23 August, 2019
23 August 2019
Consultation on the NSWALC Community Fund
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) is pleased to announce the commencement of consultation with the Land Rights Network as approved by Council. This consultation seeks comments from Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) on a set of proposed amendments to the NSWALC Community Fund (NCF) Policy as well as advising LALCs of approved changes to the NCF Procedures, which aim to improve the overall impact of the NCF.
The NSWALC Community Fund
The 2009 amendment of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) (ALRA) established the NCF and the Community Development Levy (CDL) that funds it. The NCF was devised to redistribute wealth from Land Councils with more valuable land holdings to those with less valuable land and development opportunities.
There have been four NCF funding rounds since 2015, with combined funding committed of $3,008,000 in support of 71 LALCs.
Independent Review
Council determined that there was sufficient funding experience and data available to conduct an independent review of the NCF Policy and Procedures.
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) were engaged to conduct this work.
Proposed Amendments
Based on SVA's findings, a number of proposed amendments will be put forward for Network feedback including, but not limited to:
Next Steps
NSWALC Program Implementation has prepared consultation materials for the Network and are in the process of emailing each LALC directly.
Closing Date
The Closing Date for Network feedback is close of business on Friday 4 October.
If you have any questions, please contact the NSWALC Program Implementation Unit on 02 9689 4444 or email grants@alc.org.au.