The Murdi Paaki Aboriginal Young Leaders Project is a regional leadership development program for Aboriginal young people to increase their knowledge and skills in community governance leading to increased representation of Aboriginal young people in CWPs and other decision making bodies.
There are sixteen Community Working Parties(CWPs) currently operating across the Murdi Paaki region. CWPs are comprised of Aboriginal community people and are recognised as the key point of contact between government and Aboriginal communities. The Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly is made up of the Chairpersons of each of the 16 CWPs plus an elected Chairperson.
The Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly and CWPs have recognised the importance of Aboriginal young people being involved in decisions made about the current and future needs of Aboriginal people. Many CWPs have specific positions on the CWP for Aboriginal young people, however only a few CWPs have been able to recruit Aboriginal youth as members or have young people regularly attending their meetings.
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Sydney Workshop held 1st June - 4th June 2009 with 28 Young Leaders attending....
Cobar Workshop held 16th March- 20th March with 30 Young Leaders attending...
Dubbo Workshopheld 8th December 2008- 11th December 2008 with 35 Young Leaders attending...
September 20th- 24th Cobar Workshop
June 16th- July 2nd Community Visits to followup Sydney Workshop and Website
Sydney Workshop 1st June 2009
30 participants of the Aboriginal Young Leaders
from across the Murdi Paaki Region to visit Sydney
