How OCHRE was developed

OCHRE has been informed by:

¥  Recommendations of the Ministerial Taskforce on Aboriginal affairs

¥  Views of Aboriginal peak bodies

¥  207 submissions received from the public

¥  407 surveys completed by the public

¥  Some 2,700 people attending 23 community forums and 4 industry and NGO forums

What Aboriginal communities said …

¥  A strong desire for change

¥  A need for genuine and sustainable partnerships

¥  Investment in community capacity for leadership and decision-making

¥  More effective coordination to prevent duplication of services

¥  Greater accountability – focus on community, not government outcomes

¥  Strengthened focus on education and economic development – real jobs

¥  No more pilots – invest in success over the long term

¥  The importance of Aboriginal culture and healing to address the impact of trans-generational trauma

Learning from the past …

¥  The scope of OCHRE is deliberately limited to:

§  Education

§  Employment

§  Service delivery and accountability

¥  These are the key levers to achieving social and economic advancement

¥  OCHRE does not attempt to be ‘all things to all people’

A new approach …

¥  Targeted: key initiatives rolled out in selected locations ahead of wider adoption to allow for a focused effort, review and evaluation.

¥  Invitation: initiatives will only be implemented in Aboriginal communities where there is broad support and agreement.

¥  Long-term and sustainable: OCHRE is a long-term, evolving plan which will build on successful outcomes, and learn from experience.

¥  Evidence-based: ongoing evaluation of programs and initiatives will be built into implementation so future decisions can be informed by evidence.

¥  Local outcomes: one size does not fit all and initiatives will be measured locally with measures of success determined by Aboriginal communities.

OCHRE: Major Initiatives

¥  Opportunity Hubs to give school students pathways to real jobs by getting local employers involved in career planning at school

State Training Services to lead

OCHRE: Major Initiatives

¥  Language and Culture Nests to support Aboriginal students to learn languages in communities and schools and better engage families in education so languages are preserved and used

Education to lead

OCHRE: Major Initiatives

¥  A Local Decision Making model to increase the capacity of Aboriginal communities to make decisions

Aboriginal Affairs to lead

OCHRE: Major Initiatives

¥  An Aboriginal Economic Development Framework that sets the strategic direction for NSW Aboriginal Affairs to lead

¥  Industry-Based Agreements to improve employment and job retention outcomes for Aboriginal people Aboriginal Affairs to lead

¥  Connected Communities to change the way educational services are delivered in some Aboriginal communities Education to lead

OCHRE: Supporting Initiatives

¥  An Aboriginal employment strategy which will include action to strengthen Aboriginal cultural competence and understanding in the NSW public sector

Public Service Commission to lead ¥  Building the capacity of Aboriginal NGOs to strengthen Aboriginal service

delivery to Aboriginal communities

FaCS to lead ¥  A refreshed Aboriginal languages policy for NSW

Aboriginal Affairs to lead

¥  Reforms to procurement

Finance & Services to lead

¥  An approach that wraps around the implementation of all OCHRE initiatives

¥  An approach that recognises the injury and hurt caused by past government policies

¥  An approach that supports respectful dealings between government and Aboriginal communities

¥  An approach that attempts to treat causes as opposed to symptoms

A focus on healing…

OCHRE: Accountability Framework

¥  An independent Aboriginal Council to ensure a stronger voice for Aboriginal people in Government and help monitor the delivery and design of the initiatives

¥  A Coordinator General who will chair the Council, to work in collaboration with NSW Government agencies to broker solutions and obtain information to assist the Council in assessing the Government’s performance

Aboriginal Affairs to lead and provide secretariat support to both

OCHRE: Accountability Framework

¥  Senior Management Council to have oversight of the reforms

¥  Directors General performance agreements to reflect OCHRE commitments

¥  Aboriginal Affairs to utilise NSW Government’s Regional Leadership Group to trouble shoot and escalate issues to Senior Management Council

¥  NSW 2021 targets reviewed and updated

¥  Strengthen financial data collection and reporting

¥  Public reporting of OCHRE implementation and learnings from implementation

¥  Aboriginal communities to set measures of success for key initiatives

A refocus of Aboriginal Affairs …

¥  Oversight implementation of OCHRE, including reporting

¥  Implement local decision making reform

¥  Adopt a solution broker role on systemic and cross-cluster coordination issues

¥  Administer Aboriginal Land Rights Act and support capacity building of the land council network

¥  Develop an Aboriginal Economic Development framework and leverage economic opportunities through industry-based partnerships

¥  Develop a research and evaluation agenda to build the evidence base and support innovation in Aboriginal affairs policy

¥  Promote Aboriginal culture and cultural expression by Aboriginal people as a critical underpinning of identity, well-being and healing.

Birth & early years

School years

Early adulthoodAdulthood

Older people

CONNECTED COMMUNITIES

OPPORTUNITY HUB

LOCAL DECISION MAKING

ABORIGINAL CULTURE AND LANGUAGE NEST

A focus on generational change

Next steps……

¥  Implementation plan and monitoring & evaluation framework for Senior Management Council approval

¥  Premier’s Memorandum to communicate new accountabilities across Government

¥  Legislation for Independent Aboriginal Council and Coordinator-General

¥  Audit and evaluation of Aboriginal specific spend