A warmer home in winter. A cooler home through summer. Lower power bills. A safer and more comfortable place to live. Through ACEN Australia’s Indigenous Advancement Fund, we have provided funding to three Aboriginal community organisations across regional NSW:
🖤 Multi-Purpose Allira Gathering Association, Dubbo
💛 Wellington Local Aboriginal Land Council
❤️ Armidale Local Aboriginal Land Council
Each organisation has received funding to support practical energy-efficiency improvements to Aboriginal housing.
At Allira, the funding is supporting Akela Place in Dubbo, home to 10 independent units for Aboriginal Elders. Wellington and Armidale LALCs are using their funding to support improvements across local Aboriginal housing.
The Indigenous Advancement Fund was established as a commitment under ACEN Australia’s inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan, but importantly, the direction of the Fund is shaped through our RAP Working Group bringing together respected Aboriginal leaders from the Anaiwan Coalition (NSW), Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation (Tas), Warrabinga Native Title Claimants Aboriginal Corporation (NSW) and Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (WA). Improvements to Aboriginal housing were identified as a priority area for investment.
The projects are being led by the organisations themselves, based on what their homes and communities need. This could include solar, insulation, efficient lighting and appliances, and other practical measures that help reduce energy use, lower household costs and improve comfort.
It’s Aboriginal-led, locally delivered and supporting change that can be felt in people’s everyday lives.
