Indigenous Culture Support (ICS) program – funding 2009-10 The Indigenous Culture Support program (ICS) supports the maintenance and continued development of Indigenous culture in communities. The program places an emphasis on building community sustainability, with members of Indigenous communities participating in cultural activities and passing on knowledge and skills across age groups.
The ICS program supports a wide range of cultural projects. These include a young mothers’ cultural program, multimedia workshops in cities and remote areas, traditional art and craft production, dance and theatre productions and community festivals across Australia showcasing Indigenous talent, particularly events featuring young musicians.
In 2009-10 there was an increase from 2008-09 in both the number of applications and total funding requested. The Department assessed 335 projects seeking an amount of $34.818 million in funding. A total of 127 projects were approved for $6.823 million.
Projects receiving funding have been assessed in accordance with the ICS program guidelines and will contribute to the maintenance and continued development of Indigenous culture in communities.
For the first time this year triennial funding was offered under the Indigenous Arts and Culture Programs for organisations that were able to demonstrate a history of excellent performance against the program objectives, or could demonstrate potential for outstanding achievement and development.
The ICS program is part of the Australian Government whole-of-government Indigenous funding round coordinated by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The department assessed and managed applications within the whole-of-government timeframe, and entered into funding agreements with the funding recipients.
Funding_2009-10_to_2011-12'> ICS Triennial Funding 2009-10 to 2011-12
To explore, develop and maintain Indigenous community cultural expression through creative performing art platforms and media.
$100,000
$102,200
$103,000
BROOME –
Western Australia
Broome Aboriginal Media Association (Aboriginal Corporation)
To develop music as a medium of cultural transmission for Indigenous people in Broome and the wider Kimberley region.
$51,000
$52,000
$53,000
ICS Annual Funding 2009-10
New South Wales
Location
Organisation
Description
Funding
ALEXANDRIA
Music Association NSW Inc
To promote and develop the future of contemporary Indigenous musicians through the delivery of introductory and advanced workshops in Sydney, Cowra, Bourke, Tamworth and Deniliquin.
$30,000
BATHURST
Arts Out West Inc
To produce films in collaboration with Kelso High School, the local Indigenous youth dance troupe and the Kelso Community Centre holiday program.
$21,651
BATHURST
Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council
To support young Aboriginal inmates in Bathurst Correctional Centre to participate in the Girrawaa Art Centre program to contribute employment skills.
To encourage men to draw strength from their cultural identity through gaining a broader understanding of Aboriginal culture and the role of Aboriginal men in the traditional Indigenous family structure.
$14,165
CASINO
Buyinbin Aboriginal Corporation
To conduct a cultural development activity in visual arts and crafts in the Northern Rivers region of NSW.
$64,000
COFFS HARBOUR
Arts Mid North Coast Inc
To position Aboriginal art and culture as the foundation for the long-term social, economic and environmental development of the region.
$120,000
COONAMBLE
Outback Arts Incorporated
To develop film-making projects with young people in Wilcannia, Collarenebri, Brewarrina and Walgett.
$28,904
EAST SYDNEY
Australian Museum
To contribute to the revitalisation and promotion of local Wonnarua Indigenous culture in the Hunter Valley region.
$19,240
KAMBAH
Burrunju Aboriginal Corporation
To establish an Indigenous art and cultural centre in Canberra which will utilise Aboriginal artists and promote and market their artworks.
$60,000
KURRI KURRI
Barkuma Neighbourhood Centre Inc.
To host community gatherings showcasing Indigenous arts and culture and providing opportunities for cultural engagement and participation across the wider community. This will enhance a positive sense of self and of community belonging.
$56,065
MULLUMBIMBY
Byron Region Community College
To conduct a series of cultural workshops and exhibitions for local Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to increase public awareness of Indigenous culture.
$10,000
NEWCASTLE
Loft Youth Venue - Newcastle City Council
To support arts and cultural training programs for Indigenous youth in Newcastle and facilitate the development and expansion of Aboriginal youth arts programs.
$33,398
NEWCASTLE WEST
Yarnteen Ltd
To develop new cultural social enterprises that focus directly on the maintenance and sharing of Indigenous culture with the added benefit of training and employment outcomes for Indigenous people.
$54,000
RAYMOND TERRACE
Port Stephens Family Support Service Incorporated
To support the sustainable development of Indigenous cultural activities in Port Stephens.
$61,860
REDFERN
Gadigal Information Service Aboriginal Corporation
To support the annual Yabun Festival for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to celebrate Indigenous culture.
$50,000
STANMORE
Moorambilla Voices Limited
To enable children and youth from regional and remote NSW to participate in the making of choral music with leaders in this field.
$54,050
SYDNEY
YWCA NSW
Facilitate the development of cultural understanding amongst young Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the broader community with a focus on developing cultural knowledge, increasing respect, community harmony and leadership skills.
$50,000
TAMWORTH
Tamworth Regional Council Youth Centre
To undertake a cultural showcase for Indigenous people from across Australia at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, providing an opportunity for emerging musicians to gain experience and exposure, and increasing cultural awareness to the broader community.
$24,000
TAREE
Ghinni Ghinni Youth and Culture Aboriginal Corporation
To reconnect Indigenous people with Biripi culture through implementing cultural activities.
To help develop arts and crafts industry activity for Worimi and Biripi people of the mid-north coast in and around Taree Region of NSW.
$63,300
WALGETT
Dharriwaa Elders Group Incorporated
To support Elders to conduct and maintain community cultural business and to exhibit, promote and archive the results of their work.
$20,620
Northern Territory
ALICE SPRINGS
Institute for Aboriginal Development
To produce a book on the life and art of Billy Benn, a highly successful indigenous artist from the Alyawarr people in Central Australia.
$14,600
ALICE SPRINGS
MacDonnell Shire Council
To contribute to a memorial festival between Elcho Islanders and Luritja/Pintupi people incorporating traditional Indigenous cultural expression.
$25,300
ALICE SPRINGS
Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal Corporation
To provide opportunities for Indigenous women to maintain their cultural obligations at their annual law and culture camps in Central Australia.
$35,560
ALICE SPRINGS
Tangentyere Council Incorporated
To provide an opportunity for intergenerational transmission of cultural knowledge and transmit the history of town camp communities in Alice Springs and Tangentyere.
$62,000
ALICE SPRINGS
Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi Aboriginal Corporation
To provide the opportunity for exchange of cultural knowledge related to child-rearing practice between young Indigenous mothers and Elders in Central Australia.
$48,530
ALICE SPRINGS
Warlpiri Media Association Incorporated
To create animations of Pintubi, Anmatjere and Warlpiri Languages through an integrated community engagement, training and production model.
To maintain the culture and facilitate the transfer of culture from Elders to youth through art, music, dance, stories and cultural activities in Groote Eylandt communities.
$25,000
BESWICK
Djilpin Arts Aboriginal Corporation
To contribute to the Walking with Spirits Festival and cultural performances by the Wugularr community.
$65,000
BORROLOOLA
Mabunji Aboriginal Resource Association Incorporated
To contribute to operational costs associated with Indigenous participation in the annual Boonu Boonu Culture Festival at Borroloola.
$15,000
DARWIN
Music NT Inc
To assist Indigenous musicians and communities in the NT to actively participate in the NT music industry.
$75,000
DARWIN
Yothu Yindi Foundation Aboriginal Corporation
To contribute to operational costs for the 2009 Garma Festival of Traditional Culture at Yirrkala.
$35,000
KATHERINE
Roper Gulf Shire Council
To contribute Indigenous participation in the annual cultural program for the Roper Gulf Shire’s Barunga Festival and Mataranka Never Never Festival.
$30,000
OENPELLI
Injalak Arts and Crafts Assoc. Inc.
To establish a multi-media project at Gunbalanya and facilitate training of Indigenous people in film making, computer archiving, translation and interpretation to promote the art and culture of the Kunwinjku people of the region.
$27,000
PARAP
Aboriginal Resource and Development Services Inc.
To record traditional stories, songs cycles and music in Yolngu Matha for local community radio broadcasts.
$60,900
STUART PARK
Skinny Fish Music
To contribute to cultural activities at the Galiwinku Healthy Lifestyle Festival at Galiwinku.
$40,000
TENNANT CREEK
Barkly Regional Arts Incorporated
To develop contemporary music workshops for young Indigenous artists and through this cultural activity encourage respect for language and traditional culture.
$70,000
TENNANT CREEK
Barkly Shire Council
To support Elliott women in their production of locally designed, screen-printed textiles that will be exhibited in the Barkly region and beyond.
$70,000
TENNANT CREEK
Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation
To preserve Warumungu traditional culture practises through the strengthening of art and culture as a means to self-improvement and community well-being.
$78,250
YIRRKALA
Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre
To provide a digital cultural archive service and multi-media production centre at Yirrkala, Arnhem land.
$55,000
Queensland
ASHGROVE
South East Queensland Traditional Owners Alliance Limited
To support the inter-generational transfer of traditional knowledge in seven cultural groups in South East Queensland.
$79,050
BARCALDINE
Central West Aboriginal Corporation
To support art and cultural programs of the Central West Aboriginal Corporation in Barcaldine for all age groups.
$71,050
BEENLEIGH
Kombumerri Aboriginal Corporation for Culture
To provide support for the Yugambeh Museum Language and Heritage Research Centre to develop exhibitions, events, cultural ceremonies and educational programs.
$84,630
BUNDABERG
Bundaberg and Burnett Region Community Development Aboriginal Corporation
To facilitate an Indigenous art and culture project and exhibition for youth in Bundaberg.
$50,000
BUNDABERG
Bundaberg Region Council of Elders-Woorabar Inc
This is a successful ongoing activity which supports a range of cultural activities fostering community participation.
$11,875
CARDWELL
Girringun Aboriginal Corporation
To facilitate the collection of traditional knowledge and culture from Elders, and other traditional owners across the Girringun Region.
To support Indigenous cultural transmission relating to culturally significant sites on North Stradbroke Island.
$49,550
FORTITUDE VALLEY
Kooemba Jdarra Aboriginal Corporation
To engage Indigenous youth in South East Queensland communities in performing and creative arts in order to develop an understanding and appreciation of contemporary and traditional Indigenous culture.
$125,000
GUNUNA
Woomera Aboriginal Corporation
To foster, maintain, preserve and display Mornington Island Indigenous culture through traditional dance by youth.
$50,000
HERVEY BAY
Kgari Educational & Culture Centre Aboriginal Corporation
To support the cultural programs of the educational and cultural centre on Fraser Island.
$82,000
HOPE VALE
Hope Vale Community Learning Centre Aboriginal Corporation
To share cultural knowledge and skills with the wider Guugu Yimithirr community and other Indigenous and non-indigenous participants.
$33,990
INALA
Inala Wangarra Inc.
To strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community of Inala and surrounding areas through a community cultural development program.
$81,472
MOUNT GRAVATT
First Contact Aboriginal Corporation for Youth
To deliver a regional arts program within Queensland.
$60,000
NAMBOUR
Interactive Community Planning Pty Ltd as trustee for the Foley English Family Trust
To collect, collate and transmit Indigenous stories and traditions relating to the Bunya Mountains.
$19,920
NORMANTON
Kukatj Aboriginal Corporation
To provide training to the Kukutj and Gkuthaarn traditional owner groups in presenting and publishing oral history for use in local school libraries.
$65,000
ROCKHAMPTON
Saima Torres Strait Islander Corporation
To support Torres Strait Islander arts and cultural activities in the Rockhampton region.
$162,630
ROCKHAMPTON NORTH
Dreamtime Cultural Centre PTY LTD
To support the cultural programs of the Dreamtime Cultural Centre in Rockhampton.
$250,000
SOUTH BANK
Library Board of Queensland
To undertake community based projects in the North Queensland region that will assist in the maintenance and continued development of Indigenous culture through community participation and transmission of knowledge and skills across age groups.
$55,000
ST GEORGE
St George Aboriginal Housing Co Ltd
To develop leadership skills and enhance cultural activities of the members of the Indigenous community in the Border Rivers region.
To support a dance troupe project which will support new forms of indigenous cultural expression through learning and performing contemporary dances.
$8,700
SURAT
Surat Aboriginal Corporation
To facilitate cross-cultural awareness and relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities through cultural activities such as art, oral history and film making projects.
$85,000
TOWNSVILLE
Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre Cooperative Society
To maintain Indigenous culture through community involvement and conduct community events to promote and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
$300,000
TOWNSVILLE
Townsville Intercultural Centre Ltd.
To support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in the annual Townsville Cultural Festival.
$29,140
ZILLMERE
Kurbingui Youth Development Association Inc
To teach young people to develop a stronger connection with their culture through experiential learning and sharing with community Elders.
$77,120
South Australia
ADELAIDE
Ananguku Arts & Culture Aboriginal Corporation
To support an Anangu men's cultural officer to facilitate the intergenerational transmission of traditional Pitjantjatjara men's knowledge in communities of Amata, Nyapari, Kanypi, Kalka, Pipalyatjara and Watarru.
$58,000
ADELAIDE
Ananguku Arts & Culture Aboriginal Corporation
To provide cultural development support to artists in rural and remote regions of SA - excluding the Ananguku Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands which is currently supported by the National Arts and Craft Industry Support program.
$30,000
ADELAIDE
National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
To co-ordinate a state-wide cultural event Survival Day 2010 in Adelaide to showcase Indigenous culture through visual arts, performance, song, dance, film, comedy and ceremony.
$25,000
ADELAIDE
National Aboriginal Cultural Institute
To implement a cultural development program for South Australia promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and practices through projects, community events, cultural presentations and programs.
$65,000
CEDUNA
Oak Valley
(Maralinga) Inc
To co-ordinate a basket weaving project for Indigenous people in the community of Oak Valley
$10,000
HACKHAM WEST
Hackham West Community Centre Inc.
To support Aboriginal women in the Onkaparinga Council area to continue their weaving and craft activities.
$10,000
MENINGIE
Ngarrindjeri Land & Progress Association Incorporated
To encourage and involve community members in the maintenance of their culture and to support cultural activities at Camp Coorong.
$157,000
NORTH ADELAIDE
Carclew Youth Arts
To deliver an artistic and culturally-based program for young people from the Ananguku Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in both Adelaide and the Ananguku Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands.
$80,000
NORWOOD
Baptist Care (SA) Inc
To provide opportunities for homeless Indigenous people in inner city Adelaide to participate and engage in cultural experiences that will celebrate, affirm and promote Indigenous arts.
$42,150
NORWOOD
Baptist Care (SA) Inc
To strengthen the culture of homeless and marginalised Indigenous people in inner city Adelaide through involvement in cultural affirmation camps, homeland visits and community events.
$8,850
PORT ADELAIDE
Kurruru Indigenous Youth Performing Arts Inc
To support the ongoing cultural, artistic and social development of Indigenous youth through a range of performing arts practices.
$109,000
PORT AUGUSTA
Outback Areas Community Development Trust
To record the history and culture of Elders from the Dunjiba region for families and future generations using a whole-of-community approach.
$34,850
PORT AUGUSTA
Umeewarra Aboriginal Media Association
To develop a series of cultural programs for broadcast on the local Indigenous radio in Port Augusta.
$30,000
RAUKKAN
Raukkan Community Council Inc
To provide a variety of activities that will facilitate processes of sharing and teaching of cultural knowledge and skills across generations.
$27,000
SEMAPHORE SOUTH
Le Fevre High School
To strengthen and develop the cultural identity of young Aboriginal people through a new media program.
$66,600
UNLEY
Tallstoreez Productionz Pty Ltd
To facilitate the transmission of Aboriginal stories, culture and experiences through digital media and to create professional and creative pathways.
$93,380
YALATA
Yalata Community Incorporated
To increase community participation of youth in music, song writing and performing arts in Yalata community.
$28,093
Tasmania
BERRIEDALE
Palawa Aboriginal Corporation
To promote Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural awareness through cultural education and arts programs in community, government and corporate groups across Tasmania.
$72,000
HOBART
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc
To conduct community cultural festivals at Risdon Cove and Oyster Cove to celebrate Aboriginal culture in southern Tasmania.
$30,500
LAUNCESTON
Tasmanian Aboriginal Elders Council
To conduct cultural workshops and activities to enhance the knowledge of traditional culture amongst Tasmanian Indigenous community members.
To promote the transmission of Indigenous culture through the coordination and delivery of traditional ceremonies in the Kimberley region of WA.
$20,000
FITZROY CROSSING
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre
To support intergenerational transmission of culture in the Kimberley region and to promote cultural programs and exchanges.
$18,000
FITZROY CROSSING
Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre
To support the cultural programs of a cultural centre for Indigenous people of the Kimberley region.
$100,000
FITZROY CROSSING
Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women’s Resource Centre (Aboriginal Corporation)
To conduct the Annual Women’s Bush meetings which facilitate exchange of culture among women from the Fitzroy Valley and wider Kimberley region.
$38,000
GERALDTON
Geraldton Streetwork Aboriginal Corporation
To support arts and cultural activities at the Alice Nannup Art and Youth Centre in Geraldton.
$50,000
GERALDTON
Midwest Development Commission
To deliver Indigenous art development programs for the shires of Mt Magnet, Cue, Yalgoo, Sandstone and Meekatharra in the Upper Murchison area of WA.
$50,000
KATANNING
Mungart Boodja Incorporated
To support art and cultural development in Katanning and the Great Southern region in Western Australia through a series of workshops.
$35,000
KUNUNURRA
Waringarri Arts Aboriginal Corporation
To maintain positive, healthy communities by engaging in cultural activities in traditional country in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia.
$10,000
KUNUNURRA
Wunan Foundation
To conduct hip hop workshops in communities in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
$30,000
NEWMAN
Martumili Artists (Shire of East Pilbara)
To provide services and support for traditional and contemporary activities which enable cultural practices to be renewed and practiced on Martu lands.
$55,683
NEWTOWN
Stalker Stilt Theatre
To explore what traditional Yawuru stories mean to young people and to develop theatre productions to be performed for the Indigenous and wider community.
$50,000
PERTH
Community Arts Network WA (CANWA)
To develop cultural activities to build stronger communities in the eastern wheatbelt of Western Australia.
$70,000
PERTH
Community Arts Network WA (CANWA)
To strengthen culture through community activities in Narrogin and other southern wheatbelt towns of Western Australia.
$50,000
PERTH
Form Contemporary Craft & Design Inc
To contribute to the development and exhibition of art and craft works from Indigenous communities along the Canning Stock Route.
$30,000
PERTH
Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Corporation
To collect, record, collate, develop and produce Nyoongar dreaming stories from metropolitan Perth.
$65,000
ROEBOURNE
Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation
To support cultural activities of the Yindibarndi people of the Pilbara Region of WA.
$60,000
ROEBOURNE
Roebourne Art Group Aboriginal Corporation
To support art and cultural activities of the Indigenous people of the West Pilbara.
$80,000
WATERFORD
Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation
To maintain and promote the Indigenous cultural history of the region through activities at the Kyana Gallery and keeping place.
$80,000
WEST PERTH
Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corporation (Jamukurnu Yapalikunu) (ICN 4207)
To establish a comprehensive Martu Indigenous knowledge centre that will be the repository of all historical, cultural, traditional and contemporary knowledge relating to the Martu people of the Western Desert.
