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Social Return on Investment – Consolidated report on Indigenous Protected Areas
A recent report on five Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) and associated ranger programmes found success across a broad range of outcomes, including improving Indigenous disadvantage.
The report found that IPA and Working on Country (WoC) programmes are:
Indigenous Story guidelines - Fact sheet
These guidelines are to assist coordinators of Indigenous ranger teams to prepare Indigenous Stories (Performance Stories) about some of the changes to country or communities that have resulted from Australian Government Funding.
IPA Monitoring and Evaluation guidelines - Fact sheet
IPA Monitoring and Evaluation guidelines to help measure and communicate the effectiveness of Indigenous land and sea management.
COAG Investigation into Indigenous land administration and use
The Report recommends Commonwealth, state, territory and local governments commit to six key recommendations to take forward this agenda.
Aboriginal Land Commissioner Report for the year ended 30 June 2015
This report is furnished to the Minister for Indigenous Affairs (the Minister) pursuant to s 61(1) of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (the Act) which provides that each Aboriginal Land Commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each year, prepare and furn
IAS Funding Agreement
Under the IAS, funding recipients sign a Head Agreement with the Commonwealth, as represented by the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA). The Head Agreement sets out the general terms and conditions applying to all projects and grants.
Community Initiated Proposals
Under the IAS, the NIAA considers grant proposals that address a need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Proposals must be developed with the community or group who will be impacted by the activity.
Annual Reports
Freedom of Information
Environment related Australian Government initiatives and programmes
The below list of websites and online resources are Australian Government initiatives and programmes. They provide additional information related to the topics of Indigenous Protected Areas and Indigenous Rangers.
Data collection for the Petrol Sniffing Prevention Program: report summary
This is a summary report on baseline data relating to petrol sniffing in 74 remote communities which initially began using Opal Fuel. This contains data collected between September 2005 and February 2007.
Evaluation of the Impact of Opal fuel: Executive summary
This report is an executive summary of the evaluation of the impact of Opal fuel on the prevalence of petrol sniffing in selected communities. This contains data collected between March and May 2008.
Evidence and advice - resources
When providing evidence and advice, we make use of a variety of resources prepared within the Department as well as other agencies.
Low aromatic fuel
Petrol sniffing is a form of volatile substance use and can cause a number of serious health impacts, including brain damage or death. This can have a major effect in communities where petrol sniffing is a problem and on the families who live there.