❓ Hon George Cash asks about the financial expectations and sustainability of the Piyarli Yardi Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre. Hon Jon Ford acknowledges internal disputes and outlines a plan for government support and eventual self-sufficiency.
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PIYARLI YARDI ABORIGINAL HERITAGE AND CULTURAL CENTRE
I refer the minister to the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre in Carnarvon and to page 1114 of the Budget Statements . (1) Does the government expect the centre to generate revenue; and, if so, can the minister indicate how much he believes that may be? (2) If there is no expectation of the centre generating revenue, does this mean that the government will be providing funding on an annual basis in perpetuity? (3) Who is receiving the government’s financial support; and which particular group is receiving support? Hon JON FORD
I refer the minister to the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre in Carnarvon and to page 1114 of the Budget Statements . (1) Does the government expect the centre to generate revenue; and, if so, can the minister indicate how much he believes that may be? (2) If there is no expectation of the centre generating revenue, does this mean that the government will be providing funding on an annual basis in perpetuity? (3) Who is receiving the government’s financial support; and which particular group is receiving support? Hon JON FORD
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(1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
(1) Does the government expect the centre to generate revenue; and, if so, can the minister indicate how much he believes that may be? (2) If there is no expectation of the centre generating revenue, does this mean that the government will be providing funding on an annual basis in perpetuity? (3) Who is receiving the government’s financial support; and which particular group is receiving support? Hon JON FORD replied: (1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
(2) If there is no expectation of the centre generating revenue, does this mean that the government will be providing funding on an annual basis in perpetuity? (3) Who is receiving the government’s financial support; and which particular group is receiving support? Hon JON FORD replied: (1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
(3) Who is receiving the government’s financial support; and which particular group is receiving support? Hon JON FORD replied: (1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
Hon JON FORD replied: (1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
(1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
(1) Does the government expect the centre to generate revenue; and, if so, can the minister indicate how much he believes that may be? (2) If there is no expectation of the centre generating revenue, does this mean that the government will be providing funding on an annual basis in perpetuity? (3) Who is receiving the government’s financial support; and which particular group is receiving support? Hon JON FORD replied: (1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
(2) If there is no expectation of the centre generating revenue, does this mean that the government will be providing funding on an annual basis in perpetuity? (3) Who is receiving the government’s financial support; and which particular group is receiving support? Hon JON FORD replied: (1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
(3) Who is receiving the government’s financial support; and which particular group is receiving support? Hon JON FORD replied: (1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
Hon JON FORD replied: (1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
(1)-(3) The issue of the Gascoyne Aboriginal heritage and cultural centre, called Piyarli Yardi, after one of the groups involved, is a delicate one, with the Piyarli Yardi group and another group having some difficulty resolving some issues about control. The government has supplied some recurrent funding for a period of four years, which will supply a manager and a local management group with a view to nurturing the group to a stage at which it will become a self-sustaining industry. We will have a hand in it for a number of years, during which time we will mentor the group. A negotiated position was reached, with the assistance of Fred Chaney, to get the issue between the two groups resolved. Unfortunately, although there was agreement at the meeting with Fred Chaney, when the annual general meeting was held, that agreement was not followed through. My intention is to still move ahead, dealing with the traditional owners in an advisory capacity while attempting to resolve those issues. I am still trying to bring the two groups together. The centre will be managed by a separate management group that will be made up of agency people. Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
Hon George Cash : How much money are we talking about, on an annual basis? Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
Hon JON FORD : It is in the budget papers, but I think it is about $130 000. On top of that, some money left over from the original project will help finish off some work. Part of the management job is to source funding from commonwealth and other government grants programs for the interpretive component and other bits and pieces.
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