Aims of the Project

• To determine existing barriers to accessing local community organisations by the Aboriginal community.
  

• To foster improved working relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations.
  

• To develop strategies to increase access to mainstream community organisations for the Aboriginal community.
  

• To provide cultural awareness training and information for non-Indigenous workers employed within mainstream services.
  

• To promote the advantages of accessing mainstream services to the Aboriginal community.
  

This project was funded through the Area Assistance Scheme for two years.

A steering committee was established to oversee the project.  This committee was made up of people from both the indigenous and non indigenous community.

The final work of this project was the development of a toolkit called "Walking Together".

Click on the link to go to the introduction page, click on the Aboriginal artwork which take you to the contents page and follow the links.  "Walking Together".

The Neighbourhood Centre Forum has continued it's commitment to improve relationships with the Aboriginal community and the wider community through a series of Aboriginal Cultural Workshops funded by the Wyoming Community Centre via funding they received.

These workshops have been held at a number of Centres across the Coast where attendees learn about and make some traditional Aboriginal crafts such as painting, basket weaving etc whilst having discussions around the Aboriginal culture and their history to help people gain a better understanding and remove some of the myths about Aboriginal people.

Aboriginal Access Project

A Project of the Central Coast Neighbourhood & Community Centres' Forum