{"id":8198,"date":"2023-05-14T00:13:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T00:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/indigenous-students-grants-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T01:34:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T01:34:11","slug":"indigenous-advisory-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/indigenous-advisory-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Advisory Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/paul-bong-banner.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”500″ js_vertical_centered=”true” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” section_id=”donate” el_class=”donate-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none” align=”center”]MORE SAY FOR RAINFOREST ABORIGINAL PEOPLES[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”67″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789112768{padding-right: 36px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_left”][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”15″ visibility=”visible-sm”][mk_padding_divider visibility=”visible-tl”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” el_class=”terrain-title-2″]INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO GIVE MORE SAY[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”60″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”20″ visibility=”visible-nb”][vc_column_text el_class=”sub-head” css=”.vc_custom_1684975914026{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]29 MAY 2023[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1684976265328{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Plans for a new Indigenous advisory committee will ensure Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples have more say in how the Wet Tropics of Queensland is managed.<\/p>\n

The Wet Tropics Management Authority (the Authority), the statutory body established under the Wet Tropics World Heritage Protection and Management Act 1993, and Terrain NRM, a not-for-profit environmental management organisation that is one of Australia\u2019s leading natural resource management bodies, have partnered to form this committee.<\/p>\n

The Authority\u2019s Board Chair Chrissy Grant said: \u201cThe Authority and Terrain NRM have identified a critical need for a coordinated approach to ensure the rights, interests and priorities of Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples are included in the planning, design and delivery of organisational plans, policies, and programs at a strategic level.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Boards of both organisations have approved a proposal to establish a skills-based committee to advise on the strategic and operational priorities across the Wet Tropics Biocultural Region.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789122720{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 34px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_right”][mk_padding_divider size=”206″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1685407593780{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Terrain NRM Board Director Barry Hunter said: \u201cThe Indigenous Advisory Committee is not expected to be representative and will not replace any existing committees. The Boards and the organisations will continue to engage with Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples on issues that matter to them as we do now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis non-statutory advisory committee is being established to ensure the views, interests and aspirations of Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples are included in the delivery of strategic plans and programs of the Authority and Terrain. To reduce duplication of effort for Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples and strengthen coordination, the two organisations would like to establish this group together,\u201d Mr Hunter said.<\/p>\n

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The Authority and Terrain NRM are calling for expressions of interest from Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples to join this committee. For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n