Working on Country
Funding round now closed
Applications for Working on Country funding 2008-09 closed on Monday 11th August 2008.
More information can be found on the Caring for our Country web site .
Photographic Exhibition 2008
Earlier this year a photographic competition was held to explore the relationships between people and place in Working on Country projects.
Find out more about the Photographic Exhibition 2008.
Working on Country funded projects
Select a state or territory from the map or links below, to find out about projects that have been funded through Working on Country.
Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia
Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia
Background
Indigenous Australians have long protected and managed land and sea country using traditional knowledge.
Working on Country builds on this history of land management, by contracting Indigenous people to provide environmental services. Their work will help to maintain, restore, protect and manage Australia's environment - the land, sea and heritage.
Working on Country is part of Caring for our Country, the Government's new natural resource management initiative. The goal of Caring for our Country is to have an environment that is healthy, better-protected, well-managed, resilient, and that provides essential ecosystem services in a changed climate.
Caring for our Country is designed as an integrated package with one clear goal, a business approach to investment, clearly articulated outcomes and priorities and improved accountability. It will commence on 1 July 2008. For more information about Caring for our Country, go to: http://www.nrm.gov.au/funding/woc.html
Funding for Working on Country is available from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2013, with $90 million to be invested in the program over the next five years. Up to $6 million is available for on-ground work in 2008 - 2009.
Objectives
Working on Country will:
- support Indigenous aspirations in caring for country
- protect and manage Australia's environmental and heritage values by providing paid employment for Indigenous people to undertake environmental work on country, and
- provide nationally accredited training and career pathways for Indigenous people in land and sea management, in partnership with industry and others.
How do I apply?
For full details about how to apply including guidelines, please visit: http://www.nrm.gov.au/funding/woc.html
Contacts
Indigenous Policy Branch
Australian Government Caring for Our Country
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone
1800 552 008 (free call)
(02) 6274 2939 (we can call you back)
See also
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