Kestrel Aboriginal Community Development Fund
The Kestrel Aboriginal Community Development Fund has been established to provide funds to support a range of community projects that deliver positive, constructive, real and sustainable outcomes to the Aboriginal Community of Interest, the Kangoulu People and other Aboriginal people within the project area. The Fund is administered by the Aboriginal Community Development Fund Committee.
The Fund was launched in early 2009 and is now operational.
- Fund objectives
- Projects
- Committee members
- Eligibility and guidelines
Members of the committee have developed a "vision for the future", which outlines key long term goals to achieve equivalent access and outcomes in the areas of education, employment, training, cultural heritage conservation and enterprise development as that enjoyed by the community as a whole as well as retaining the unique heritage and traditions of the Kangoulu people.
The vision provides a framework for the committee to consider project proposals. The committee will consider applications that seek funding for any of the types of projects outlined in the guidelines that take steps towards achieving the vision and that meet the mandatory criteria.
The committee's vision and objectives over the next 20 years are:
Vision
"Aboriginal people enjoy the same prospects for employment, economic prosperity and quality of life as other community members."
Objectives
Capacity building - "That Aboriginal people are able to participate fully in their community and are empowered to take greater control of their health and community wellbeing."
Education and training - "That Aboriginal children reach educational outcomes at the same level as the community average and that there is continual improvement of the educational, training and pre-vocational skills and abilities of Aboriginal people living in the region."
Cultural heritage - "That ancient cultural heritage of the Kangoulu people is identified and preserved for the benefit of current and future generations."
Governance - "That a professional governance structure and process to enhance effective and efficient planning and decision-making, leadership, coordination and monitoring of the Fund is developed and maintained."