments, through the Shire Councils, to reduce Indigenous disadvantage. In recognition that outcomes for remain below those of non-Indigenous Australians, the Council of Australian Governments has agreed to implement the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Service Delivery.

This agreement is a long term, generational Group. It sets out the priorities for the Yirrkala commitment based on delivering coordinated, community and includes targets, actions, success This Agreement is a long-term, targeted and accelerated development in measures and timelines for achieving those generational commitment based Indigenous communities, and it changes the priorities. Existing community and government on delivering coordinated, way governments invest in remote areas. plans and agreements in Yirrkala complement the Remote Service Delivery approach. All the targeted and accelerated The agreement takes a direct approach to signatories agree to work together to deliver the improving conditions. This includes engaging development in Indigenous actions in the Plan. directly with the communities on delivering communities, and it changes the improvements. It also involves clear Transforming Yirrkala will require a two-way way governments invest in YIRRKALA accountability for who does what, where and by commitment to change. This means: remote areas when, backed up by rigorous monitoring and •• community members agree to take more reporting. personal responsibility and fully participate Yirrkala is one of the 29 remote Indigenous in the commitments of the Yirrkala Local communities across Australia where this Implementation Plan, and approach is being started through Local •• governments agree to listen to the community Implementation Plans. The Yirrkala Local and provide resources and planning to Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan Implementation Plan has been developed improve infrastructure, services and access to through close consultation between services. governments and the Yirrkala community 5 through the Yirrkala Local Reference Group, known as the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference 6 CLOSING THE GAP BUILDING BLOCKS

YIRRKALA The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to six specifictargets to close the gap in Indigenous disadvantage, outlined below. These targets are underpinned by seven building blocks—priority areas where action is required. Improvements in one area will affect results in other areas.

COAG Targets Building Blocks Achieving COAG Targets

Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September For an equal start in life, Indigenous children need early learning, development and socialisation opportunities. Access to high-quality early childhood education and care services—including Ensure all Indigenous Local Implementation Plan preschool, child care and family support services such as parenting programs—is critical. Facilities and four-year-olds in infrastructure, a sustainable early childhood education and health workforce, learning frameworks and remote communities opportunities for parental engagement are also important and require attention. Action on maternal, have access to early antenatal and early childhood health will help close the gap in child mortality as well as in early childhood education childhood development. within five years.

Education is the key to future opportunity. Schooling that responds to Indigenous education priorities requires attention to infrastructure, teacher and school leader supply and quality, curriculum, student Halve the gap for literacy and numeracy achievement, opportunities for parental engagement, and school-community Indigenous students partnerships. Transition pathways into schooling and into work, and post-school education and training in reading, writing are also important. So are lifelong learning and the development of adult literacy and numeracy skills. and numeracy within a decade. Access to effective, comprehensive primary and preventative health care is essential to improving Indigenous Australians’ health and life expectancy and reducing excess mortality from chronic Close the gap in life disease. All health services play an important role in providing Indigenous people with access to expectancy within effective health care. These services need to be responsive to government and community health a generation. priorities and accountable for achieving them. Closing the Indigenous health gap requires intense efforts in preventing, managing and treating chronic disease. Indigenous children and their parents need to use programs and services that promote healthy lifestyles. COAG Targets Building Blocks Achieving COAG Targets

A healthy home is a fundamental precondition of a healthy population. Important contributors to the current unsatisfactory living conditions include inadequate water and sewerage systems, waste collection, electricity and housing infrastructure (including design, availability and maintenance). Children need to live in houses that are free from overcrowding and provide the infrastructure they Halve the gap in need for good hygiene and study. mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within Indigenous people and communities should be able to benefit from the mainstream economy. This includes real jobs, business opportunities, economic independence and wealth creation. Economic a decade. participation needs to extend to disadvantaged job seekers and those outside the labour market. Access to land and native title can be leveraged to secure practical benefits for Indigenous people. Economic participation also needs other financial assets, capacity building, employment and training programs, incentive structures, and infrastructure such as communications and transport. Through Halve the gap in economic participation, adults can become good role models for their family and community. The employment design and delivery of welfare (transfer payments and services) needs to encourage active between Indigenous engagement, greater capability and positive social norms. Ensuring that communities have support to and non-Indigenous overcome barriers to engagement such as problem gambling is critical. Australians within a decade. Indigenous men, women and children need to be safe from violence, abuse and neglect. Meeting this need involves improving family and community safety through law and justice responses (including accessible and effective policing and an accessible justice system), victim support (including safe houses and counselling), child protection, and preventative measures. Addressing related problems such as alcohol and substance abuse is critical to improving community safety as Halve the gap for well as improving health. Indigenous students in rates of Year 12 or equivalent Strong Indigenous leadership is needed to champion and demonstrate ownership of reform. Effective attainment by 2020. governance arrangements in communities and organisations, as well as strong engagement by YIRRKALA governments at all levels, are essential for long-term sustainable results. Indigenous people need to engage in developing reforms that will affect them. They need greater opportunities to build capacity in governance and leadership in order to play a greater role in exercising their rights and responsibilities as citizens. Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

7 8 Local Reference Group The Indigenous Engagement Officer is an Indigenous person from the local area Yirrkala’s The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group is the whose job is to: Partnership main way Yirrkala consults and negotiates with government on the Local Implementation Plan. •• support the community in its consultations with Its members are community people from across and negotiations with government, YIRRKALA the different clans, genders, age groups, areas •• ensure government engages with the Government of expertise and other interests in Yirrkala. community in a culturally appropriate way, The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group and The Yirrkala Local Implementation Plan set the community priorities for the Yirrkala •• assist the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Local Implementation Plan. To do this it enables the three tiers of government Group to report on Local Implementation

Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September consulted with clan groups, participated Plan progress to the Government. and the Yirrkala community to reset in capacity-building workshops and took their relationship through a partnership The Government Business Manager is the contact

Local Implementation Plan advice from community members with person for liaison between the community and aimed at improving conditions and experience in service delivery. services in Yirrkala. This page explains government and also: With support from the Indigenous Engagement the structures for Yirrkala’s partnership •• helps with community planning Officer and the Government Business Manager, with government. and agreement making, the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group consulted traditional owners and sought their •• helps with service coordination and agreement on the various community issues delivery on the ground, in the Plan. •• involves service providers such as non-governmental organisations in the Indigenous Engagement Officer Local Implementation Plan process, and and Government Business Manager •• reports on Local Implementation Plan progress The Indigenous Engagement Officer and the to the Regional Operations Centre. Government Business Manager support the Together the Government Business Manager Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group and the and the Indigenous Engagement Officer Local Implementation Plan process. They work are a Single Government Interface for the with both the Northern Territory and Australian community. They help community people Governments, as well as having strong understand government programs and connections with the Shire Council. They both services, and help government and the shires live and work in Yirrkala. understand community issues and priorities.

Schedule C details which groups were consulted and engaged with to develop the Yirrkala Local Implementation Plan. Regional Operations Centre and Local Government

Board of Management The Australian and Northern Territory The Regional Operations Centre supports Governments note the important role of the Indigenous Engagement Officer and Local Government through its elected the Government Business Manager with the representation and service provision to the Yirrkala Local Implementation Plan. It also Yirrkala community and are committed to helps government to coordinate effective working in partnership with the East Arnhem and timely service delivery. Regional Operations Shire Council to implement the Yirrkala Local Centre staff are from both the Australian and Implementation Plan. Northern Territory Governments. Yirrkala’s Indigenous Engagement Officer and Government Business Manager are supported by the Regional Operations Centre staff in Darwin. The Regional Operations Centre reports to the Northern Territory Remote Service Delivery Board of Management, which is a partnership consisting of senior officials from both governments and from the shires who are responsible for providing oversight and guidance on the implementation of Remote Service Delivery policy. The Board of Management will: above: local reference group members donald •• monitor and report on progress against the ganambarr, boaz and timmy buranwanga actions in the Local Implementation Plan, Right: yirrkala landscapes •• take a whole-of-government approach YIRRKALA to supporting the work of the Regional Operations Centre, and •• solve any problems and seek to address any lack of progress on implementation. Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

9 10 Yirrkala Local Implementation Plan Process

How the plan developed The Australian and Northern Territory Government agencies and the shires will: Governments, with assistance from Shire YIRRKALA The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group was •• report regularly to the Regional Operations Councils, surveyed conditions in Yirrkala to established to set priorities to improve the quality Centre on progress against committed actions get baseline mapping data. This information of life in its community. The Gurrutu’mirri Mala in the plan, and identifies the Yirrkala community’s needs and Reference Group was introduced to Local is the starting point for measuring the results •• consult with the Regional Operations Centre Implementation Planning at a local Visioning from the Yirrkala Local Implementation Plan. on details of the plan’s actions that evolve Forum convened by the Regional Operations after the plan is agreed upon. Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September A summary of the baseline mapping data for Centre. Following this workshop, the Gurrutu’mirri Yirrkala is in Schedule B. Supported by the Single Government Interface Mala Reference Group established a

Local Implementation Plan and the Regional Operations Centre, the Yirrkala comprehensive list of community priorities under Start and finish dates Local Reference Group will: each building block. To do this it took suggestions from community people, traditional owners and This iteration of the Yirrkala Local Implementation •• check that the community is meeting its senior elders with support from the Indigenous Plan commences upon the date of signing. commitments in the plan, Progress on Schedule A will be monitored Engagement Officer and the Government •• meet regularly and keep the community regularly, and details of the plan will be Business Manager. well informed, reviewed, updated, amended and expanded Through regular meetings, the Gurrutu’mirri Mala annually throughout the lifetime of the plan •• help raise awareness on agency progress on Reference Group prioritised their top desired until 30 June 2014. the ground, and outcomes requiring immediate action in this first •• agree on any new priorities or changes to the iteration of the Local Implementation Plan. Keeping the plan on track plan that are needed to meet targets. These top priorities were negotiated by the The Regional Operations Centre will: Regional Operations Centre with governments Reviewing the plan •• assess progress against the actions in and service providers. Details of Yirrkala’s top Schedule A through regular communication The Yirrkala Local Implementation Plan is a living, priorities with strategies and actions being with government agencies and the shires, evolving document that can respond to the committed to this year by the community, supported by the Board of Management, and changing needs, gaps and priorities for Yirrkala. governments and the shires are in Schedule A. There will be opportunities to update, add to and The source document listing all of the desired •• work with the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference improve it annually or more frequently if required. community outcomes supplied by the Local Group and ensure it has the information it Reference Group is available from the needs to implement the plan. This first version of the plan was created within Government Business Manager and will be used tight time frames, and the details and actions of to inform future versions of and updates to the the plan are certain to evolve. Local Implementation Plan. Reviewing progress Addressing issues with plan progress Through regular meetings, The Regional Operations Centre will receive Any member of the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference the Gurrutu’mirri Mala regular reports from government agencies on Group may raise an issue on behalf of the the plan’s progress. The Regional Operations people they represent. Reference Group prioritised Centre will also receive regular reports from The Regional Operations Centre and the Board their top desired outcomes the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group through of Management are there to make sure that requiring immediate action the Government Business Manager regarding issues are addressed and resolved. progress on the ground. The Regional Operations in this first iteration of the Centre will provide a regular general report, Yirrkala’s Indigenous Engagement Officer and Local Implementation Plan based on the community and agency progress Government Business Manager, with support reports, to the Board of Management. from the Regional Operations Centre, are there to help the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group get The Board of Management will oversee its issues dealt with. the implementation process and alert the responsible agencies to gaps, delays or This is the formal process for dealing with issues needs for improvement to ensure they meet with plan progress: their commitments. •• A community member or group puts the issue The Office of the Coordinator-General for in writing or tells it to a member of the Remote Indigenous Services and the Office Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group, which of the Northern Territory Coordinator-General discusses the issue as a priority. for Remote Services also oversee the •• The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group raises implementation process, with the authority the issue to the Regional Operations Centre to work across agencies to cut through through the Government Business Manager’s bureaucratic blockages and red tape, and monthly progress report. to make sure services are delivered effectively. •• The Regional Operations Centre works with The Regional Operations Centre will also provide the relevant government agency to address an annual report to the community on how the the issue, and reports the issue to the Board YIRRKALA commitments are being achieved. It will work of Management if necessary. The Regional closely with the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Operations Centre will let the Gurrutu’mirri Group, service providers, all levels of government Mala Reference Group know what is being and the shires to keep track of the commitments done. in Schedule A.

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11 12 About Yirrkala

History Location estimates as the census under-counted Indigenous populations. It is recognised that this YIRRKALA Aboriginal people have inhabited this region Yirrkala is on the east coast of the Gove may not be an accurate assessment of the for more than 40,000 years. The Methodist Church peninsula in north-east , 18 km current population. of Australasia established a mission at Yirrkala in south of Nhulunbuy. Many people live 1935. Over the following decades, members of intermittently between Yirrkala and surrounding Languages the 13 clans that owned land in the surrounding homelands. area were gradually drawn into the mission. Yolngu Matha is the main language in Yirrkala, Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Friction between these different groups was an Population but there are different dialects. Yolngu (Aboriginal early problem. person) is the name of a group of intermarrying

Local Implementation Plan The population of Yirrkala and its surrounds in clans who live in the three main townships of The Yirrkala community became well known in 2006 was approximately 1,697, of which 1,472 Milingimbi, Yirrkala and Galiwin’ku and their 1963, when landowners sent a bark petition to were Indigenous (87 per cent). In the same year, surrounding homelands, and whose members the Australian Government to protest against the Indigenous population was relatively young, speak a dialect of one of a number of closely the Prime Minister’s announcement that a section with 44 per cent aged under 20 years (compared related languages. of their land would be sold for bauxite mining. to 27 per cent in the total Australian population), and 11 per cent aged 50 years or more In the 1970s several groups set up outstation Clan groups (compared to 31 per cent in the total Australian communities on their own lands. By the 1980s population). There are 13 clan groups in the community. there were about 10 outstations, with a total Together these Yolngu clans formed a social The Indigenous population of Yirrkala and its population around 200. Today all clans have at system of religious organisation that differs from surrounds is projected to increase from 1,472 in least one homeland centre, and many people neighbouring systems. The Yolngu Matha are 2006 to 2,005 in 2026. The number of Indigenous live partly in Yirrkala and partly in their divided into two moieties, Yirritja and Dhuwa, people aged 15 to 64 (the working age) is homelands. In the mid-1970s the church handed and each person inherits membership of a group projected to grow from 953 people in 2006 to control of the mission to the Yirrkala Dhanbul and its moiety from his or her father. Community Association, which consisted of 1,301 in 2026. The number of Indigenous people representatives from the main clans. aged 65 years and over is expected to more than triple, from 33 in 2006 to 112 in 2026. In 2008, the Yirrkala Dhanbul Community Association became part of the East Arnhem The increasing size and ageing population Shire Council when Yirrkala became part of of Yirrkala will increase the need for housing, the East Arnhem Shire and the Shire took over employment opportunities, aged care and local government. health services.

These numbers are based on the 2006 census, adjusted using Australian Bureau of Statistics Traditional owners Local Government The Local Reference Group in The Rirratjingu Clan are the traditional owners The East Arnhem Shire Council provides of Yirrkala. local government in Yirrkala, which is in the Yirrkala is the Gurrutu’mirri Shire’s Gumurr Miwatj Ward. This is one of four Mala Reference Group. It Traditional ownership of part of the Yirrkala wards in the Shire and elects three of the 12 community is being challenged, which may includes representatives from council members. The Shire headquarters are complicate future leasing negotiations. The area in Nhulunbuy and Darwin (both outside the each of the 13 clan groups, contested is where the present community and Shire area) and it has a service delivery centre including traditional owners. future new housing is located. There are limited in Yirrkala. opportunities to expand because of mining Members were nominated and leases nearby. The Shire consults community members through approved by the three senior the Local Board of 12 locally elected community traditional owners, the Yolngu Land Council members, the Yirrkala Mala Leaders Association. President and East Arnhem Shire The , based in Darwin Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group and with a regional office in Nhulunbuy, is the councillors land council to the community. It is responsible The Local Reference Group in Yirrkala is the for matters under the Aboriginal Land Rights Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group. It includes djuwalpi marika, elder, at the yirrkala arts centre (Northern Territory) Act 1976. This includes: representatives from each of the 13 clan groups, •• checking, representing and responding to the including traditional owners. Members were wishes and opinions of local Indigenous nominated and approved by the three senior people about legislation, tourism, traditional owners, the Yolngu President and East development and commercial activities that Arnhem Shire councillors. affect traditional land, and The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group •• helping traditional landowners claim, manage has strong links to other governance groups. and protect the land. These include the Health Committee, the Yirrkala Mala Leaders Association, the All of Arnhem Land was proclaimed as an Yambirrpa School Council and the Laynhapuy YIRRKALA Aboriginal reserve in 1931. The Yolngu people Homelands Association. have been recognised as holding native title rights to parts of East Arnhem Land. This includes The Yirrkala Local Implementation Plan was rights over the sea which co-exist with the rights formed through a collaborative effort between of commercial and recreational fishers in one the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group, the of the Northern Territory’s most abundant Indigenous Engagement Officer, the Government fishing grounds. Business Manager and the Yirrkala community. Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

13 14 The protection of children is everybody’s Commitments responsibility. It is the duty of all government Early The community and all levels of government and non-government workers and community are committing to a number of actions to Childhood members to identify and report children they address the community’s priorities, including: believe may be at risk of harm or neglect. The Highlights community is keen to help and support parents •• To enhance the protection of children the YIRRKALA in raising their children. Northern Territory Department of Health and Families is developing minimum service Community strengths standards for child protection and related services for Yirrkala that will include an agreed •• Yirrkala has a childcare centre that offers long program to implement these standards. day care, after school care and vacation care. Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September •• Establish a ‘virtual’ early childhood Desired community outcomes integrated service hub, including Families

Local Implementation Plan •• Assist and support parents in raising as First Teachers and other programs in their children. Yirrkala supported by establishment of an early childhood coordinator. •• Yolngu health worker and registered nurse to have a permanent presence •• Raypirri families pull together and use internal in Yirrkala School. family structures to educate and assist parents.

•• Another playground and a drop-in Details of Yirrkala’s early childhood priorities activity centre to occupy children and actions are in Schedule A. and to be staffed appropriately. •• Upgraded or new facility for women. •• Activities, forums and workshops promoting healthy lifestyles.

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15 16 The Yirrkala School provides preschool, primary Commitments school and secondary school education, and Schooling The community and all levels of government the Laynhapuy Homelands School provides are committing to a number of actions to Highlights education for students living on the Yirrkala address the community’s priorities, including: homelands. The Yambirrpa School Council governs both schools. •• Upgrade the school trade training teaching YIRRKALA area, dependent on gaining land tenure. The community is keen to expand the facilities for •• Parents and community encourage and youth development and trade training. support children to go to school. Community strengths •• School facilities will be made available from 3pm to 9pm to increase the community’s •• The Nutrition Program provides a healthy Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September contact with the school and to help improve breakfast and lunch. It is supported by school attendance. many parents contributing through Local Implementation Plan income-managed funds. Details of Yirrkala’s schooling priorities and actions are in Schedule A. •• A school boarding program is under way.

Desired community outcomes

•• Old preschool building to be refurbished for Yambirrpa Youth Development Unit with additional accommodation for visiting trainers, project officers and training rooms. •• Establish a trade school teaching skills such as woodwork, metalwork, cooking, sewing and hairdressing. •• Establish a multimedia centre at the school. •• Establish a junior ranger program. •• Establish a cadet program.

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17 18 The Yirrkala Community Health Centre provides Commitments medical and public health services and access Health The community and all levels of government are to visiting doctors and specialists, through staff committing to a number of actions to address the Highlights including Aboriginal health workers and a community’s priorities, including: general practitioner. •• Coordinate monthly health and community YIRRKALA The community is keen to get a new health service provider meetings to improve service centre or substantially improve the existing one. coordination and reduce duplication. Services to include but not limited to youth, primary Community strengths health care and aged care. •• The health centre has been •• Implement regular suicide prevention and extensively upgraded and is

Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September first-aid programs. governed by a Health Committee. •• Community members will attend specialist

Local Implementation Plan •• Two Aboriginal community mental appointments. health workers are based in Yirrkala. Details of Yirrkala’s health priorities and actions are in Schedule A. Desired community outcomes •• New health centre building or increase capacity of existing facilities to accommodate cultural requirements such as a shared reception area but separate men’s health centre with its own waiting room. •• Funding to develop health education programs. Visual health education programs developed locally. •• Multipurpose recreational hall near oval to be used for all sport activities and to double as a cyclone shelter. Yirrkala would like to replace existing building near oval. •• Sea baths at Front Beach. •• Funding for regular suicide prevention and first-aid training programs to be run in Yirrkala, facilitated through Yirrkala Health Centre.

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19 20 The community is keen for building and Commitments refurbishment of houses to get under way. Healthy The community and all levels of government are Homes Community strengths committing to a number of actions to address the community’s priorities, including: •• Housing maintenance is done by the •• Government to build new homes and to Highlights locally run business Bunuwal Housing. YIRRKALA refurbish and rebuild existing houses, •• Under the Strategic Indigenous Housing subject to appropriate leasing. The Strategic and Infrastructure Program the community Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure will get new housing and refurbishment of Program.Alliance Partners will work with the existing housing. community to maximise training and employment opportunities for community Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September •• Government will consult with the local Housing Reference Group to ensure local members.

Local Implementation Plan people have a say in decisions about •• The community will assist the process of housing in their community. securing leases for new housing. Details of Yirrkala’s housing priorities and actions Desired community outcomes are in Schedule A. •• Build and refurbish houses.

•• Locally-owned Indigenous businesses are major contractors in the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program. •• Local Indigenous-owned resources are used for building of new houses.

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21 22 The community is keen to increase Commitments Yolngu employment opportunities, Economic The community and all levels of government are particularly in government. Participation committing to a number of actions to address Community strengths the community’s priorities, including: •• Passenger bus trial to commence 2010. Highlights •• Community Development Employment YIRRKALA Projects, Job Services Australia and Centrelink •• Government will develop a proposal for a services are functioning in the community. one-stop-shop for government services and other local businesses. •• Bunuwal Housing plans to expand its local Yolngu workforce if it can get help with training. •• Business support and mentoring to be available to support business development. •• Dhimurru Land Management provides training Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September and employment for 10 Dhimurru rangers •• Develop work experience activities that meet protecting sea and country. local needs. Local Implementation Plan •• Bunuwal Investments, part of the Rirratjingu Details of Yirrkala’s economic participation Aboriginal Association Corporation, invests priorities and actions are in Schedule A. mining royalties to support present and future business.

Desired community outcomes • Opportunities for Yolngu to ‘shadow’ all government-funded positions. • Adult education and training available that is Yolngu friendly, such as the proposed Miyalk Transition to Work Program. • Government-funded ‘trainer’ positions in Indigenous-owned businesses to assist in developing capacity for more Yolngu workers. • Ongoing effective public transport for Yirrkala. • Establish and support Yirrkala Indigenous job, business and tourism hub. Support establishment of Yolngu-owned businesses in Yirrkala.

top: WAYILU WUNUNGGURRA, school cultural liaison officer at yirrkala community school below: shire workmen, (l to r) YIKAKI maymuru, peter mununggurr, vernon marika, neil yunupingu, micky marika YIRRKALA Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

23 24 The Nhulunbuy police patrol Yirrkala and a •• Volatile substance abuse management plan SAFE surrounding area of 80,000 km2, with assistance to be signed off. from an Aboriginal community police officer •• Community residents are able to respond to COMMUNITIES who lives in Yirrkala and a night patrol service. local emergencies and disasters. The community is keen to have a permanent Highlights Commitments YIRRKALA police presence in Yirrkala. The community and all levels of government Community strengths are committing to a number of actions to •• As well as the Shire-run night patrol, the address the community’s priorities, including: Larrpan Community Patrol operates for •• Establish Community Safety Working Party to several hours a night. work with community members to develop Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September place-based strategies and a plan that will •• The Rirratjingu Aboriginal Association address safety concerns, and recognise and

Local Implementation Plan has committed resources to help the night build on the Yirrkala Community Safety Plan. patrol and the Larrpan Community Patrol. •• Increase number of police patrols at night. •• The community has a well-maintained •• Finalise the Volatile Substance Abuse oval where sports events are often held. Management Plan which will be monitored by •• The community has a youth worker the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group and and a part-time local Indigenous youth the Yirrkala Community Board. worker trainee . Details of Yirrkala’s safety priorities and actions are in Schedule A. Desired community outcomes •• Permanent policing in Yirrkala. •• Better community policing, including designated Aboriginal Community Police Officer positions (one male and one female) for Yirrkala. •• Ongoing funding for Larrpan Community Patrol (to work midnight to 4am) in addition to the night patrol program. •• Recognition of Yirrkala Community Safety Action Plan and assistance to bring in by-laws; for example, wardens, curfew and offensive weapons. Aboriginal Community Police Officers and wardens working together to enforce community by-laws.

night patrol Kevin ganbarrwak mununggurr on the streets of yirrkala night patrol Kevin ganbarrwak mununggurr on the streets of yirrkala YIRRKALA Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

25 26 The community is keen to take responsibility Commitments for its future. GOVERNANCE The community and all levels of government AND Community strengths are committing to a number of actions to address the community’s priorities, including: •• Yirrkala’s leadership structure is based •• Government will work with the community to LEADERSHIP on governance by traditional owners. YIRRKALA develop an integrated and strategic program All government consultation is through of community governance and leadership HIGHLIGHTS the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group, support that suits the needs of men, women which represents the 13 clan groups living and youth of Yirrkala. in Yirrkala, including the traditional owners, in developing and monitoring the Yirrkala •• The Local Reference Group will guide the

Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan. implementation and monitoring of the Local Implementation Plan. •• The spokespeople for the Rirratjingu traditional

Local Implementation Plan owners, Bakamumu Marika and Djuwalpi •• The Yirrkala community will keep our Marika, work with the Rirratjingu traditional culture strong by introducing a junior rangers owners’ governance group, the Rirratjingu program to teach young people how to Aboriginal Association Corporation. manage country. •• The Yirrkala Dhanbul Aboriginal Corporation, Details of Yirrkala’s governance and leadership which is part of the Rirratjingu governance priorities and actions are in Schedule A. structure, runs programs such as the Larrpan Community Patrol. seven of the eleven members of the gurrutu’mirri •• The Yambirrpa School Council governs the mala reference group—gary marika, wayilu, GUINDIMULK, donald, djapirri marrpalawuy, Yirrkala Community Education School and djuwalpi the homelands schools.

Desired community outcomes •• Youth forum is established to support new leaders and respond to youth needs. •• Support for Local Reference Groups and community boards. •• Establish a junior ranger program. YIRRKALA Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

27 28 LIST OF ACRONYMs

YIRRKALA ABA Aboriginal Benefits Account DBCDE Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital ACPO Aborginal Community Police Officer Economy ACW Aboriginal Community Worker DBE Department of Business and Employment AFL Australian Football League DCF Department of Children and Families AG Australian Government DCI Department of Construction and Infrastructure AGD Attorney Generals Department DEEWR Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September AIS Australian Interpreter Services DET Department of Education and Training ALC Anindilyakwa Land Council DHF Department of Health and Families

Local Implementation Plan ALPA Arnhem Land Progress Association DLP Department of Lands and Planning ALRA Aboriginal Land Rights (NT) Act 1976 DOH Department of Health AMRRIC animal management in Rural and Remote Indigenous DoHA Department of Health and Aging Communities DoJ Department of Justice AMS Aboriginal Medical Services DPI Department of Planning and Infrastructure AMSANT aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory DSEWPAC Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population AODP Alcohol and Other Drugs Project and Communites ASC Australian Sports Commission DVD Digital Versatile Disc ASM Area Services Manager EA East Arnhem BoM Board of Management EASC East Arnhem Shire Council BOOT/ BOOTS build, Own, Operate, Transfer and Support EBA Enterprise Bargaining Agreement BRACS Broadcasting for Remote Aboriginal Communities Scheme EDO Economic Development Officer CA Central Australia FaFT Families as First Teachers CAALAS central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service FaHCSIA Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous CARH Central Australian Remote Health Affairs CASA Civil Aviation Safety Authority FTE Full Time Equivalent CAYLUS central Australian Youth Link Up Service GBM Government Business Manager CDSC Central Desert Shire Council GEBIE Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island Enterprises CDEP Community Development Employment Projects GEH Government Employee Housing CDS Central Desert Shire GEMCO Groote Eylandt Mining Company CDU Charles Darwin University GPNNT General Practice Network Northern Territory CEC Community Education Centre HACC Home and Community Care CEO Catholic Education Office HLGRS- (RD) Department of Housing, Local Government and Regional Services - Regional Development CFC Child and Families Centre HLGRS/ DHLGRS Department of Housing, Local Government and Regional Services CLC HOIL Home Ownership Indigenous Land CSP Community Safety Plan HRG Housing Reference Group CWG Capital Working Group HSDA Health Service Delivery Area OCPE Office of the Commissioner of Public Employment IBA Indigenous Business Association OLSH TCS our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic School ICT Information and Communications Technology ORIC Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations IEO Indigenous Engagement Officer OTL Office of Township Leasing ILC Indigenous Land Corporation PaCE Parents and Community Engagement IPSS Indigenous Parenting Support Service PAW Media pintubi, Anmatjerre, Warlpiri Media IPWG Infrastructure and Planning Working Group PATS Patient Assistance Transport Scheme IRSD Indigenous Remote Service Delivery Special Account PHC Primary Health Care IT Information Technology PHCM Primary Health Care Manager JSA Job Services Australia PWC/ P&W power Water Corporation KWHB Katherine West Health Board RAFCW Remote Area Family and Community Workers LAB Local Advisory Board RGSC Roper Gulf Shire Council LGANT Local Government Association of the Northern Territory RH Remote Housing LIP Local Implementation Plan RHNT Remote Housing Northern Territory LHA Laynhapuy Homelands Association RIBS Regional Indigenous Broadcasting Services LHRG Local Housing Reference Group ROC Regional Operations Centre LLNP Language, Literacy and Numeracy Program RSD Remote Service Delivery LRG Local reference group RTEED Remote Training, Employment and Economic Development LSP Locational Supported Playgroups SDCU Service Delivery Coordination Unit Malabam malabam Health Board SEAM School Enrolment and Attendance Measure MCS Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic School SIHIP Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program MES Municipal Essential Services SNP School Nutrition Program MH Mental Health STEP Structured Training and Employment Projects MJD FOUNDATION Machado Joseph Disease Foundation SWSBSC Strong Women, Strong Babies, Strong Culture MOU Memorandum of Understanding TBA To Be Advised MSC McDonnell Shire Council TDC Thamarrurr Development Corporation MSOAP Medical Specialists Outreach Assistance Program TIE Transforming Indigenous Education N/A Not Applicable TISC Tiwi Islands Shire Council NGO Non Government Organisation TO Traditional Owners

YIRRKALA NLC Northern Land Council TOR Terms Of Reference NPA National Partnership Agreement TRPA Tanami Regional Partnership Agreement NRETAS Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund NRT Nicotine Replacement Therapy VET/ VETiS vocational Education and Training in Schools NT Northern Territory WAHAC BOARD Western Aranda Health Aboriginal Corporation Board NTCET Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training WASC West Arnhem Shire Council NTFC Northern Territory Families and Children WG Working Group NTG Northern Territory Government WETT Warlpiri Education and Training Trust Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan NTIEC Northern Territory Indigenous Education Council WHO World Health Organisation NTPFES Northern Territory Police Fire and Emergency Services WoG Whole of Government NTPOL Norther Territory Police WYN BOARD Willowra, Yuendumu, Nyirripi Health Board 29 OATSIH Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health YMAC Yugul Mangi Aboriginal Corporation 30 Schedule A: Priorities, Strategies and Actions YIRRKALA Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September

Local Implementation Plan EARLY CHILDHOOD

Progress Output Indicators COAG Target Number and proportion of low, normal, and high birth weight Halve the gap in mortality rates for under 5’s within a decade Indigenous babies Timing of antenatal visits for regular clients delivering Halve the gap in mortality rates for under 5’s within a decade Indigenous babies

Priority 1: All children to have access to high quality early childhood education and care services. Strategy 1.1: Assist and support parents to raise their children and understand the value of early childhood education for their children.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.1.1 establish an Early Childhood Coordinator to lead the integration of family services Lead - DET Started Review Jun-11 tailored to the Yirrkala community and its surrounding service delivery area. This will Support: EASC, be achieved through a whole of government approach across all levels of Government Service government, non-government organisations and the community to develop and Providers, DCF, NGOs, implement the integrated service model. All program content will be inclusive of community, LRG culture and links to elders. 1.1.2 Establish the FaFT- IPSS. This place-based integrated universal services program includes Lead - DET Started Dec-12 early learning and parenting support strategies. Supporting – DCF, EASC, FaHCSIA 1.1.3 Deliver Certificate III Community Services in the workplace through FaFT-IPSS to enable Lead - DET Started Review Jun-11 more Yolngu to be involved in and running programs and activities. Supporting - FaHCSIA 1.1.4 use own internal family structures to educate and assist parents ('Raypirri' families Lead - Community From date of Review Oct-11 pull together). agreement 1.1.5 Monitor the OSHC Program to ensure it is meeting the needs of Yirrkala. Lead - DEEWR with Started Jun-11 Community and Service Providers 1.1.6 provide universal access to preschool for every child in the year before full-time school. Lead - DET Started Dec-13 By 2013 the preschool program is to be delivered for 15 hours a week, 40 weeks a year Supporting - DEEWR by a four-year, university qualified early childhood teacher. The program will be accessible across a diversity of settings and in a form that meets the needs of parents.

Strategy 1.2: plan infrastructure to meet service needs.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.2.1 Plan future early childhood infrastructure ensuring any proposal is comprehensive and Initial lead – DEEWR Started Review Oct-11 meets service delivery requirements. Planning to include operational funding, staff Supporting – Capital housing requirements, employment opportunities for local people and coordination Working Group, FaHCSIA, and staging of other local infrastructure projects. DET, DLP, DCI, DHLGRS, EASC

Priority 2: Yirrkala children are born healthy and stay healthy. Strategy 2.1: New mothers are healthy and receive quality support before, during and after childbirth. YIRRKALA Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

2.1.1 Deliver education and support programs to reduce smoking, drinking and poor Lead - DOH Started Jun-11 nutrition during pregnancy. Supporting - DoHA 2.1.2 Pregnant women attend regular antenatal checks. Lead - Community From date of Review Jun-11 agreement 2.1.3 Deliver culturally appropriate antenatal, birth and post natal education and programs. Lead - DOH Started Dec-10 Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan Supporting - DoHA

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SCHOOLING YIRRKALA Progress Output Indicators COAG Target Halve the gap in reading, writing and numeracy achievements for Schooling enrolment and attendance Indigenous children within a decade Halve the gap for Indigenous students in year 12 equivalent attainment by NAPLAN participation and attainment 2020 Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan Priority 1: All community members value and promote education as the key to future opportunity. Strategy 1.1: students transition from school to work or further study.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.1.1 use the refurbished old pre-school building for youth development. Lead - FaHCSIA From date of Review Jun-11 Support - DET, DEEWR, agreement NRETAS

1.1.2 Communities are encouraged to use school facilities from 3pm to 9pm to increase the Lead - DET Started Review Oct-11 community's contact with the school and to help improve school attendance. After Supporting - EASC, hours access can be for local language courses and activities, as well as trade Community, NRETAS training, adult literacy, IT, parenting skills, music, sport and the arts.

1.1.3 Provide an annual career pathways information day for all senior students. Lead - DET Jan-11 Review Oct-11 Supporting - EASC, DEEWR, Community

Strategy 1.2: plan infrastructure to meet service needs.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.2.1 upgrade the school trade training teaching area. Work progressing is dependent on Lead – DET Jul-11 Jun-12 gaining land tenure. Supporting - DCI, Capital Working Group 1.2.2 VET trade training centre submission to be completed for 2011/2012. DEEWR to consult Lead - DET Jun-11 Jun-11 with community on needs. Supporting - DEEWR, Community

1.2.3 upgrade Multi-media studio/R1BS/ Library/IT facility at the Yirrkala Buku Larrngay Lead - EASC From date of Review Jun-11 Mulka Centre. Supporting - NRETAS, agreement Capital Working Group, Buku Larrngay Mulka Centre

Strategy 1.3: Increase school attendance so that no child has more than three unexplained absences in a row.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.3.1 Develop and implement strategies, based on best practice and localised solutions, to Lead - DET Started Review Jun-11 encourage children to attend and remain at school on a regular basis and to pursue Supporting - NRETAS, further education opportunities. Government Service Providers, EASC

1.3.2 Deliver the Parent and Community Engagement Program “Literacy and Numeracy in Lead - DET Started Aug-12 the Home for Parents” which will publish and produce a set of resources for parents of Indigenous student’s aged five to 11 years old in Yirrkala and a number of other communities.

1.3.3 Parents and community encourage and support children to go to school. Lead - Parents and local From date of Review Jun-11 organisations. agreement Supporting - DET YIRRKALA Priority 2: Education services in Yirrkala provide a rich learning environment. Strategy 2.1: Our school responds to student, teacher and community priorities.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

2.1.1 Train and support local people into accredited teacher and teacher’s aid positions. Lead - DET Started Review Jun-11

2.1.2 EASC to link the level of access to after school, vacation and youth, sport and Feb-11 Review Feb-12 Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan Lead - EASC recreation activities to school attendance. Supporting - DET, Community 33 34 Schedule A: Priorities, Strategies and Actions

HEALTH YIRRKALA Progress Output Indicators COAG Target

Number of health care episodes Close the gap in life expectancy within a generation

Number of episodes of health care and client contacts Close the gap in life expectancy within a generation

Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Child oral health disease profile for 7-to-12-year-olds Close the gap in life expectancy within a generation Local Implementation Plan

Priority 1: The people of Yirrkala have access to effective, comprehensive primary and preventative health care. 1.1 Strategy: Our health service meets community needs.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.1.1 Agree on timelines with the community to implement regular suicide assist and first Lead - DOH Started Jun-11 aid programs. Supporting - DoHA

1.1.2 Coordinate monthly health and community service provider meetings to improve Lead - DOH Started Jun-11 service coordination and reduce duplication. Services to include, but not limited to, Supporting - DoHA youth, primary health care, aged care.

1.1.3 Develop health education programs that include healthy lifestyle, nutrition and Lead - DOH Started Jun-11 cooking. Supporting - Community

1.1.4 community members will attend specialists’ appointments. Lead - Community Started Review Oct-11 Strategy 1.2: plan infrastructure to meet health, sport and recreation needs.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.2.1 Develop a simpler streamlined and integrated approach to youth, sport, recreation Lead- NRETAS Jan-11 Jun-11 and related services, including an assessment of infrastructure. The approach will Supporting – EASC, enable a range of activities that addresses gender and age group requirements. FaHCSIA

1.2.2 Governments to work together in consultation with the community, to review and Lead - DOH Started Complete improve health service delivery and infrastructure in the community. Supporting - DoHA, Community

Priority 2: Elders are cared for in the community. Strategy 2.1: plan infrastructure to meet aged care service delivery needs.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

2.1.1 DoHA will conduct a service review that will inform further aged care and disability Lead - DoHA Started Dec-10 service and facility development.

Priority 3: The people of Yirrkala will actively encourage and support family members to stop smoking. Strategy 3.1: Develop local strategies that will reduce the levels of smoking.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

3.1.1 The LRG supported by the wider community: Encourage local shops to make nicotine Lead - Community From date of Review Oct-11

YIRRKALA abatement products available; Encourage community members to stop smoking Supporting - DOH, DoHA, agreement inside cars, homes and around non-smokers (including children, the elderly and the EASC sick); Provide support and encouragement to family members who are trying to quit smoking; and Support the declaration of smoke free areas including playgrounds, buildings and other public areas. Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

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HEALTHY HOMES YIRRKALA Progress Output Indicators

Condition of current housing stock

Overall crowding rates: average per bedroom density and number houses overcrowded Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September

Local Implementation Plan Priority 1: We have enough homes for Yirrkala people to reduce overcrowding. Strategy 1.1: progress the Strategic Indigenous Housing Infrastructure Program.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.1.1 the Alliance partners will work with community to maximise training and employment Lead - DHLGRS/FaHCSIA Started Dec-13 opportunities for community members. Supporting - Community 1.1.2 Secure leases for new housing. Lead - Community, NLC Started Review Jun-11 Supporting - DHLGRS 1.1.3 Where appropriate local Indigenous owned resources such as concrete are used for Lead - DHLGRS/FaHCSIA Jan-11 Jun-11 the building of new houses. Supporting - Community 1.1.4 Indigenous businesses engage with government to ensure training is available for Lead - Bunuwal Started Jun-11 Indigenous apprenticeships and traineeships. Investments Supporting - DBE, DHLGRS

Priority 2: Yirrkala people living in public housing look after their homes. Strategy 2.1: Deliver a range of tools and support services for Yirrkala people that assists them to maintain their home at required standard.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

2.1.1 Provide training and support to Yirrkala people to assist with maintaining their homes Lead - DHLGRS Jan-11 Review Jun-11 including home budgeting, home care (cleaning, minor repairs), life skills (cooking, Supporting - Community, nutrition, safe food storage). Centrelink, DOH, DET, PWC ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION

Progress Output Indicators COAG Target To halve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous Total employment (Indigenous/non-Indigenous) and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade. To halve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous Total employment (private/public) and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade To halve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous Number of participants on Newstart, Youth Allowance and CDEP and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade

Priority 1: The town of Yirrkala becomes a hub for the region. Strategy 1.1: Improve transport arrangements for the Yirrkala region.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.1.1 facilitate workshops in partnership with the EASC to investigate passenger transport Lead - DLP Feb-11 Jul-11 needs, potential community resources and partnerships. This work will include Supporting - EASC economic viability, business opportunities and potential support through joint ventures and organisations such as IBA. This work will need to link to the area plan and Town Centre Urban Design Plan and promote walkability and the use of bicycles.

1.1.2 Commence passenger bus trial. Lead - DLP with YBE Started Late 2012 Supporting - Rio Tinto Alcan, FAHCSIA, EASC, Community

1.1.3 Complete a detailed road survey and prepare funding submission to upgrade roads. Lead - DHLGRS Started Dec-10 YIRRKALA (Submission) Supporting - DLP (Survey), EASC Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

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Strategy 1.2: Identify and create opportunities for small business development. YIRRKALA Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When 1.2.1 Develop a proposal for a Government Business Centre in Yirrkala where possible. Lead - DBE Started Dec-10 A range of services will be provided from this building and consider options for local Supporting - RTEED, organisations to build and own the shop front with long-term tenancy. EASC is willing to Bunuwal Investments transfer the delivery of Centrelink and Australia Post services to Bunuwal Investments, as

Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September part of its operation of the Government Business Centre in Yirrkala. 1.2.2 Provide business support and mentoring to individuals and groups wanting to start a Lead – DHLGRS, Tourism NT Started Review Jun-11

Local Implementation Plan viable business. (for tourism specific businesses) Supporting - RTEED, 1.2.3 Government will work with financial institutions to assist with removing barriers to Lead - DBE/ DHLGRS Started Review Oct-11 accessing finance for investment on ALRA land. Support will be provided to joint Supporting – RTEED, ventures and other partnership vehicles which enable local people to access capital Tourism NT and expertise. 1.2.4 undertake economic profiling and development of an investment and Lead - DHLGRS Started Jun-11 opportunities prospectus. Supporting - RTEED 1.2.5 In partnership with community champions hold Futures Forums that provide Lead - DHLGRS Started Jun-13 information on employment options and business development services available Supporting - to community members. Provide information on opportunities arising from potential All government agencies, private sector involvement. EASC 1.2.6 In close coordination with the current rollout of E-health and on-line education Lead – DBE Oct–10 Ongoing initiatives, develop an integrated ICT strategy that covers: infrastructure requirements; Supporting – RTEED deployment of equipment; use of new technologies by government agencies and; access to ICT services by businesses, NGOs and local people. 1.2.7 Explore partnership opportunities in the private sector, with a particular emphasis Lead – DBE Oct–10 Apr-11 on building formal links with industries operating in the region. These partnerships Supporting – RTEED could include (but not be limited to) training, employment, infrastructure and community development. 1.2.8 Shire to complete business modelling for the introduction of a personal Identification Lead - EASC Started Jun-11 Service. EASC, AG and NTG to explore options for funding and coordination processes Supporting - Births, Deaths with Births, Deaths and Marriages, Centrelink and other relevant agencies. and Marriages, Centrelink Strategy 1.3: Identify opportunities for Yolngu people to gain government employment.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.3.1 Work Readiness: Government will ensure that Job Services Australia and CDEP Lead - DEEWR, FaHCSIA Started Jun-13 providers develop work experience activities that meet local needs, including Supporting - JSA (ITEC accredited and non-accredited training and in work readiness activities, which Employment), CDEP lead to employment outcomes. (EASC, LHA)

1.3.2 With consideration of existing infrastructure, provide assistance to develop an Lead- DET/DEEWR Started Review Jun-11 expression of interest for the next round for a Trade Training Centre.

1.3.3 Newstart Allowance recipients meet their allowance obligations, measured by an Lead - Community From date of Review Jun-11 increase in the number of people taking up job-readiness programs. agreement

1.3.4 All training and development activities paid for by government achieve minimum Lead - Community From date of Review Jun-11 participation for training courses. agreement

1.3.5 Government Contracts: All procurement processes undertaken in remote areas will Lead - DBE Started Review Oct-11 optimise opportunities in Indigenous employment and enterprise development. Supporting - RTEED,

1.3.6 Jobs, training or further education offers guarantee for all NTCET graduates living in Lead - DBE , DET Started Review Oct-11 Yirrkala, through an organised transition to work program. Supporting – All Agencies, RTEED, EASC

Priority 2: Town develops in an orderly manner with appropriate process. 2.1 Strategy: Develop a town plan.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

YIRRKALA 2.1.1 Complete and gazette a town plan (area plan and zoning map). Lead - DLP Started 2011 Supporting - EASC

2.1.2 Develop Town Centre Urban Design plan including community transport strategies. Lead - DLP Started 2011 Supporting - DCI, EASC Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

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SAFE COMMUNITIES YIRRKALA Progress Output Indicators

As a proportion of all offences: (i) alcohol related offences (ii) drug and substance abuse related offences (iii) offences against the person Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September

Local Implementation Plan Priority 1: Yirrkala community is a safe place to live. Strategy 1.1: More street lights and traffic management.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.1.1 Install speed signs and restrictions at important community locations (eg. school, Lead - EASC Started Review Oct-11 health centre, store, sporting facilities). Shire to apply for funds to conduct Traffic Supporting - DLP Management Plan and seek necessary funding to carry out required work.

Strategy 1.2: policing meets community needs.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.2.1 Increase the number of police patrols at night: Police to provide a schedule for the Lead - NTPFES Started Review Mar-11 Mobile Police Station.

1.2.2 Maintain the ACPO at Yirrkala and review feasibility of increasing the ACPOs to two Lead - NTPFES Review Mar-11 positions; one male and one female.

1.2.3 finalise the Volatile Substance Abuse Management Plan. The plan will be monitored by Lead - NTPFES Review Mar-11 Gurrutu'mirri Mala Reference Group and Yirrkala Community Board. 1.2.4 Establish Community Safety Working Party to work with community members to Lead- DoJ Oct-10 Review Jun-11 develop place-based strategies and a plan that will address safety concerns, and Supporting - NTPFES, DCF, recognise and build on the Yirrkala Community Safety Plan. Early priorities identified DOH, FaHCSIA, AGD, DLP, that need to be addressed include: a) child protection and welfare b) reducing public LGANT working with the card games - implement and enforce a local by-law c) establishment of a Law and Gurrutu’mirri Mala Justice Committee d) development of an animal welfare program e) review of night Reference Group patrol funding and operation f) ability to respond to local emergencies and disasters.

1.2.5 Establish and support NT Emergency Service volunteer units capable of reacting to Lead – NTPFES ASAP Review Oct-11 known hazards for the community. Supporting - EASC

1.2.6 Maintain an all hazard response plan for Yirrkala and review or establish specific Lead – NTPFES ASAP Review Oct-11 hazard response plans for the community (e.g. cyclone plan) as necessary. This will Supporting - EASC include ensuring adequate community education and preparedness (including where necessary, public shelters) for known hazards.

Strategy 1.3: maintain an effective animal management program.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.3.1 Develop a regional Animal Management Welfare and Control/Environmental Health Lead - EASC Started Review Jun-11 (AWCEH) Program, including the funding of employment of local Indigenous people as Supporting - AMRRIC, AWCEH Officers, operational costs, and regional coordination. FaHCSIA

Strategy 1.4: Improve Child Protection Standards at Yirrkala.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When YIRRKALA 1.4.1 minimum service standards for child protection and related services will be developed Lead - DCF Started Feb-11 for Yirrkala including an agreed program to implement these standards. Supporting - Community Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

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GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP YIRRKALA Progress Output Indicators

Number of registered organisations under ORIC and NT Associations Act Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September

Local Implementation Plan Priority 1: Mala leaders and elected council members have the skills to govern effectively. Strategy 1.1: enhance and improve local people’s decision-making practices and capabilities.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.1.1 elected members of EASC will receive professional development to allow them to better Lead - EASC Started Ongoing understand and undertake their roles. Supporting - FaHCSIA, DHLGRS

1.1.2 Work with the community to develop an integrated and strategic program of Lead - ROC Started Review Jun-11 community governance and leadership support that suits the needs of men, women and youth of Yirrkala.

1.1.3 Gurrutu'mirri Mala LRG and EASC LAB support coherent and coordinated consultation Lead - ROC Oct-10 Review Jun-11 with the community. Supporting - EASC, AG and NTG Agencies 1.1.3.1 All levels of Government recognise the important roles of the GBLRG and LAB in coordinated consultation.

1.1.4 Work with and support the Local Reference Groups and community organisations and Lead - ROC Started Review Jun-11 boards to ensure meetings are held on appropriate days and times. Strategy 1.2: Develop governance and leadership capacity for the next generation of Yolngu leaders.

Action Responsible Party Start When Finish When

1.2.1 undertake a research project which will map the community governance Lead – DHLGRS Oct-10 Mar-11 arrangements and community engagement for Yirrkala. Supporting – ROC

1.2.2 Keep our culture strong by introducing a junior rangers program to teach young Lead - Laynhapuy Jun-11 Review Jun-11 people how to manage country. Homelands Association Incorporated (via Yirrkala Rangers) Dhimurru Land Management Aboriginal Corporation (via Dhimurru Rangers) Supporting - DSEWPAC, DET, DEEWR, Gurrutu’mirri Mala Reference Group

1.2.3 Develop and implement a system through which meetings and consultations are Lead - ROC, LRG Started Review Jun-11 coordinated, streamlined and encourage community input. YIRRKALA Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan

43 44 Schedule B: Baseline Mapping Report snapshot

YIRRKALA The Yirrkala Baseline Mapping Report provides information about the people, services and infrastructure in Yirrkala and the surrounding region. Most of the information in the report was collected during 2009, but often relates to earlier points in time (in particular, the Census data is from 2006). The full Yirrkala Baseline Mapping Report is a very large document and includes a lot of technical information. The Government Business Manager has a copy to show people, and can arrange specialists to help people understand particular parts of the report. Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September

The following is some of the information from the Welfare. Due to concerns about small numbers in 2001 to 74 per cent in 2009. The highest Local Implementation Plan Yirrkala Baseline Mapping Report that relates the data, permission to use it in the Baseline attendance in the period was in 2002 (92 per specifically to the ‘Progress Output Indicators’ in Mapping Report was not provided by the cent). Schedule A of the Local Implementation Plan. Northern Territory. • On average, participation in the National The facts and figures in these assessments will • The timing and number of antenatal visits for Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy be reviewed each year to monitor the progress regular clients delivering Indigenous babies in (NAPLAN) increased significantly from 2008 to being achieved in Yirrkala in these key areas. Yirrkala was collected by Northern Territory health 2009. For example, there was an 88 per cent services and the Australian Institute of Health and increase in Year 3 participants and 100 per cent Early Childhood Welfare. Due to concerns about small numbers in participation in Years 5, 7 and 9 in the reading • Of the all births in the East Arnhem Balance the data, permission to use it in the Baseline assessment. There was 100 per cent participation Statistical Local Area (which includes Yirrkala, Mapping Report was not provided by the in Years 7 and 9 (an average increase of 73 per Milingimbi, Galiwin’ku and Gapuwiyak) from Northern Territory. cent) in the assessment for numeracy. 2004-08, 22.4 per cent were to teenage mothers Schooling • Overall results in 2009 indicate that students aged 15 to 19. Births to mothers aged 20-24 attending the Yirrkala School are achieving comprised 35.8 per cent of all births. • In August 2009, 191 students were enrolled in below the national minimum standard in most Yirrkala School from Transition to Year 12 (107 • Preschool enrolment numbers declined from subjects. For example, 43 per cent of Year 3 enrolments were in Years 1 to 6, and 75 were in 15 to seven children from 2001 to 2002, but then students achieved at or above the national Years 7 to 12). The 2006 census reported the peaked at 38 children in 2004. In 2009, 13 minimum standard for reading (noting seven per school-aged Indigenous population (aged five to children were enrolled in preschool at Yirrkala cent did not participate), but only six per cent 14) to be 321. School. As the 2006 census shows the zero to four achieved at or above the standard for Year 5. year old Indigenous population to have been • The yearly average attendance at Yirrkala Eighty three per cent of Year 5 students achieved 165, this data indicates a very low enrolment rate. School increased from 50 per cent in 2001 to 55 at or above the national minimum standard for per cent in 2009. The highest attendance in the numeracy (noting that six per cent did not • The number and proportion of low, normal period was in 2006 (60 per cent). participate) but only 29 per cent achieved the and high birth weight Indigenous babies in standard from Year 9. Yirrkala was collected by Northern Territory health • The yearly average attendance at Yirrkala services and the Australian Institute of Health and Homeland School declined from 85 per cent in • From 2008 to 2009, there was 100 per cent • Between 2003-04 and 2007-08, Indigenous available in Nhulunbuy, 51.8 per cent of local Year 3 and 7 participation in the reading people in the East Arnhem Balance Statistical roads, all unsealed, were judged to be in poor assessment at Yirrkala Homelands School. There Local Area (which includes Yirrkala, Milingimbi, condition. Thirty seven per cent were found to be was 100 per cent participation in Year 3 in the Galiwin’ku and Gapuwiyak) were hospitalised for in good condition and 11 per cent were found to assessment for numeracy. Overall results in 2009 diseases associated with poor environmental be in fair condition. indicate that students are achieving below the health at a rate four times the national average Safe Communities national minimum standard in most subjects. (adjusting for age differences). • From 2006–07 to 2008–09, a total of 268 • More information on NAPLAN results is Economic Participation offences were recorded in Yirrkala. There was a available online at www.myschool.edu.au. • An employment survey was undertaken in steady increase in the number of offences across Health mid-2010 in Yirrkala and its associated the period; the number of offences recorded in communities. Of the 316 employed people, 158 the 2008–09 financial year was almost double the • In 2009-10 the Yirrkala health centre reported were Indigenous—95 were full-time, 39 were number recorded in 2006–07. 3,967 episodes of care with 65 per cent of part-time, 14 were casual positions and five episodes reported as for female clients and 92.5 • A total of 121 offences were recorded in people held Community Development per cent reported as care for Indigenous clients. Yirrkala in the 2008–09 financial year, an increase Employment Projects positions. of 31 per cent from the previous year. Of these, • Children between the ages of seven to 12 • At the time of the survey 47 Indigenous people 18 were acts intended to cause injury (14.9 per years old in Yirrkala had an average of 3.1 were employed in the public sector (24 full-time, cent), less than five were sexual assault, less than permanent teeth affected by decay. This rate of 22 part-time and one casual) and 101 were five were ‘other’ against person offenses, and 25 decay experience was between 4.1 and 13.8 employed in the private sector (71 full-time, 17 were ‘other’ offenses (20.7 per cent). times the Northern Territory average, and part-time and 13 casual). between 3.2 and 13.2 times the Australian • The largest number of recorded offences was average depending on age. • In 2009, 95 per cent of income support ‘breaking and entering’ (47 recorded offences), recipients were workforce age individuals (15-64 which increased by 25 per cent between the • In 2008-09 there were a reported 16 Home years of age) and about 59 per cent of all 2006–07 and 2007–08 financial years, and a and Community Care clients in Yirrkala. income support recipients were female. further 49 per cent in the 2008-09 financial year. • In 2009-10 the Aged and Disability Program • Approximately 44 per cent (174 people) of • In total, just over one in three recorded reported 32 open cases, eight referrals and 15 main income support recipients in Yirrkala and its offences (or 36.9 per cent of offences) over the closed cases. Open cases are those cases being associated communities received Newstart period 2006-09 was alcohol related while 18.7

YIRRKALA actively managed by a disability coordinator. Allowance and 23 per cent received a Disability were drug and/or substance abuse related. Healthy Homes Support Pension (73 people). Less than 20 Interpersonal offences, such as acts intended to recipients were on Youth Allowance-Other. cause injury, were most likely to be alcohol • In 2009, there were 81 residential dwellings in related. Yirrkala, providing 210 bedrooms. This resulted in • Between 2008 and 2009, the overall number of an average 3.28 people per bedroom. Seventy income support recipients fell by 13 per cent (57 • From 2006-09 16 per cent of recorded eight per cent of Yirrkala households were people), with a 22 per cent decrease in the offences were domestic violence related. considered to be overcrowded. number of Newstart Allowance recipients (34 Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan people) and a 25 per cent decrease (eight • Nineteen of the assessed dwellings were people) in single parenting payment recipients. deemed in need of refurbishment, and three were deemed in need of significant capital 45 • While residents have year round access via an expenditure. all-weather sealed road to all the services 46 Schedule C: Summary of Community Engagement

YIRRKALA The Yirrkala Indigenous Engagement Officer and Government Business Manager worked with community groups and individuals, as well as key stakeholders, service providers and non-government organisations to guide the Yirrkala Local Implementation Plan process. This page outlines the kinds of consultation, engagement and capacity-building that occurred. Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September

Local Implementation Plan Consultation with the A number of Gurrutu’mirri Mala Leaders Wunungmurra, Marrpalawuy Gumana, Dijali Local Reference Group Reference Group members also serve on the Ganambarr, Nalwarri Ngurruwuthun, Gundimulk Shire Local Board, which provides another venue Wanambi, Dennis Wukun Wanambi, Rarriwuy The Yirrkala Local Reference Group is the key for the community members to stay updated on Marika, Banbapuy Ganambarr, Banguli community group for engagement on the the Local Implementation Plan process. Ngurruwuthun, Diplilnga Bukulatjpi, Dhangal Local Implementation Plan process. The Local Gurruwiwi, Wukar Marawili, Nora Dhamarrandji, Reference Group in Yirrkala is known as the Signatories for the nomination of Rrawun Maymuru. Gurrutu’mirri Mala Leaders Reference Group. Local Reference Group members The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Leaders Reference Group Consultations with The names below are the signatories on the consists of representation from each of the community members thirteen clan groups, including Traditional letters of nomination for the Gurrutu’mirri Mala Owners. Leaders Reference Group: The Indigenous Engagement Officer and Government Business Manager held regular The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Leaders Reference Group •• Banuminy Marika - Senior Traditional Owner; members were nominated and endorsed by the consultations with many individual community •• Djuwalpi Marika - Senior Traditional Owner; three Senior Traditional Owners and by the Chair members who contributed to the Local and councillors of the East Arnhem Shire Council. •• Bakamumu Marika - Senior Traditional Owner; Implementation Plan. •• Banambi Wunungmurra - EASC President; Reference Group meeting regularity varied •• Yananymul Mununggurr - EASC Councillor; Consultations with service providers between a weekly and fortnightly schedule. In and governance structures total, 19 in-community meetings were held with •• Barayuwa Mununggurr - EASC Councillor the Group, including 13 with the Group as a Over 24 consultation meetings have been held whole and six specific Building Block meetings Local Reference Group members with service providers and stakeholders since with subgroup representation. The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Leaders Reference March 2010 through until 2 June 2010 regarding Group members are: Timmy Burarrwanga, the Local Implementation Plan. These included Meeting attendance has been regular, and has Djapirri Mununggurritj, Waninya Marika, Wayilu six forums attended by seven service providers been supported by a nominated proxy system. who operate in Yirrkala (with the Youth •• A community notice board has been sent to Implementation Plan. The community’s desired Interagency Network, Family Interagency the Government Business Manager to display outcomes were presented for prioritisation. Network and Justice—Interagency Task information to the broader community about Over a series of five in-community meetings Coordination Group). Additionally, there were two Closing the Gap. between the Yirrkala Local Reference Group, meetings with the Shire Local Board and two •• A DVD was produced in Yirrkala profiling the the Single Government Interface and the meetings with Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation. success of the local arts centre and how this Regional Operations Centre, priorities under each building block were finalised and Gurrutu’mirri Mala Leaders Reference Group and other community initiatives contribute to negotiated with government. also included representation from across the full Closing the Gap. spectrum of service providers and stakeholders, •• Another DVD is currently being developed by The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Leaders Reference Group spanning the interests of each of the seven the local production company, the Mulka members also participated in a regional Remote building blocks. Project about youth engagement and Service Delivery Governance and Leadership capturing the youth voice for the future of the Workshop held in Nhulunbuy 11-12 May 2010. The Engagement Yirrkala community. workshop focused on building the capacity of current and emerging local leadership in the The Indigenous Engagement Officer is the key •• A photographer visited Yirrkala in June 2010 areas of: Western concepts of visions and goal engagement officer on a local level, responsible and the photographs will be used by the setting; how to work with governments; the local for meeting with families and individuals on a Regional Operations Centre to create implementation process; community regular basis to keep the community well distinctive Yirrkala engagement materials. accountability; sharing stories of local informed about the Local Implementation Plan •• Local Remote Indigenous Broadcasting leadership; and democratic governance. and other government projects. television and radio messages are currently in development. Additionally, a range of tools have been created to support an informed engagement process: Capacity-building • The source document listing all of the desired • The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Leaders Reference community outcomes supplied by the Local Group has been supported in its capacity- Reference Group is available from the building by the Single Government Interface Government Business Manager and will be YIRRKALA and the Regional Operations Centre. On used to inform future versions of and updates 19 February 2010, the Regional Operations to the Local Implementation Plan. Centre convened an in-community Visioning •• Community posters and fact sheets about Forum for The Gurrutu’mirri Mala Leaders Closing the Gap, Remote Service Delivery and Reference Group facilitated by an experienced the Local Implementation Plan have been Indigenous facilitator. The Visioning Forum developed and presented to the Gurrutu’mirri explored government’s vision in Closing the Gap Mala Leaders Reference Group during the and Remote Service Delivery, and achieving Published 30 September 2011 Published 30 September Local Implementation Plan visioning forum and subsequent meetings. the Yirrkala community’s vision through a Local

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