Nominations sought for Tronox Relationship Committee & Iluka Implementation Committee

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST- TRONOX RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE & ILUKA IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE 

Expressions of Interest (EOI) are sought from women Yued community members to sit on the Tronox Relationship Committee & the Iluka Implementation Committee 

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: COB Wednesday, 29 December 2021 

Download a pdf EOI form

Background 

Tronox Relationship Committee 

The Tronox Relationship Committee is established under Cooljarloo West Project Agreement between the Yued People, SWALSC and Tronox Management, signed in 2015. There are four Yued positions on the Committee. The Yued Working Party resolved that the positions would be filled by a man and woman from the Working Party and a man and women from the Yued community. There is one vacancy for the community sourced women's position, to be filled by invitation to provide an EOI for the position. 

Iluka Implementation Committee 

The Iluka Implementation Committee is established under the Voluntary Co-Operation Agreement between the Yued People and Iluka Resources Limited, signed in 2014. There are four Yued positions on the Committee. The Yued Working Party resolved that the positions would be filled by a man and woman from the Working Party and a man and women from the Yued community. There is one vacancy for the community sourced women's position, to be filled by invitation to provide an EOI for the position.

Nominations open for the Yued Trust Advisory Committee

The Trustee for the Yued Charitable Trust is calling for nominations for the Yued Trust Advisory Committee (TAC). The current Yued TAC terms expire 9 January 2022. 

The Yued TAC has 6 vacancies that need to be filled in 2022. Terms are for 3 years, and TAC Members cannot serve consecutive terms. 

Consider nominating yourself for the Yued TAC to lead and represent Yued people in decisions that will affect trust distributions and the development of new policies to serve Yued people. 

To be eligible for the Yued TAC, you need to be able to demonstrate: 

1. Yued Connection 

2. Financial literacy 

3. Leadership experience 

4. Have no criminal convictions relating to fraud, or a civil offence other than traffic 

5. No conflicting commitments with that of the Trustee. 

Time commitment will be quarterly for committee meetings. However, it is expected that you are available to assist in developing and finalising a range of important deliverables, including the strategic plan, the budge, the distribution policies, and annual plan. 

This role is remunerated, and travel allowance is available to TAC Members who need assistance to attend meetings in line with ATO standard rates. 

Please contact the Trustee for more information on how to nominate yourself, and what other criteria are involved in the nominations process. 

Download a nomination form here. Please submit before: 17 January 2022 

Post: GPO Box A3, Perth WA 60001 or Email: yued@perpetual.com.au 

Kind regards, 

Taliah Payne 
Senior Trust Manager – Native Title 
Phone: (08) 9224 447 
E-mail: Taliah.payne@perpetual.com.au 

Download a pdf flyer of this announcement.

Download a nomination form.

Applications open for WKSN Education, Health & Wellbeing Fund:

WKSN & Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations
Education, Health & Wellbeing fund

Funding is now available under Ravensthorpe Operations Agreement with First Quantum Minerals Limited (ROA) to support Wagyl Kaip people with education, health & wellbeing in the form of scholarships or grants.

Download the application forms here or contact the Noongar Development Officer to have a copy sent to you:

• Funding Guidelines

• Grant Application

• Organisation Funding Application

Applications for this round of funding will close Friday 31 December. Email your completed application forms to: wksngrants@noongar.org.au.

Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar & Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations Noongar Development Officer

The Ravensthorpe Operations Agreement (ROA) Relationship Committee, which includes Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar members, is funded through the Ravensthorpe Operations Agreement (ROA).

The Relationship Committee has engaged a Noongar Development Officer to promote employment and business opportunities for members of the Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar community and to coordinate the operations of the relationship committee. 

Graeme has over 10 years’ experience in mining as a FIFO, and is available to discuss employment and business opportunities in the mining sector on country.

Noongar Development Officer

Graeme Miniter
DPIRD Office, at 444 Albany Highway, Albany
Email: graeme.miniter@noongar.org.au 
Mobile: 0484 271 218

Nominations sought for a new Aboriginal Strategic Advisory Group.

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.

New grants available to preserve and protect Aboriginal heritage sites

The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage has grants available for the management, promotion and safekeeping of registered Aboriginal heritage sites in WA.

Incorporated Aboriginal not-for-profit organisations can apply for grants of up to $30,000 for 'on-the-ground' works including the remediation of burial sites, fence and signage installation, and promotion of cultural information. Projects must include a site registered on the Register of Aboriginal Places and Objects to be eligible for funding.

A total of $250,000 in grants funding is available. The previous 2020-21 funding round awarded grants for heritage projects, preservation, promotion and protection of Western Australia's invaluable Aboriginal heritage, and opportunities for truth-telling, reconciliation and cultural tourism. 

The grants program is administered by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. More information is available at DPLH or by phoning (08) 6551 7920.

Applications are now open and close on October 15, 2021. 

Original media release here