Indigenous Community Volunteers

The Jinjinburra Didgeridoo Festival is an annual event that takes place in October. Approximately 15 volunteers are required to support them with the festival in event management. The festival is taking place from 9:00am on the 22nd of October until about 3:00pm Saturday afternoon, 23rd October.

Volunteer roles include assisting with selling traditional foods, food handling, running some of the Indigenous games and activities and providing assistance and support as required to the festival staff. Specific roles of the volunteers will be advised once they are able to determine their requirements.

The Corporation is seeking the skills of an Independent Director to provide support to their Board members.

The Board is already competent in their roles & responsibilities but would like a volunteer knowledgeable in strategic planning and vision setting. The area this Corporation is located in, is experiencing massive economical growth and in ten years time it will have nearly tripled.

The Board would like an understanding of how to prepare their Corporation for this growth and to tap into the benefits this may have for their Corporation and the Aboriginal people in their area. The board is also looking at setting up a Foundation and would like knowledge of successful models.

Board meetings are held once a month, and the Corporation is keen to have a volunteer start asap.

A corporation is seeking a volunteer to identify options for business development opportunities on Geikie Station, including the agistment of cattle in relation to:

• infrastructure (effective fences, cattle yards and holding paddocks) on Geikie Station and appropriate access to the property

• land management assistance to GAC from the Indigenous Land Council.

The country is located 60 kilometres from Coen and consists of stringy bark and tea-tree grassland with ridges and ranges of rainforest. There are some feral pigs, an outstation with airstrip on nearby Birthday Mountain, and substantial springs and creeks with good quality water. The property is bare of infrastructure, difficult to access by road and impassable in the wet. The lease attracts annual rental payments. Members are made up of three estate groups from Weipa, Mapoon, Coen and Lockhart.

An Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated with ORAC in 2001is seeking mentoring in corporate governance practices. Members are made up of three estate groups from Weipa, Mapoon, Coen and Lockhart. A volunteer is required to aid in increasing awareness and knowledge among members and directors of key governance issues and the corporation’s current rule book around:

•membership, proper maintenance of the register of members, and elected directors status

•organising an AGM (face-to-face, teleconference or any other way that meets legislative requirements) to discuss with interested members the future of the corporation and its current predicament

•the roles and responsibilities of directors

•sending notices to members and running proper meetings

•processes for nominating and electing a valid board of directors.

The Organisation, on advice from ORIC is seeking a volunteer with strong governance skills to assist the Corporation in governance training and strategic planning. The Corporation also requires a volunteer to aid them with attracting funding for their gallery and a women’s healing program. They are also asking for assistance with national and international philanthropic funding. The suitable volunteer would also possess strong liaison skills. The Corporation has been compliant since 1987 and are in the Arts, Community Services sector with a strong focus on the repatriation of sacred artefacts and cultural maintenance.

The Registrar initiated rule change will allow the directors to appoint the non member independent director until the next AGM of the corporation where the members of the corporation can vote on a permanent change to the corporations rule book in this regard.

The position will be for a maximum of one year (until the next AGM) to assist the board in their decision making & strategic planning.

Unearthed Indigenous Women’s Productions is a up and coming fashion label, it is currently designing an Indigenous clothing line called ‘Bush Couture.’ The logo will be used to promote this Organisation and to be used for Business cards and collateral.

The applicant requires a logo design to use for promotion and business collateral. This design needs to be cohesive with the values and overall theme for the organisation. The volunteer can do this project from home and the applicant has a good idea of the style the logo should look like.

The organisation is seeking a volunteer skilled in business development. The CEO of the Organisation is newly appointed (6 months ago) & requires a volunteer to aid her in areas such as budgeting, reporting & the preparation of a business plan for have an efficient and effective functioning organisation.

The Corporation is the “one-stop-shop” for organisations that need to disturb ground within the boundaries of the Wakka Wakka #2 claim area. The Organisation exclusively supplies cultural heritage services to ensure the Cultural Heritage Act 2003 is observed. The Corporation also coordinates cultural heritage activities in the region (investigations, storage, liaison etc).

The CEO of a Cultural Heritage Organisation is seeking a volunteer with skills in governance training, as she is only new to this position (six months).

The volunteer would also be skilled in executive management, and mentor her in the role of CEO & assist in the development & implementation in good governance practises.

The Corporation is the “one-stop-shop” for organisations that need to disturb ground within the boundaries of the Wakka Wakka #2 claim area. The Organisation exclusively supplies cultural heritage services to ensure the Cultural Heritage Act 2003 is observed. The Corporation also coordinates cultural heritage activities in the region (investigations, storage, liaison etc)

A Rugby League Football Team is seeking a volunteer to help write a submission and sponsorship application to fund the teams travel and accommodation to attend the Torres Strait Cup held from October 7 to the 10th.

The team has started fundraising but needs a Volunteer to help with funding submissions to secure funding. This project can be done remotely communication with the applicant via phone and email, if you are available and interested in this project please contact me asap as time is catching up on the team.

Community seeking volunteer with expertise in car wrecking, disassembling, and recycling second hand parts. This project is seeking to scoping the potential to claim and recycle car parts, steel and white goods, aluminum cans and plastics from communities. It is expected this will be trailed with a view to broader implementation across other communities if successful.

The project will reduce the quantity of material going to the waste dumps; generate an income for the communities; provide worthwhile job training and opportunities; and reduce the waste and litter within the communities.

A Community Centre in the outer suburbs of Melbourne requires help with submission writing and financial mentoring. A volunteer is needed to provide skills and capacity building within the program component of the Centre over a period of 3 months.

The centre is a meeting place for the local indigenous people and runs a variety of programs for children, women and men’s groups. The Centre would like to provide existing staff with the capacity to work on submissions and to manage the basic bookkeeping role of the organisation. As this is a long term project a local volunteer/s to the Melbourne area are most desirable with timelines being flexible for the volunteer.

In recognising Indigenous people’s relationship to and aspirations for country, and that protecting the environment is a shared responsibility, the Australian Government established Working on Country. This program builds on Indigenous knowledge of protecting and managing land and sea country, and provides funding for the employment for Indigenous people to deliver environmental outcomes.

ICV Has partnered with The Department of Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts (DEWHA), in a Working on Country Indigenous Rangers Mentoring Pilot Projects in QLD & NSW. This project is seeking a volunteer with skills in project management to mentor an Indigenous Ranger enabling him to better perform at his current position.

A Not for Profit Organisation established to take Aboriginal children in foster care back to country to connect with their culture and identity. The organisation requires assistance in financial Management including paid accounts, payroll tax, analysing business reports and identifying the most suitable business systems. The organisation has up to 13 staff and has secured qualified staff but they need further experience and mentoring. It is anticipated that they require assistance for approx 2 months, and they would like to secure a volunteer by the end of August if possible. The organisation currently has no systems in place, as they are a new organisation & have just secured funding. Project Aims and Objectives:

1. To identify what financial system would best suit this not for profit organisation & implement this, & train the finance Manager.

2. To provide support and mentoring with their financial systems so they can read financial data accurately and report back to the board.

3. Provide the Finance person with a clear career path.

One of the initiatives Binambi-Barambah Aboriginal Corporation is the cultural enrichment vacation programs for young people aged 7 to 16 years old age. Since 1995, BBAC has conducted over 60 camps involving 1500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and 50 volunteers. Today, Binambi camps are well recognised in the community and most camps are booked out in advance.

Due to the popularity of the camps, Binambi Barambah is seeking four volunteers, two male, two female to aid in the general supervision and running of camp activities. Volunteers with the skills in youth work and program development are required.

A working with Children Blue Card is essential as the selected volunteers will be accommodated onsite in cabins, in shared accommodation. Skills in program development would be beneficial as the camp is looking at re-structuring its program & introducing new activities.

Camp dates are 20th - 24th September 2010.

The Australian Government has established Working on Country. This program builds on Indigenous knowledge of protecting and managing land and sea country, and provides funding for the employment for Indigenous people to deliver environmental outcomes. ICV has partnered with The Department of Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts (DEWHA), in a Working on Country Indigenous Rangers Mentoring Pilot Projects in QLD & NSW.

This project will be working with two applicants, who have identified the need for mentors in the areas of: • Natural resource Management • Management skills • Upward Management Skills

Timeframes for this project are negotiable. Ideally the volunteer will spend time on site with the applicant and work remotely from their home when away from site. Accommodation is confirmed.

Pelican Camp in Cape Flattery is in its 6th year and continues to create a platform for young people to interact with community through digital media. Digital storytelling offers communities contemporary means to collect and archive oral histories, cultural heritage and stories and develop self-determined cultural safe keeping of Indigenous knowledge.

The Camp is looking for a volunteer to run digital media workshops with the young people to create short digital stories with the use of Video cameras, camera’s and editing software. The Pelican Camp.

The volunteer would have an understanding of what is involved in the organising of a ball including hiring a venue, catering, etc. At this stage, no formal plans are set.

The Organisation ran a similar ball last year, but felt that it did not reach the full capacity of what a ball should be. Despite this, the ball had 120 attendees & tickets sold out. For this year’s event, the Organisation has received more funding. A working committee from Inala Wangarra will be working alongside the Volunteer for support.

Ideally a local volunteer is requested, but accommodation can be sourced if this isn’t possible.

This project is currently in the early development stages of building an office and studio space that specialise in delivering screen content for social, youth and Indigenous orientated markets on a multiplatform - web, mobile, dvd and tv. They currently have a draft plan of the layout of the studio but require a detailed architectural plan in order to get a building quote. The more detailed plans need to satisfy builders and council eg. exact measurements. This project will take place in Brisbane’s CBD.

Project Description: This project will provide engineering advice on the repair options and cost outlines for Poruma’s two Anglican Church buildings. It will examine whether it is possible to restore and complete Poruma’s original coral St Andrews church which was built in 1926 or the second church built in 1950 both of which are now unsafe. The second church was built with asbestos sheeting. The community’s first preference is to revamp and make safe the original coral church. The community would like a volunteer with structural design and architecture skills to come and make detailed assessments of the unfinished coral church building and the asbestos sheeting church. Also, the feasibility of finishing the coral church and robust costs estimates of doing this work, otherwise the community would like advice on heritage protection of the coral church structure as it currently stands. Once the design work and repair costs are completed, the project will be followed by: (i) a funding hunting and gathering project that will identify and secure funds to do the work on the church/s; and (ii) a construction project to repair the church/s. This last part could also include ICV volunteer trades people giving their skills and working with local Poruma people to repair the churches. The original structural engineering ICV volunteer would also be available to return and advise on the construction work when it is carried out.

Project Aims and Objectives: The project’s overall aim is to secure Poruma community’s social and cultural strength and resilience. This will be achieved by repairing the church which is a central part of local culture. This broader aim will be achieved by developing a plan for restoring and making safe for use the original St Andrews coral church at Poruma and repairing the asbestos sheeting church. Ultimately, the community would like to move into the coral church. But if this first priority is infeasible, the project will achieve its overall aim by repairing the asbestos sheeting church and ensuring basic maintenance and heritage protection of the coral church. The residents of Poruma are people of very strong Christian faith. Their church is a major community hub. Repairing and making safe Poruma’s church will help Poruma to retain its’ community strength and development.

To form a mining company to seek contracting opportunities for the extraction of alluvial tin and other surface material. Normally this material would not be a priority focus for the owners of existing leases such as Kagara in the Mt Garnet area. Strategic partnerships will be formed to allow for lease access and operational compliance. The first stage of the project will involve conducting a feasibility and due diligence assessment. Subject to positive indications, it is proposed to seek funding assistance to lease/purchase plant and maximise the opportunities to employ suitably qualified indigenous personnel. Volunteer skills required in corporate finance and mining to conduct scoping/feasibility. Geologist or metallurgist would also be useful.

Project Aims and Objectives: Goal - To develop a pilot program for the facilitating of sub-contract arrangements for an Indigenous contracting company to operate in the resources and infrastructure sector in the North Queensland region.

Objectives - The pilot will meet the following objectives: • Needs of the Indigenous mining company: by designing a framework provision of subcontract arrangements to extract alluvial tin and other precious surface material; • Indigenous communities: Indigenous jobseekers to develop their educational, training and pre-vocational skills and to be in a position to compete vacancies within the company.

Scope - Project placement options include Kagara Operations, Explorations and Contractors/Suppliers. Apart from company management development by the owner/operators, the following training and employment opportunities will be provided: • Metalliferious Mining Underground Surface; • Engineer.

This project aims to provide volunteer SES with a better facility that is appropriate for this remote location which is vulnerable to natural catastrophes and also has a First Responder role to play for local disasters. Currently the SES meet in a small tin shed/garage which is inadequate and needs expanding with a radio room added.

Once design options and costings have been determined, ICV will be able to assist the SES with a funding application project to find the resources needed for the work.

This SES plays a pivotal role in any local maritime or aviation accidents as well as responding to natural disasters. They also have a role to play in assisting with disasters that affect the surrounding areas such as PNG and Innisfail. As a result, vehicles and equipment need to be moved in and out of the building for emergency responses, training and meetings.