Shared Responsibility Agreements

Shared Responsibility Agreement

The Yalata Anangu community wants to build the confidence and leadership skills of its kids and improve community safety. It has signed two SRAs on these issues.

Under the first SRA, the community, governments and the local police and school are working together to set up a new scout troop in Yalata. The Australian Government is providing money for scout uniforms, equipment and travel, while the State Government is paying the scout leaders’ salaries.

The scout leaders will be CDEP participants who will undertake accredited training in mentoring and leadership. Families and individuals will volunteer to run scout meetings and camping activities. A ‘no school, no scouts’ policy will apply and kids who attend school for at least 85 per cent of the year will get to go to the National Scouting Jamboree.

The community also wants to upgrade facilities at the school. Governments will fund new equipment and shade areas, and the painting of the school. CDEP workers will assist with the refurbishment and provide security. A community artist will help children to paint murals.

Yalata’s second SRA focuses on community safety. The community will provide CDEP workers and volunteers to staff a night patrol, funded by the Australian Government. Families and individuals will attend training on safer communities, and support local police and night patrol workers.

As Yalata has no medical, legal or similar services, the Australian Government will also fund a six-month trial of a bus service to Ceduna. The community will develop a set of bus travel rules, the police will train and support bus marshals, and the CDEP will provide bus drivers and marshals.

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Key Facts

Remote Indigenous community, 200 km NW of Ceduna

Population:

Around 400

Focus of the SRA:

Confident kids and community safety

What the SRA provides:

Scout equipment; school upgrade; night patrol; trial bus service

ICC:

Ceduna

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