National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide
The National Indigenous Infrastructure Guide is a written document from the Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The Guide was written to assist people who are working with infrastructure in Indigenous communities. It provides an integrated framework for understanding major infrastructure provision issues for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
National Indigenous Housing Guide
The National Indigenous Housing Guide is a written document from the Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. It is a resource for everybody involved in providing housing to Indigenous people. It is a guide for improving the living environment, health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It provides practical information to assist in the design, construction and maintenance of housing.
Mobility of Aboriginal People in Rural and Remote Australia
This research project quantifies and contextualises Aboriginal mobility using case study findings to develop a better understanding of Aboriginal perspectives, experiences of, and aspirations for mobility. The research aims to understand both the depth of attachment of Aboriginal people to their settlement places and the impact of any such changes on their mobility and service needs.
Language and Terminology for Referencing Aboriginal Culture and Heritage in the Design of the Built Environment
The Language and Terminology document is a guide for Referencing Aboriginal Culture and Heritage in the Design of the Built Environment. The guide is a published document, established to support more respectful and appropriate engagement with Aboriginal culture and heritage in the design of the built environment. Recommended language and terminology are included in the guide.
Healthabitat: Housing for Health
Housing for Health (HfH) is a project that works with poor people to improve the parts of their physical environment. This method puts the person and their health at the centre, then connects them to the parts of their living environment needed to stay healthy. This is an evidenced based methodology founded on the Healthy Living Practices (HLPs) aimed at improving health through the living environment.
Housing for Health
Healthabitat’s Housing for Health – The Guide is an online resource for anyone who is interested in the detailed links between housing and health. It gives guidance on designing, building and maintaining the living environment to improve safety and health.
Gurra Gurra Framework 2020-2026
The Gurra Gurra Framework 2020–2026 is designed to help The Department of Environment and Science (DES) work in genuine partnership with Queensland’s First Nations people to achieve stronger outcomes for Country and people. It is a framework that has been developed with input from across the department and co-designed with external First Nations leaders in Queensland, to identify and formalise the structure required for change. It works to continue connection to culture and place through better governance and management of Country.
Gunaikurnai Whole-of-Country Plan
This Whole-of-Country Plan is a written document developed by Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation, with the assistance of Native Title Services Victoria. The Whole of Country Plan document aims to bring together and add to the discussions that Gunaikurnai people have had during their fight for Native Title, and paint a picture of how they are now going to move forward. The document features culture, Country, a strategic framework, plan implementation and measuring progress.
Eora Journey Harbour Walk Storytelling Report
The Eora Journey – Harbour Walk Storytelling Report is a draft for the City of Sydney. The written report provides the foundational storytelling framework and recommendations to guide the implementation of the Harbour Walk being developed by the city in collaboration with community members and project partners. The document was last updated September 2019.
Closing the gap: 10 Years of Housing for Health in NSW: An evaluation of a healthy housing intervention
This report is a detailed study using geo-coded hospital separations data undertaken to identify if there have been any health benefits for the residents of the houses that have received the repair and maintenance program in Aboriginal community housing across NSW the past 10 years. The program has been noted to consistently identify improvements in house function for each project, increasing the ability of the householders to practice healthy living.