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These publications have been divided into the following categories:

Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988

Cultural Inclusion Framework for South Australia

Progress on the APY Lands Reports

Keeping Our Mob Safe Report

Information Bulletins

Local Implementation Plans

Newsletters (On the Lands, Yangapala and Remote Service Delivery)

Click on the category above to view a list of associated documents.


Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988

Respect for and recognition of Aboriginal heritage is important for Aboriginal self-determination and community confidence, and for the achievement of reconciliation and pride in our collective past.

The Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988 (the Act) is the legislation designed to protect Aboriginal heritage. Under this legislation, all Aboriginal sites, objects and remains in South Australia that are of significance to Aboriginal tradition, archaeology, anthropology and/or history are protected.

Image - Bullet Point Overview - The Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988

Download PDF - 474KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 1 - Determination of Aboriginal sites and objects and Authorisation to damage, disturb or interfere with Aboriginal sites, objects or remains

Download PDF - 293KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 2 - Section 20 of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1988: Discovery of sites, objects or remains

Download PDF - 474KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 3 - Excavating sites, objects or remains

Download PDF - 168KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 4 - Care of, control of, sale of and other dealings with objects

Download PDF - 222KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 5 - Divulging information contrary to Aboriginal tradition

Download PDF - 207KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 6 - Access to and Excavation of land by authorised and Aboriginal persons

Download PDF - 186KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 7 - Directions by the Minister restricting access to Aboriginal sites, objects or remains

Download PDF - 211KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 8 - Aboriginal Heritage Agreements

Download PDF - 259KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 9 - Identifying and recording Aboriginal sites, objects and remains

Download PDF - 931KB

Image - Bullet Point Guideline 10 - Aboriginal site protection and conservation planning

Download PDF - 278KB
 


Progress on the APY Lands Reports

Image - Bullet Point Progress on the APY Lands Reports, February 2012 (PDF) - 2.5MB

Image - Bullet Point APY Lands Food Security Strategic Plan 2011-2016: Year 1 Evaluation Report (PDF) 1MB
 


Cultural Inclusion Framework for South Australia

The Cultural Inclusion Framework is a guide to assist agencies in the public sector to deliver culturally inclusive programs to Aboriginal peoples in South Australia.

Image - Bullet Point Guide to the Framework

Download PDF - 3.7MB

Image - Bullet Point Cultural Competency Self-Assessment Instrument

Download PDF - 1.5MB

Image - Bullet Point Cultural Inclusion Checklist

Download PDF - 1.7MB


Keeping Our Mob Safe

Image - Bullet Point Keeping Our Mob Safe: A national emergency management strategy for remote indigenous communities (July 2007)

Download PDF - 1.3MB


Information Bulletins

The following information Bulletins are released by the Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Division.

For more information please email the Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Division or phone: (08) 8226 8900.

Image - Bullet Point August 2010: Water Service Incidents and Power Outage (PDF) - 151KB

Image - Bullet Point August 2010: Development Approval Process (PDF) - 137KB

Image - Bullet Point July 2009: Building and Demolition Waste (PDF) - 224KB

Image - Bullet Point April 2009: Infrastructure (PDF) - 118KB

Image - Bullet Point September 2007: Air services and Aerodromes (PDF) - 124KB

Image - Bullet Point June 2007: Energy (PDF) - 284KB

Image - Bullet Point March 2007: Mimili, Amata, Pipalyatjara Swimming Pools (PDF) - 267KB

Image - Bullet Point February 2007: Ernabella Arts Inc (PDF) - 365KB

Image - Bullet Point November 2006: Bush Food Plots - Mimili & Amata (PDF) - 361KB

Image - Bullet Point November 2006: Development Approval Process (PDF) - 135KB

Image - Bullet Point October 2006: Healthy stores in remote communities (PDF) - 130KB

 

Local Implementation Plans

In November 2008, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a National Partnership Agreement (NPA) on Remote Service Delivery (RSD) to improve the delivery of services in 29 remote Indigenous locations. Through this NPA, the Commonwealth and States will provide a total of $291.2 million over six years in joint funding to improve access to services by Indigenous Australians in remote areas. In South Australia, the two RSD communities are Amata and Mimili in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.

Each of the 29 communities across Australia has developed a Local Implementation Plan (LIP) that defines target, actions and performance measures. In South Australia, a State-Commonwealth Board of Management has overseen the development and finalisation of the LIPs for Amata and Mimili. The Board is co-chaired by Pauline Peel, State Coordinator General for Remote Aboriginal Services and the State Manager, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

The LIPs for Amata and Mimili were finalised in late June 2010 following extensive consultation with each community, stakeholders, the Commonwealth Government and the Government of South Australia. Events were held in the communities in the week beginning 28 June 2010 to celebrate the completion of the LIPs.

Click here to download a copy of the LIP's.

If you have any questions about the LIPs or Remote Service Delivery, please contact the Adelaide Regional Operations Centre by email at apyinfo@roc.gov.au


Newsletters

On the Lands

Image - Bullet Point Sept 2011 (PDF) - 747KB

Image - Bullet Point August 2011 (PDF) - 830KB)

Image - Bullet Point July 2011 (PDF) - 821KB)

Image - Bullet Point June 2011 (PDF) - 821KB)

Image - Bullet Point May 2011 (PDF) - 821KB)

Image - Bullet Point April 2011(PDF) - 813KB

Image - Bullet Point Summer 2010 (PDF) - 5MB

Image - Bullet Point Spring 2009 (PDF) - 3.3MB

Image - Bullet Point May 2009 to July 2009 (PDF) - 2.3MB

Image - Bullet Point March 2009 to April 2009 (PDF) - 1.13MB

Image - Bullet Point January 2009 to February 2009 (PDF) - 854KB

Image - Bullet Point November 2008 to December 2008 (PDF) - 386KB

Image - Bullet Point September 2008 to October 2008 (PDF) - 736KB

Image - Bullet Point July 2008 to August 2008 (PDF) - 932KB

Image - Bullet Point May 2008 to June 2008 (PDF) - 335KB

Image - Bullet Point February 2008 to March 2008 (PDF) - 1.39MB

Image - Bullet Point December 2007 to January 2008 (PDF) - 429KB

Yangapala - Anangu Youth Workers' Newsletter

Download the latest edition from the Australian Institute of Social Relations website .

Remote Service Delivery National Newsletter

Download the latest edition here.