The council was set up in 1994 and has 70 members, including some of the state’s most respected senior artists and cultural heritage leaders. “As a former Pinktails player myself, and as someone who has championed this program for the support it needs, the fact it brings wonderful social benefits to our community, I’m proud to announce we are providing $500,000 for the Right Tracks program,” Price said at the time. Red Tails football club president, Rob Clarke confirmed a $500,000 grant was approved in April last year but so far $132,000 has been delivered. Comm. While the group members and their guests work tirelessly across all areas of the community service sector they have continued to focus their attention whenever possible to reducing the numbers of children and young people in statutory care, reducing the number of young people and adults incarcerated or involved in the youth justice system, supporting people where possible around the areas of mental health and wellbeing. Since 2014, the Brisbane Northside Elders Group have hosted and attended community events and activities such as morning teas, gala dinners, Elders conferences, community lunches, trainee graduations, National Aboriginal & Islander Day of Celebration (NAIDOC) events, domestic and family violence prevention education and support workshops, child protection workshops, International … Moreton Family Elders 15Ballard, K. Brisbane the Beginning, published by Kath Ballard 2007 16Pers. “We were not asking for a lot of funds, but we wanted consistent funding.”, Nigel Scullion approved $560m in grants in lead-up to election, Indigenous rangers get $102m in funding for critical role protecting environment. All Rights Reserved. Scullion, who retired from politics at the 2019 federal election, had final say over spending from the $4.5bn Indigenous advancement strategy, which was established in 2014 to “ensure funding achieves outcomes”. The Brisbane Northside Elders Group was formed in late 2014 as a consequence of the Elder Men and Women from the north side of Brisbane coming to Kurbingui and supporting staff and community members to resolve issues in their lives. Providing a range of culturally sound activities and initiatives. Further, this decision was soon proven to be the correct one with the Brisbane Northside Elders receiving an award from the Queensland Child Protection Committee in 2016 to acknowledge their work in partnership with government and non-government departments and agencies to contribute to the reduction of the over representation of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children and young people in statutory care. This is done through the examples mentioned earlier as well as assisting individual and families themselves in their homes, community venues, at Kurbingui and in prisons and youth detention centres. She is over eighty years of age. With the ongoing work, new projects and the achievements of the group, their guests and the community members so far there has been a new energy around and a strong sense of empowerment occurring.

The events planned for this year that they are currently planning so far include another Elders Gala Dinner in November, the Domestic & Family Violence Week of Action Events, a larger Elders Conference, and other partnership projects with stakeholders focused on improving the lives of families. They have also been integral in the ongoing work to integrate cultural practices, protocols and processes in therapeutic responses to achieve better outcomes for everyone they work with. “For a million dollars, we could engage between 4,000-5,000 young people in our region, young people who are at real risk of prison, drugs, mental health issues, alcohol. Brisbane Council Of Elders Aboriginal Corporation Incorporating Seqcdep 121 Cordelia St, South Brisbane, 4101 p: 07 38465257 Our success has been built on a strong foundation – our Elders and members of the greater Brisbane Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Moreton Elders, pers. D. Williams 1990s 13The Queenslander 14Pers.

This move proved to be a positive one for the members; enabling them to feel confident that they could totally focus on the work they were undertaking without having to attend to the administration requirements that would come with being an independent stand-alone incorporated group. Country Liberal Party (CLP) candidate for Lingiari at the last federal election, Jacinta Price also promised to fund the club as part of her election campaign. Providing support to staff and community members through mentoring and coaching; Advocating for children, young people and their family members; Providing support in the everyday operations of Kurbingui Youth Development in ways such as participating on recruitment panels, representation at stakeholder meetings with Kurbingui staff, assisting with the coordination of activities, programs and other community events; Undertaking ‘Acknowledgements’ and ‘Welcome to Country’ (where culturally appropriate); Lobbying decision makers about the implementation of recommendations following reviews in the areas such as health, child protection, education, corrective services, men’s and women’s services, domestic and family violence and youth justice. Mansell said the council applied four times for funding, in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and worked with state-based representatives of the Indigenous affairs department to develop their proposals. Since then, the Elders group has continued to grow from strength to strength. Early 2018, they received notification from the Brisbane City Council that they were successful in receiving some seed funding to begin the project; yet another demonstration of the great outcomes the Elders Group have achieved throughout the last 4 years since they first got together. “It was all done right, according to the grant guidelines. They have met, discussed, lobbied and advocated about issues experienced by Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, individuals and elder people with various Ministers and senior decision makers from government departments and agencies such as the Queensland Police Service (QPS), Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (DCCDS), now known as the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women, Department of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (DATSIP), Department of Employment & Training (DET). Since 2014, the Brisbane Northside Elders Group have hosted and attended community events and activities such as morning teas, gala dinners, Elders conferences, community lunches, trainee graduations, National Aboriginal & Islander Day of Celebration (NAIDOC) events, domestic and family violence prevention education and support workshops, child protection workshops, International Indigenous Women’s’ luncheon, Acknowledgements and Welcomes to Country, women’s’ and men’s groups and day-to-day support by way of mentoring, sitting on recruitment interview panels within and external to Kurbingui, cook-ups, for the staff, clients and trainees. An Aboriginal elders group in Tasmania is “struggling to keep the doors open”, after being refused funding by former Indigenous affair minister Nigel Scullion four times, despite his own department recommending that they be supported. Kurbingui staff, partner agencies and community members have felt privileged working with the group members and their guests collaboratively and being a part of the successes of community members through cultural dance, song lines, stories and everyday practices. That’s exactly what we are doing. Clarke said the club applied for IAS funding in 2014 but were knocked back. The Community Justice Group's role is to support Indigenous victims and offenders at all stage of the legal process. It’s giving them an opportunity to think differently and be around different experiences,” he said. The members and guests of the group continue to work tirelessly individually throughout their local and the broader communities via forums, events and activities as well as together.

Departmental officials have said Scullion told them to make a funding offer to the club in the lead up to the last federal election. We are changing lives. The majority of our Community Justice Group members are Elders and respected persons.

Clarke said he is a volunteer, giving 35 hours a week of his time, “but the outcomes are unbelievable”. They tried again in 2016, but Clarke said he didn’t finish the application form. Members of the group also hold membership in other stakeholder, cultural, Elders and community groups and have expressed their continued commitment and desire to keep working and improving the lives of all Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children, young people and their families in their local and broader communities which never ceases to amaze all those who are involved with them in whatever form.

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