5 Bunaan Close WRECK BAY JBT 2540 Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3 WBACC location ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Organisational Chart ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Purposes........................................................................................................................................................... 6 WBACC’s Vision .......................................................................................................................................... 6 WBACC’s Goals ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Provide more Housing and Improve Living Standards .................................................................. 7 Continue to maintain Good Governance Principles ......................................................................... 7 Obtain Sole Ownership of Land and Waters of Jervis Bay ........................................................ 8 Undertake Skills Analysis and Skills Training ................................................................................ 8 Implement New Management Structure ......................................................................................... 8 Continue to Update the Policies and Procedures ........................................................................... 9 Fully Implement the By-Laws ............................................................................................................. 9 Provide Services to Community Members ....................................................................................... 9 Creation of Employment Opportunities .......................................................................................... 10 Develop Existing Production Base ................................................................................................... 10 Commence Community buildings ....................................................................................................... 11 Environmentally Sustainable ............................................................................................................. 11 Representation of the Community at all Levels of Government ............................................... 11 Target Areas ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Environment .................................................................................................................................................. 13 Performance ................................................................................................................................................. 17 Goal/Purpose #1 [Provide more housing & Improve Living Standards] .................................. 17 Goal/Purpose #2 [Continue to Maintain Good Governance Principles] ................................... 19 Goal/Purpose #3 [Obtain Sole Ownership of Jervis Bay]......................................................... 19 Goal/Purpose #4 [Undertake Skills Analysis and Training] ...................................................... 20 Goal/Purpose #5 [Implement new Management Structure] ..................................................... 22 Goal/Purpose #6 [Update Policies & Procedures Manual] ......................................................... 23 Goal/Purpose #7 [Provide Services to Community Members] .................................................. 23 1 | P a g e Goal/Purpose #8 [Creation of Employment Opportunities] ...................................................... 26 Goal/Purpose #9 [Develop existing Production Base] ................................................................ 28 Goal/Purpose #10 [Environmentally Sustainable]........................................................................ 30 Goal/Purpose #11 [Representation at Government] ................................................................... 32 Capability ....................................................................................................................................................... 33 Human Resources .................................................................................................................................... 33 Capital Resources and Plant & Equipment Availability .................................................................... 35 Financial Resources ................................................................................................................................. 38 Risk Oversight and Management ............................................................................................................. 41 Risk Assessment ...................................................................................................................................... 42 Fraud .......................................................................................................................................................... 44 Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................ 46 Appendix 1 – Closing the Gap ................................................................................................................ 46 Appendix 2 – Environmental Policies ................................................................................................... 47 Appendix 3 – Specialised Training Areas .......................................................................................... 51 Appendix 4 – Projected Forecast Summary ...................................................................................... 52 Appendix 5 – Projected Forecast Contract Services Department.............................................. 53 Appendix 6 – WBACCs EEO & Harassment Policy ........................................................................... 56 Appendix 7 – Risk Management Policy Statement ........................................................................... 58 2 | P a g e Introduction The Wreck Bay Community Council (WBACC) is an Australian Corporate Commonwealth Entity (PGPA), which was established by the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986. The Wreck Bay Community Council commenced operations in March 1987 and is currently in its 29th year of operation. The Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council was established under the Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Act 1986, allowing for the grant of inalienable freehold title to 403 hectares of land in the Jervis Bay Territory to the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community. This land has been solely managed by WBACC since 1987. The WBACC is a Not for Profit, Public Benevolent Institution. This Corporate Plan of Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council (WBACC) for 2015 – 2019 sets out the medium and long-term goals for WBACC, to deliver on our vision “WBACC seeks to be a respected equal and valued part of a culturally diverse Australian society. By controlling and managing its own lands 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”. We, as the accountable authority of Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council, present the 2015– 2019 Corporate Plan, which covers the periods 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2019, as required under paragraph 35(1)(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA Act). The plan has been prepared in accordance with the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014. Wreck Bay Community Council does not have any subsidiaries. Malcolm Hansen Annette Brown CEO Chairperson 3 | P a g e WBACC location Located on the South Coast of New South Wales; approximately 2.5 hours south of Sydney and 3 hours north east of Canberra. Jervis Bay Territory is made up of 6,312 hectares of Booderee National Park; the Wreck Bay Community consists of 403 hectares on the southern shores of Bherwerre Peninsula. The settlement consists of the Wreck Bay Village, surrounding bushland and beaches. The village has several streets with 50 houses, a Council Administration office, an early education centre, medical centre, community hall, playing fields, multi-functional centre, fire shed and cemetery. The Community is managed by WBACC, established under the Land Grant Act, with the functions and powers of the Council determined by the Land Grant Act. The Wreck Bay The majority of the Bherwerre Peninsula comprises Community’s 403 Booderee National Park, which is owned by the Wreck hectares grant access Bay Community Council. Since title to the Park was granted to WBACC in 1995, the Park has been jointly to land and sea, managed by the WBACC and the Australian which is a vital social Government’s Director of National Parks, under a lease and cultural agreement. The Park is a Commonwealth reserve under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity requirement for the Conservation Act