This year’s SWALSC AGM will be held on 15 November at High Wycombe Community & Recreation Centre from 9:30am–2:30pm.
It’s been a very big year for SWALSC and for the South West Native Title Settlement. Please join us as we look back on our hard work this year, and prepare for an even more productive 2022.
Download meeting notice and previous minutes here.
Download pdf of Annual Report here.
Over the coming months, the WA state government, Perpetual Trustee and SWALSC will hold a number of information days around the south west so that beneficiaries of the Noongar Boodja Trust can learn more about the Settlement, its structure, and opportunities to participate for the benefit of all Noongar people.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Saturday’s Wagyl Kaip & Southern Noongar meeting will be postponed until a later date. This applies to both the Gnowangerup and Perth venues.
Pre-incorporation meetings for the other agreement groups will continue as scheduled here.
We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause, and will announce a new date for the Wagyl Kaip & Southern Noongar meeting as soon as we can.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at SWALSC on 9358 7400.
Date: Thursday, 27 May 2021
Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm
Venue: South Perth Community Centre, South Terrace & Sandgate Street, South Perth
Welcome and opening
Presentation of findings from independent review and valuation of El Caballo properties
Questions and comments
Meeting closure
Note: The general meeting has been called in response to a written request from a number of members dated 8 January 2021 under section 201-5 of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006. No resolutions will be moved at the meeting.
The general meeting is for members of the corporation only and any non-member wishing to attend as an observer must apply in writing to the corporation and be approved to attend by a resolution of the directors. Pursuant to rule 8.12, a member is not entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf at a general meeting.
No travel allowance is available to attend the general meeting. Light refreshments provided.
Commencing early April, the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation (SWALSC) will convene sixteen community information sessions throughout the south west to provide information on the implementation of the Noongar settlement agreement. These are not decision-making meetings, they are informational only.
These sessions will cover the agreement and transition process. Multiple meetings will be held for each of the six Noongar agreement group areas and you only need to attend one of the meetings.
The community information sessions are open to all Noongar people, including those who are not members of SWALSC. You must only attend the community information sessions for the agreement group areas that you identify with.
Each Noongar agreement group area will have multiple sessions in a few different places. There will be multiple sessions for each agreement group, but the content presented will be the same at each so you only need to attend one.
All meetings are from 10am till 4pm.
WAGYL KAIP AND SOUTHERN NOONGAR MEETINGS
KATANNING Wednesday, 7 April
Katanning Leisure Centre, 4 Pemble St, Katanning
ALBANY Thursday, 8 April
Centennial Stadium, 156 Lockyer Ave, Albany
PERTH Thursday, 15 April
Mills Park Centre, 86 Brixton St, Beckenham
SOUTH WEST BOOJARAH MEETINGS
BUSSELTON Monday, 12 April
Esplanade Hotel, 30-38 Marine Tce, Busselton
MANJIMUP Tuesday, 13 April
The Roundhouse, 80 Rose St, Manjimup
PERTH Thursday, 22 April
Mills Park Centre, 86 Brixton St, Beckenham
YUED MEETINGS
MOORA Monday, 19 April
Moora Recreation Centre, Roberts St, Moora
PERTH Tuesday, 20 April
Mills Park Centre, 86 Brixton St, Beckenham
GNAALA KARLA BOOJA MEETINGS
BUNBURY Wednesday, 28 April
SW Italian Club, 13 – 19 White St, East Bunbury
NARROGIN Thursday, 29 April
John Higgins Community Centre, 50 Clayton Rd
PERTH Thursday, 6 May
Mills Park Centre, 86 Brixton St, Beckenham
WHADJUK MEETINGS
CANNINGTON Monday, 3 May
Mills Park Centre, 86 Brixton St Beckenham
BIBRA LAKE Wednesday, 5 May
Wetlands Centre, 184 Hope Rd, Bibra Lake
BALLARDONG MEETINGS
BROOKTON Monday, 10 May
WB Eva Pavilion, Brookton Highway, Brookton
KELLERBERRIN Tuesday, 11 May
Kellerberrin Rec Centre, 94 Massingham St
PERTH Thursday, 13 May
Mills Park Centre, 86 Brixton St, Beckenham
• Nomination and appointment of Chair
• Opening and welcome
• Acknowledgements and one minute silence
• Code of conduct
• Introduction and meeting protocols
• Photographs and video permission
• Importance of feedback on the meeting
• Timeline of settlement agreement
• Rule book workshop feedback
• Cultural advice policy
• Interim directors—nomination, appointment and role
• Membership drive
• Trust effective date
• Terms of trust deed, including trustee remuneration
• Noongar Advisory Company and trust committees
• CSC transition program
• Draft CSC cultural consultation policy
• Membership drive
• Staff recruitment
• CSC rule book
• CSC report
• Question and answers
• Next steps
Light refreshments will be provided at the sessions.
If you have any queries about the community information sessions, please contact the SWALSC office on (08) 9358 7400.
We look forward to seeing you at this important community information session.
An information meeting is being held for all Noongar people on Wednesday, 31 March 2021 regarding Noongar opportunities at Baldivis Farms.
Baldivis Farms is located on Eighty Road, Baldivis and consists of a greenhouse, packing shed and 21.7 hectares of irrigated agricultural land in the Gnaala Karla Booja agreement group area. The Commonwealth’s Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC) purchased Baldivis Farms in 2020 and leased the greenhouse to Abundance Fresh Farms Pty Ltd (AFF) in September 2020.
Abundance Fresh Farms is owned by Abundance Produce Australia Pty Ltd (80%) and the Aboriginal Housing Recovery Centre Limited (20%).
Abundance Produce is a majority owned Aboriginal agriculture and food supply business established in 2014 and has a 12,000sqm distribution centre in Canning Vale. It supplies and supports some of Australia’s largest companies such as Coles, Woolworths, Compass, Sodexo, Civeo, Brightwater and Qantas, and ten per cent of its workforce are Indigenous people.
The ILSC’s intention is to divest its interest in Baldivis Farms to an eligible Aboriginal community controlled entity.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide information to Noongar people regarding Baldivis Farms and consult with the Gnaala Karla Booja people regarding divestment of the properties. No decisions will be made at the meeting.
All Noongar people are welcome to attend but consultation regarding the divestment of Baldivis Farms will be restricted to those people identifying as Gnaala Karla Booja Noongar people, as defined in Gnaala Karla Booja Native Title Agreement Group Description - from Gnaala Karla Booja Indigenous Land Use Agreement (Schedule 2) of the Gnaala Karla Booja Indigenous Land Use Agreement.
Carnaby Hall, Mary Davies Library and Community Centre, 17 Settlers Avenue, BALDIVIS WA 6107 (map)
11.30am - 2.00pm, Wednesday, 31 March 2021
The acquisition and ownership of Baldivis Farms (ILSC and SWALSC)
The management of Baldivis Farms and employment opportunities (Abundance Fresh Farms)
Consultation about the divestment of Baldivis Farms to an eligible Aboriginal community controlled entity (ILSC and SWALSC)
Visit to Baldivis Farms, Eighty Road, Baldivis (optional and own transport required). Directions and instructions on visiting Baldivis Farms will be provided at the meeting. (Abundance Fresh Farms)
Light refreshments provided.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions there are limitations at the venue on the number of people able to attend the meeting. Priority will be given to Gnaala Karla Booja Noongar people and then to other Noongar people on a first arrived basis.
This meeting is facilitated by South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council Aboriginal Corporation (SWALSC), Abundance Fresh Farms and the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation.
The next round of community meetings will be rule book workshops to consult with each of the six Noongar agreement groups about the name of their regional corporation and its rule book.
The rule book sets out the name of the corporation and governs how a corporation can be run—for example, how to elect directors and hold valid meetings. Having a rule book that is carefully followed and works well for a regional corporation is essential to maintaining good governance.
The rule book workshops will be convened for consultation purposes only, therefore no decisions will be made at the workshops. The purpose of the workshops is to assist the agreement groups to make amendments where necessary to ensure the draft rule books are relevant and reflect the agreement groups’ current aspirations. A series of community information meetings will follow the workshops to explain the draft rule books and other matters.
The rule book workshops are open to all Noongar people including those Noongar people who are not members of the SWALSC. As the workshops will be discussing the rule books for each regional corporation, you must only attend the meetings for the agreement group areas that you identify with. Light refreshments will be provided at the workshops.
If you have any queries about the rule book workshops please contact our office on (08) 9358 7400.
Wagyl Kaip & Southern Noongar rule book workshop
10am - 3pm, Tuesday, 16 March 2021.
South West Boojarah rule book workshop
10am - 3pm, Wednesday, 17 March 2021.
10am - 3pm, Monday, 22 March 2021.
10am - 3pm, Tuesday 23 March 2021.
Gnaala Karla Booja rule book workshop
10am - 3pm, Thursday, 18 March 2021.
10am - 3pm, Wednesday, 24 March 2021.
Further details about the locations and agendas for rule book workshops, are found at the links in the calendar above.
1. How did we get here?
• Background of the South West Settlement and the Noongar Boodja Trust and what they will deliver for Noongar people
• An explanation of the High Court decision that resolved five years of appeals against the registration of the ILUAs
• The Noongar governance structure for the South West Settlement.
2. Where do we go from here?
Information about the steps that will need to be taken this year to establish the Noongar governance structure, including the six regional Noongar corporations, and to transition to the new structure.
3. Have your say
Tell us what are the priorities for you and your community and how information can be provided to you.
25 January 2021
We have received feedback that some SWALSC members are finding it difficult to make it to the locations for the six Town Information Sessions that were announced 17 Jan 2019. We have taken this feedback onboard and have decided to run a second round of meetings in other locations across the South West to ensure that as many Noongar people as possible are able to attend. Below is the list of times, dates and locations for these eight additional Town Information Sessions.
The 2018 Annual General Meeting will be held 10:00am - 1:30pm, Monday, 26 November 2018, at the Cannington Exhibition Centre, Can Albany Highway and Station St, Cannington.
As per the SWALSC Rules, SWALSC Annual General Meetings are for members of SWALSC, and are not open to the general public.
The meeting notice and agenda have been posted to all SWALSC members. A copy of the SWALSC 2018 Annual Report can be downloaded here.
