CAIRNS ROUNDTABLE ON INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
Published Thursday, 18 October, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Minister for Communities, Disability Services, ATSIP, Multicultural Affairs, Seniors and Youth
The Honourable Lindy Nelson-Carr
Mayors and representatives from more than 15 Indigenous communities will attend a roundtable with Queensland Government Ministers in Cairns tomorrow (October 19).
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr said the roundtable would identify progress made under the historic Indigenous Partnership Agreement which was signed in Yarrabah on July 23.
“It’s time to share what progress has been made since former Premier Peter Beattie and 17 Mayors signed the Indigenous Partnership Agreement,” Ms Nelson-Carr said.
“This roundtable is an opportunity to reflect on achievements and also look at priority issues affecting Indigenous communities,” she said.
“Aboriginal Shire Councils and mainland Torres Strait Island Councils, for example, have been working hard with the department to develop their own Local Indigenous Partnership Agreements and I want to hear first-hand about these significant developments.”
Also attending the roundtable are Main Roads and Local Government Minister Warren Pitt, Natural Resources and Water Minister and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland Craig Wallace, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Julie Attwood.
“This week’s Indigenous Ministerial Roundtable is an opportunity to check our progress and reconfirm our commitment to working in partnership with Queensland’s Indigenous communities,” she said.
“At every level, I believe it is important to work together to bring about real change for Indigenous Queenslanders – and part of this reviewing and refocusing our priorities, as one.”
Ms Nelson-Carr said topics to be discussed at the roundtable included:
• land tenure reform;
• alcohol policy review;
• governance, leadership and service delivery.
“Indigenous Ministerial Roundtables will provide an opportunity for us to move forward in addressing issues that are most important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Queensland,” she said.
“The Indigenous Partnership Agreement provides a solid framework for Indigenous communities and government to work together for a better future.”
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Media Contact: Minister Nelson-Carr’s office 3235 4280
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Lindy Nelson-Carr said the roundtable would identify progress made under the historic Indigenous Partnership Agreement which was signed in Yarrabah on July 23.
“It’s time to share what progress has been made since former Premier Peter Beattie and 17 Mayors signed the Indigenous Partnership Agreement,” Ms Nelson-Carr said.
“This roundtable is an opportunity to reflect on achievements and also look at priority issues affecting Indigenous communities,” she said.
“Aboriginal Shire Councils and mainland Torres Strait Island Councils, for example, have been working hard with the department to develop their own Local Indigenous Partnership Agreements and I want to hear first-hand about these significant developments.”
Also attending the roundtable are Main Roads and Local Government Minister Warren Pitt, Natural Resources and Water Minister and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland Craig Wallace, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Julie Attwood.
“This week’s Indigenous Ministerial Roundtable is an opportunity to check our progress and reconfirm our commitment to working in partnership with Queensland’s Indigenous communities,” she said.
“At every level, I believe it is important to work together to bring about real change for Indigenous Queenslanders – and part of this reviewing and refocusing our priorities, as one.”
Ms Nelson-Carr said topics to be discussed at the roundtable included:
• land tenure reform;
• alcohol policy review;
• governance, leadership and service delivery.
“Indigenous Ministerial Roundtables will provide an opportunity for us to move forward in addressing issues that are most important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Queensland,” she said.
“The Indigenous Partnership Agreement provides a solid framework for Indigenous communities and government to work together for a better future.”
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Media Contact: Minister Nelson-Carr’s office 3235 4280