Item 10.2 - Attachment 1 |
Minutes Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Advisory Committee 27 March 2012 |
MINUTES OF THE ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
HELD IN GROUND FLOOR MEETING ROOMS 1 AND 2, COUNCIL CHAMBER BUILDING, CIVIC
PLACE, PARRAMATTA ON TUESDAY, 27 MARCH 2012 AT 6:14PM
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PRESENT
Bruce Gale in the Chair, Donna – Lee Astill (retired 7.24pm),
IN ATTENDANCE
Grant Davies (Minute Clerk),
1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
TRADITIONAL OWNERS THE DHARUG PEOPLE
Bruce Gale made an Acknowledgement to the Traditional Owners,
recognising that the land upon which the meeting was being held is
Burramattagal and paid respect to Elders past and present.
2 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Mr Gale welcomed all to the
meeting.
3 APOLOGIES
An apology was
received and accepted for the absence of Bruce Astill, Maggie Kyle, Lyn
Leerson, Linda McDonald, John Robertson and Christian Tancred.
4 CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
There were no conflicts of interest at
this meeting.
5 CONFIRMATION
OF MINUTES
A copy of the minutes of the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee Meeting held on 22 November 2011
had previously been forwarded to each member.
RECOMMENDATION (Nielsen/Donna Lee Astill)
That
the minutes of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee Meeting
held on 22 November 2011 be taken as a true record of the meeting.
6 BUSINESS ARISING
6.1 Attendance by Former Employee of Council
Ms O’Neill referred to Item 6 of the
November meeting and advised that correspondence had been forwarded to the employee
concerned by Council’s Human Resources Department outlining the various options
available.
6.2 2nd Annual Zest Awards
Mr Bradley referred to Item 8.1 of the
previous meeting and noted that the Darug Tribal Aboriginal Corporation had
received an award for community effort. The efforts of Gai Marheine and
Aunty Carol Cooper had also received an
award for outstanding community contribution.
RECOMMENDATION (Bradley/Russo)
That
the Committee congratulates the winners at the 2nd Annual Zest
Awards.
Note
Shalini
Kumari arrived at the meeting at 6.26pm during consideration of this matter.
6.3 “Our Generation”
Mr Bradley referred to Item 9.1 of the
previous meeting and thanked Council and the Community Capacity Team for
organising a meeting room to enable the screening of “Our Generation”.
7 GUEST
SPEAKER – CHRISTIAN TANCRED: ICE - DEVELOPMENT OF RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN
AND ICE’S KOORI CONNECTION
Mr Tancred was not available to attend
tonight’s meeting, however, documentation relating to the Koori Connection
Project Brief was distributed to Members for comment.
8 NAIDOC PLANNING
Mr Mannix advised that a report had been
submitted to the Council Meeting of 26 March 2012 relating to the NAIDOC Week
2012 Celebrations and Council had resolved to note the consultants report (as
previously discussed by the Committee) and to deliver the Burramatta Family Day
event on 8 July 2012 at Prince Alfred Park.
A number of incremental changes had been
suggested in relation to the NAIDOC celebrations including improved stall
holder mix, a focus on food, children’s activities and guided tours.
Consultation will be held with the
Advisory Committee in relation to the 2012 event.
The budget for the 2012 event would be
$43,000 although as a result of additional events proposed, it is likely an
additional $8,000 to $10,000 will be allocated from the Major Events budget.
Note
Doug
Desjardines arrived at the meeting at 6.50pm during consideration of this
matter.
A general discussion was held where
issues raised included:-
· Charging a fee for food could impact
attendance
· Need to attract the broader community
· Need to focus on advertising and
targeting Aboriginal communities
· Need to focus on and promote local
culture and history
· Possible alternative venues bearing in
mind Prince Alfred Park has negative connotations for certain Aboriginal
communities
· Need for further sponsorship from such
organisations as RailCorp, Parramatta Leagues Club and Coates Hire
· Dwindling budget since 2007
· Possibility of partnerships with other
organisations such as Riverside Theatres.
Mr
Mannix further indicated that:-
· Any additional sponsorship monies
received would not lower the amount of monies provided by Council
· Any value-in-kind would also be added to
the budget
· No NAIDOC Sub Committee would be formed
but rather the entire Advisory Community would be consulted
· Consideration was being given to the
appointment of an Aboriginal Consultant skilled in event management to work
with staff on the event.
A member of the Committee expressed
interest in applying for the consultancy role and some members also considered
that any appointment should be local and Darug.
A copy of the position description would
be circulated to interested members
Note
Ms
A Stonham, Doug Desjardines, Marcia Donovan and Doug Wilson left the meeting at
7.05pm, Shalini Kumari left the meeting at 7.12pm, Phil Russo left the meeting
at 7.23pm and Donna-Lee Astill left the meeting at 7.24pm during discussion of
this issue.
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
At
this time, the meeting no longer possessed a quorum and accordingly, the
meeting was adjourned until the next scheduled meeting of the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee (23 April 2012).
The
meeting adjourned at 7.24pm.