The Department of Communities is establishing an Aboriginal Strategic Advisory Group to provide advice and ideas on important areas of work, including Child Protection, Disability Services, Family and Domestic Violence, and Housing and Homelessness.
Nominations are sought from interested Aboriginal people from around Western Australia to be part of the first advisory group.
Advisory group membership
Membership of the advisory group will comprise between 10 and 15 people, including men and women from the metropolitan area, regional towns and cities, and remote communities. Communities will aim to have equal numbers of men and women on the advisory group.
Members will be appointed for a one- or two-year period to enable staggered terms and ensure continuity.
Meetings
The advisory group will meet four times a year, mostly in person but members can also attend online through Microsoft Teams or Zoom. Additional meetings may be held with all or some members of the advisory group if advice is needed about particular issues or if an emergency arises (such as a lockdown due to COVID-19).
Communities will organise and pay for members who need to travel to attend the meetings.
Members will receive a sitting fee for each meeting.
Applications
Applications close at 5pm on Monday 18 October 2021.
To apply, please download and fill out a nomination form, and provide a description about your interest in the role and the knowledge and experience you will bring to it. This might include professional learning from work or study, or through being involved in your community.
You can prepare this written description yourself or someone can provide one on your behalf. You can also create a video telling us why you would like to be part of the advisory group.
Please send your nomination form and written description or video to us by email to aboriginal-outcomes-secretariat@communities.wa.gov.au or by post to:
Department of Communities
Locked Bag 5000
Fremantle WA 6959
For more information about the application process, please contact the Secretariat on the email above, or phone Chris Stronach 0432 835 751 or Chad Stewart on 0481 066 648.