Trial Sites
Murdi Paaki (NSW)
Page Contents
- Lead Agency Contact Details
- ICC Contact Details
- Trial Site Profile [includes]
- Geography
- Communities
- Population
- Community Partners
- Australian Government Sponsor and Partner
- NSW State Government Partner [end Profile]
- Shared Responsibility Agreement
- Our News
Lead Agency Contact Details
Department of Education, Science and Training
- Mr Stephen Goodwin
- Team Leader
- Whole of Government Team
- Tel: (02) 6240 7293
- Mr Mark deWeerd
- Team Leader
- Murdi Paaki Implementation Team
- Tel: (02) 6883 6574
ICC Contact Details
Bourke
- PO Box 29, BOURKE NSW 2840
- 26 Mertin St, BOURKE NSW 2840
- Tel: 02 6872 1904
- Fax: 02 6872 1906
Trial Site Profile
Geography
The Murdi Paaki Regional Council includes the communities of Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill, Cobar, Collarenebri, Coonamble, Dareton, Enngonia, Goodooga, Gulargambone, Ivanhoe, Lightning Ridge, Menindee, Quambone, Tibooburra, Walgett, Weilmoringle and Wilcannia.
The Western (Balranald, Broken Hill, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Mootwingee, Tibooburra, Wanaaring, Wilcannia) and North Western (Brewarrina, Cobar, Toomelah, Collarenebri, Coonamble, Wee-Waa, Enngonia, Goodooga, Walgett, Nulla Nulla, Moree, Pillaga, Lightning Ridge, Narrabri, Weilmoringle and Mungindi) Regional Aboriginal Land Council boundaries of the NSW Aboriginal Land Council also cross over the Murdi Paaki Region.
Communities
The Murdi Paaki Region covers the traditional lands of a number of Aboriginal nations or language groups. These include Paakantji, Ngiyampaa, Wangaaybuwan, Ngemba, Wayilwan, Murrawari, Wangkumara, Muti Muti, Ualroi, Baranbinja, Malyangapa and Gamilaroi nations.
Population
In the 2001 ABS Census, 7,298 Indigenous people resided in the Murdi Paaki Region. At least 14 per cent of the population in the Region are Indigenous Australians.
7,298 Indigenous people represented 6% of the NSW Indigenous population (121,584) and 1.83% of the total Indigenous population of Australia (410,003).
Those regions with the largest numbers of Indigenous Australians include Broken Hill (983), Bourke (806), Brewarrina (741), Coonamble (703), Walgett (732) and Wilcannia (426).
Community Partners
Murdi Paaki Regional Council.
Australian Government Sponsor and Partner
Ms Lisa Paul, Secretary, Department of Education, Science and Training.
New South Wales State Government Partner
NSW Department of Education and Training.
Shared Responsibility Agreements
Links below open documents in a new window.
- Ngemba Shared Responsibility Agreement - 6 April 2005(PDF - 223kb)
- Enngonia Shared Responsibility Agreement - 6 April 2005(PDF - 1.7mb)
- Murdi Paaki Shared Responsibility Agreement - 6 April 2005(PDF - 1.4mb)
- Bourke Shared Responsibility Agreement - 3 December 2004(PDF - 393kb)
- Murdi Paaki Shared Responsibility Agreement - 3 December 2004(PDF - 275kb)
- Ngemba Shared Responsibility Agreement - 3 December 2004(PDF - 1.4mb)
- Murdi Paaki Shared Responsibility Agreement - 22 August 2003(PDF - 24kb)
Our News
Whats happening in the trial sites. Links will take you to the full story in the 'News' section of this site.