2. • Amber Seccombe (Chair)
• Danyelle Carter, EPA
• Kate Brown, Waste Aid
• Tash Morton, North East Waste
• Trent Lynwood, Director Northern Zone NSW
Aboriginal Land Council
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3. • Missions: were in the control of churches and missionaries
with little or no government involvement.
• Reserves and stations: were generally run by the
government although churches, especially the United
Aborigines Mission and the Aborigines Inland Mission, were
sometimes active on Government settlements although they
didn’t always have an administrative role.
In some circumstances Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people also lived in reserves which were overseen by local
police. There was little to no food and resources available.
Aboriginal people were forcibly relocated to
Missions, reserves and stations
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4. • 1869 - Act for "Protection and Management of Aboriginal
Natives" is passed in Victoria. By 1900, most Victorian
Aboriginal people are placed on reserves.
• 1881 - A 'Protector of Aborigines' is appointed in NSW. The
Protector has the power to create reserves and to force
Aboriginal people to live on them.
• 1897 - The Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the
Sale of Opium Act (Qld) is established. More than 7000
Aboriginal people were removed from their homelands.
• 1937 - Assimilation. Commonwealth Government that
Aboriginal people ‘not of full blood’ should be absorbed or
‘assimilated’ into the wider population. Forcible removal of
Indigenous children from their families.
History of missions and reserves – timeline
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5. • 1939 - The Aboriginals Preservation and Protection Act
(Qld) gave the Director of Native Affairs legal guardianship
over every Aboriginal child under 21.
Aboriginal people had no authority to decide where to live,
where to work or who to marry; Government had the power to
remove Aboriginal people to reserves up until 1965
• 1940 - NSW Aborigines Welfare Board replaces the
Aborigines Protection Board.
• 1967 – Referendum
• NSW 1983 – Aboriginal Land Rights Act (1983) Reserves /
Missions handed back to Aboriginal people and managed by
Local Aboriginal Land Councils
• 1987 - Last mission in Queensland closed
History of missions and reserves – timeline
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Current Reality for Indigenous Communities
• Constant surveillance and interference from Governments over
time has created mistrust in the communities and lack of faith in
mainstream services and organisations
• Overwhelming social problems and intergenerational trauma
within communities has put them into ‘survival’ mode - broader
issues create further anxiety and stress
• Communities can feel they are dealing with waste issues that
arise from the end result of colonisation
• Without critical self reflection around the history of colonisation,
privilege and acknowledgement of structural racism, workers are
at risk of continuing to unconsciously perpetuate colonising
attitudes onto Indigenous communities
• The infrastructure within the communities has ongoing issues
58. BUILD CAPACITY & OPPORTUNITY
DEEP LISTENING
MINDFUL of your own VALUES
ALLOW TIME ADAPTIVE
Collaboration = Cooperative culture
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59. What are your cultural values?
Language and communication style?
Customs?
World view?
History?
Environment you grew up in?
Mindful of your own values
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63. • Be responsive and open to change
• Identify knowledge gaps that inhibit understanding
• Allow for delays
• Never assume you know the best solution
Be adaptive
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65. • Giving your full attention to the speaker
• Not interrupting
• Don’t assume you understand
• Observe body language
• Observe tone of voice
• Allow silence
• Actively ask questions to clarify understanding
Active listening skills
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66. EPA funding for Aboriginal communities
• $4 million over 4 years to improve waste
management in 61 former missions/reserves
in NSW ($1 million/year)
• $1 million for Aboriginal Land Clean Up and
Prevention grants (ALCUP)