Annual Report 2017/18 Bungree Aboriginal Association
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Annual Report 2017/18 Bungree Aboriginal Association ANNUAL REPORT 2017 / 2018 www.bungree.org.au 1 Bungree Aboriginal AssociationAssociation Annual Report 2017/18 Annual Report 2017/18 Bungree Aboriginal Association OUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CONTENTS TO COUNTRY About Bungree ..........................................................4 Bungree Aboriginal Association Incorporation acknowledges that we operate and function on the Message from the Chairperson ....................................8 lands of the Darkinyung people. CEO Report ..............................................................9 We pay our respect to these lands that provide for us. Board Members ......................................................10 We acknowledge and pay respect to the ancestors that walked and managed these lands for many Organisation Structure ..............................................11 generations before us. Staff Snapshot ........................................................12 We acknowledge and recognise all Aboriginal people who have come from their own country and who have Our Services ...........................................................14 now come to call this country their home. Sponsorships and Jawun ..........................................23 We acknowledge our Elders who are our knowledge holders, teachers and pioneers. Financials ...............................................................24 We acknowledge our youth who are our hope for a brighter and stronger future and who will be our future leaders. We acknowledge and pay respect to our members who have gone before us and recognise their contribution to our people and community. 2 3 Bungree Aboriginal AssociationAssociation Annual Report 2017/18 Annual Report 2017/18 Bungree Aboriginal Association ABOUT OUR BUNGREE VALUES Bungree Aboriginal Association is a Central Coast Aboriginal Community based organisation, which provides a wide range of services to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people residing on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Bungree has been operating as a registered and currently employs approximately 35 Coast, Bungree is also recognised as one of not for profit organisation since 7 July 1995 permanent and casual field employees. We the most successful providers of Aboriginal Leadership Empowerment Excellence and has been providing services to children, operate and deliver 28 funded programs and social services in the region. We strive to lead the way Empowering our people in Excellence through families, elders and people with a disability, services to the Central Coast, Newcastle and in our community through the way we work together innovation and our focus and disadvantaged for over 20 years. Upper Hunter. positive collaboration and with the community to on our client’s Bungree is the largest Aboriginal not for In addition to being one of the largest broad inclusion make a difference and community needs profit organisation on the Central Coast providers of Aboriginal housing on the Central Service Delivery Respect Delivery of outcomes Through our actions and for our community and behaviours we demonstrate stakeholders while ensuring respect for ourselves, our we continually improve organisation, our community and our culture Achievement Trust Achieving outcomes Trust is earned through the for our community and way we operate honestly, fairly stakeholders and ethically with everyone (employees, the community and other stakeholders) 4 5 Bungree Aboriginal Association Annual Report 2017/18 Annual Report 2017/18 Bungree Aboriginal Association ABOUT BUNGREE OUR PURPOSE OUR MISSION OUR VISION OUR GOALS To provide a wide range of Cultivating our Community – We are dedicated to Bungree aims to ensure funded programs and services by embracing our culture enhancing the wellbeing that all Aboriginal and that assist many of our with a commitment to of Community. Torres Strait Islander vulnerable and isolated people continuous improvement people residing on the and families such as our through innovative programs Central Coast of New elderly and frail, people with and excellence in South Wales have access a disability, people who are service delivery. to the provision of high experiencing or are at risk of quality and effective homelessness, children, youth services. and families. 6 7 Bungree Aboriginal Association Annual Report 2017/18 Annual Report 2017/18 Bungree Aboriginal Association MESSAGE FROM CEO THE CHAIRPERSON REPORT We believe strongly in helping those who are Bungree has again been Bungree continues to maintain all vulnerable and isolated, and we are dedicated accreditations relevant to the delivery of all to enhancing the wellbeing of Community. With With a marked fortunate to continue to be our services and programs. a broad service offering and a reach which increases every year, we are fortunate to provide increase in the number a major service provider I would like to again give my appreciation to this group with more support than ever before. to our most vulnerable the Board of Bungree and the Bungree staff of sponsorships for your ongoing support, dedication and community members here The Darkinjung region continues to boast offered, we were commitment that affords Bungree to continue the fastest growing Aboriginal community in on the Central Coast, Lower to grow and diversify for our community. Australia, meaning that our services are more able to strengthen important than ever. With 32 permanent and Lake Macquarie and Upper Bungree would like to thank the Good360 casual employees and a service offering of 28 our presence in the program and Big W, Second Bite Program funded programs and services, Bungree is now Hunter areas. (Coles) and OrangeSky for offering Bungree the largest Aboriginal not for profit organisation community and support the opportunity to assist our community on the Central Coast. It is with great pleasure that I report that further with large donations of clothes, toys, a wider field of people Bungree received new contracts for all services food and laundry services. The past financial year was very strong for and programs in the 2017-18 financial year, Bungree in terms of support to the community and groups. I look and also became a preferred provider for the Bungree will continue to work with Beverly Simon through sponsorships. With a marked increase Suzanne Naden following services: our clients, families, community, funding Bungree Chairperson in the number of sponsorships offered, we forward to seeing Chief Executive Officer agencies and community partners to make were able to strengthen our presence in the • Bungree Disability Services (NDIS) to both our community stronger. community and support a wider field of people continued growth in this Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal People and groups. I look forward to seeing continued area in the remaining I am pleased to report growth in this area in the remaining half of 2018 • Home Care Packages (HCP) to both and beyond as we look to solidify Bungree’s half of 2018 and beyond Aboriginal and Non Aboriginal People that Bungree Aboriginal participation in the region. as we look to solidify • Commonwealth Home Support Program Association has again I would like to take this opportunity to offer (CHSP) to Aboriginal People thrived this past year, as my sincerest thanks to each member of our Bungree’s participation devoted team. It is through their dedication, we continue to successfully spirit, passion and commitment to supporting in the region. deliver essential supports our community that we are able to provide such incredible services. I am proud to Chair the and services to those Board of Bungree Aboriginal Association and to members of our community be a part of such an extraordinary team. who need them the most. I would also like to express my genuine appreciation for my fellow Board Members and From children, families and Elders to people their continued support of our shared vision of with a disability and those experiencing enhancing the wellbeing of Community. hardship and disadvantage, we are proud to have serviced the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Together, we can continue to provide Islander community on the Central Coast and indispensable support to those in our beyond for over two decades. community who need it most. 8 9 Bungree Aboriginal Association Annual Report 2017/18 Annual Report 2017/18 Bungree Aboriginal Association BOARD MEMBERS ORGANISATION STRUCTURE CHIEF EXECUTIVE FINANCE OFFICER OFFICER BONITA MCNALLY SUZANNE NADEN CHILDREN, YOUTH & AGEING & FAMILY SERVICES NDIS HOUSING SECTION DISABILITY SECTION SECTION Beverly Simon SPECIALIST Chairperson INTENSIVE FAMILY EDUCATION GAPS TRANSPORT HOMELESSNESS MY AGE CARE/CHSP HOME CARE PACKAGES DISABILITY SERVICES HOUSING BASED SERVICES PROGRAM PROGRAM SERVICES ABORIGINAL TRANSPORT HOME CARE PACKAGES TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER NDIS COORDINATOR HOUSING OFFICER EDUCATION OFFICER PROGRAM OFFICER PROGRAM OFFICER RAB HAMMOND MILEY NIXON GAIL DARGAN KALINDA MACQUARRIE VICKI MURPHY AMANDA SOLOMON KIM BRENNAN IAN NADEN ABORIGINAL ASSISTANT/SUPPORT CASEWORKER CASEWORKER EMPLOYMENT FIELD STAFF OFFICER FIELD STAFF CASUAL STAFF TYSON ADAMS MICHELLE SMITH SUPPORT WORKER CHRISTINE HAMMOND MARIE OLDFIELD Kerry Ella Fraser Greg Fraser ABORIGINAL YOUTH DOMESTIC CASEWORKER CASEWORKER Board Member Board Member WORKER VACANT ASSISTANCE, RAY HUNTER AMBER MCNALLY EMILIE YEATES PERSONAL CARE, HOME MAINTENANCE/ FIELD STAFF MODS, GOODS & EQUIPMENT CASEWORKER CASEWORKER PROGRAMS OFFICER PAIGE MILLGATE ROBYN