Wreck Bay Council Aboriginal Community
Annual Report 2018 Annual Report
–2019
Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council Wreck Bay Administration Building 5 Bunaan Close Aboriginal Community Council WRECK BAY JBT 2540 Annual Report 2018 –2019 Cover image: Mary’s Bay looking towards Summercloud Bay © Commonwealth of Australia 2019 ISSN 1832-5181 The contents of this Annual Report and Statement of Accounts are protected by the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. The document is produced solely for the purposes of reporting to its members as required by law and the report or any part of this report must not be reproduced or published without the express written permission of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council. Address: Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council Administration Building 5 Bunaan Close WRECK BAY JBT 2540 Publisher: Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council Designer: LG2 designers Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council Annual Report 2018 –2019 ii Annual Report 2018–2019 Contents
Vision and Goals iv Our Vision 1 Our Goals 2 Membership 4 Land Ownership & Management 10 Functions 11 Wreck Bay Village 12 Wreck Bay Community 14 WBACC Timeline 15 Executive Board 26 Board members 27 WBACC Report 38 Chairperson’s Report 40 Chief Executive Officer’s Report 50 Organisation Chart 56 WBACC Operations Report 57 Performance 80
Financials 104
Compliance Index 133
Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council iii Vision and Goals Our Vision
Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council seeks to be a respected equal and valued part of a culturally diverse Australian society. By controlling and managing its own land and waters, the Community aims to become self- sufficient and able to freely determine its future and lifestyle. The Community desires to do this by protecting its interests and values while preserving for future generations its unique Identity, Heritage and Culture.
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Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council 1 Our Goals
To achieve this vision, Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council’s goals are: Sole ownership of all lands and waters within Jervis Bay Territory; Sole management of its freehold land and waters; allowing for community responsibility, empowerment and self determination Sole representation of the community’s united and democratically agreed interests at all levels of Government and in all external dealings; so as to protect community members’ rights; Environmentally sustainable development to allow a productive economic base for the community by managing Booderee as an ongoing Park; the community seeks to protect the land and water while earning income, creating jobs and achieving financial security; Social and cultural development linked with appropriate cultural training and education, to improve community empowerment and management, security and wellbeing; while preserving community values; Improvement in health, housing and living standards to levels at least comparable with other Australian communities; and Recognition and support from the wider Australian community and government; to achieve these worthwhile and positive goals. The Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council (the Council) is a corporate commonwealth entity which was established by the Aboriginal Land Grant ( Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986 (Land Grant Act), which falls within the Ministerial responsibilities of the Minister for Indigenous Australians. The Council commenced operations in March 1987 and is currently in its thirty second year of operation.
2 Annual Report 2018–2019 Wreck Bay Administration Office, Community Hall, Community Centre, Day Care Centre, Medical centre, Fire shed, basketball court, sports field
Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council 3 Membership
At time of this report there are 408 Registered Members of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Coun