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ALC 15 year strategic plan 2012-2027

Details:

Title

ALC 15 year strategic plan 2012-2027

Creator

Anindilyakwa Land Council

Collection

Anindilyakwa Land Council annual report; Anindilyakwa Land Council strategic plan; Reports; PublicationNT

Date

2012

Notes

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).

Language

English

Subject

Anindilyakwa Land Council (N.T.) -- Periodicals; Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Groote Eylandt -- Periodicals

Publisher name

Anindilyakwa Land Council

Place of publication

Alyangula

Volume

2012-2027

Copyright owner

Anindilyakwa Land Council

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/254602

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/529654

Page content

ALC 15 year Strategic Plan 3. Consultations to develop the Strategic Plan 29 Figure 5: SWOT Analysis Groote archipelago Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats - Strong, iconic, ancient culture - Strong Anindilyakwa language - Impressive local knowledge - Stable entities - Ongoing GEMCO royalty stream - GEBIE Job Shop as job network provider - Existing organisation and management focused on planning ahead - Significant community wealth - Intent / support of key stakeholders - RPA in place - Land tenure of township leasing - Shire established - Economic base for the island through GEMCO mine - Pristine natural resource base - land and sea - Indigenous Protected Area status - Strong links with senior levels of Government - Young generation losing culture & disengaged - Workforce not job ready - Low literacy and numeracy skills of working age cohort. - Lack of experience in operating enterprises - Mobility and motivation of workforce - Substance-abuse - Poor health - Low levels of private wealth accumulation - Land tenure restrictions - Sunset of current GEMCO lease - Inconsistency of GEMCO royalty - Housing maintenance response times - Overcrowding in Angurugu - Reliance upon Centrelink - Low education attendance - Poor education outcomes - Angurugu School infrastructure - Unexplored tourism - Linkages with other operators - Local organisations seeking to engage with Indigenous Communities - Numerous business opportunities - Numerous employment opportunities - GEMCO - further expansion of mine beyond current lease - Township leasing creates opportunity for business investment, home ownership and private enterprise - Renewable energy opportunities - Sea-based economic activities - Opportunities to reduce expenses - Space for horticulture/food production. - Further land losses and interruptions to song lines due to mining - Loss of key staff - Competition between stakeholders - Diminishing royalties - Lack of shared vision - Increase of Machado Joseph Disease - Increasing numbers of elderly requiring care - Loss of royalty and lease payments if mining stops - Work overload- organisationally and amongst local leaders