The
Inter-Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee (ICACC)
Background Information:
Formed in
1997, ICACC
represents a partnership between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander community and 8 Local Government Authorities of:- Mornington Peninsula Shire, Bass Coast
Shire Council,
Frankston City Council, City of Casey, Knox City Council, Kingston
City Council, City of Greater Dandenong and Cardinia Shire.
Our
current external funding provider for the 2009/2010 financial year
is the Federal Department of Families, Housing, Community Services
and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
The
vision of ICACC is to achieve respect, recognition,
reconciliation, equity, health and wellbeing for Aboriginal
people.
The
focus of of ICACC is linking Aboriginal communities to
the broader community and identifying needs and gaps in services.
ICACC also aims to improve the cultural awareness of
mainstream services to make them more accessible to the Aboriginal
community.
The
Mornington Peninsula Shire has made a commitment to ICACC
and hosts the secretariat and cultural project officer position
The
secretariat's role is funded by the 8 Councils and the project
role is funded by Department of
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA).
Current
ICCAC processes:
Memorandum
of Understanding 2009-2013: Currently ICACC are in the
processes of signing off on a new MoU which will endorse the
Secretariat position for a further 4 years. The MoU will be signed
off by the Chief Executive Officers of the 8 Councils involved in
the partnership.
Current
Funding 09/10 Financial Year: Our current funding is for
the delivery of cultural connection activities, ATSI youth
leadership programs, establishing social capacity within ATSI
communities and the continuation of ICACC' quarterly community
forums (see What's On).