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  Ethnic Communities Sustainable Living Project (492KB)

The Ethnic Communities Sustainable Living Project (ECSLP) works with and within the Chinese, Greek, Arabic, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean and Macedonian communities to deliver environmental education programs in community languages. At the core of ECSLP is a team of bilingual community educators who work within their own communities.

The ECSLP team can assist you in:

- planning a culturally specific project
- developing culturally appropriate translated materials
- running face-to-face education sessions
- accessing a specific community
- designing an evaluation plan using culturally appropriate methods
of monitoring.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au

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 AboriginalResourceKit.pdf (592KB)

This Kit provides a comprehensive, user-friendly resource for local councils to assist them with engaging Aboriginal communities in their areas more effectively, and empower Aboriginal communities to participate in council decision-making and service provision. The Kit also provides links to other specifc sources of relevant detailed information. 

Councils have used the Kit as a starting  point  in  promoting  the  cultural  and economic development of Aboriginal communities. It may also help councils identify and develop common ground to create productive partnerships with all communities and unlock the potential for Aboriginal people to contribute to the development of sustainable communities.

www.lgsa.org.au

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 Working with local Aboriginal communities on environmental projects (399KB)

This resource guide will help local councils to involve Aboriginal communities in environmental projects.

This guide describes culturally appropriate ways in which local councils can develop relationships with Aboriginal people, and involve them in environmental matters affecting their communities.

The information in this guide resulted from a workshop coordinated by the former NSW Environment Protection Authority-now the Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW). The workshop involved Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people who manage, preserve, protect and maintain the environment and its heritage value for Aboriginal people.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au

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 Aboriginal people protecting country (3.64MB)

A selection of case studies that show how Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs), Aboriginal organisations and Community Development Education Programs (CDEPs) have

generated income
created employment
encouraged pride in the environment and culture
formed partnerships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal organisations
protected their places and created healthy environments.

At the end of this booklet there is further information such as contact details, potential funding sources and how to locate other case studies.

http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au