Aboriginal Services and Contacts

Aboriginal Community Development Officer

The City’s Aboriginal Community Development Officers assists with building and strengthening relationships between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the City of Cockburn by:

• Promoting and encouraging community development programs and activities 
• Raising awareness of Aboriginal culture and history 
• ​Provision of information and support
• Developing  a high level of cultural competency across the organisation and the Cockburn community via training, events, projects and services
• Coordinating the City's Aboriginal Reference Group (ARG) ensuring administrative support and a cooperative working relationship to assist with areas of interest
• Playing a key role in the development and implementation of the City's Strategic Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and embedding the plan across the organisation and the broader community
• Developing cultural competency and understanding of aboriginal culture and history through culturally appropriate training, services and practices
• Strengthening and building the capacity of current and new local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups, using a community development approach.

Aboriginal activities and events

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can connect with the City’s Aboriginal Services through City run activities events and programs.

For a full list of events which may be of interest to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, please visit the Events and Workshops webpage.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can also participate in the City’s Events, Social Clubs and Support Groups.

Useful links and resources

• Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Service opens in a new window
• Aboriginal Community Funeral Plan opens in a new window
• Aboriginal Hostels Limited opens in a new window
• Advocare – Assistance for older Aboriginal People opens in a new window
• Beyond Blue opens in a new window
• Black Dog Institute opens in a new window
• Centrelink – Indigenous Australians opens in a new window
• Close the Gap: Indigenous Health opens in a new window
• Creative Spirits (Aboriginal Law and Justice) opens in a new window
• Derbal Nara - Aboriginal information website opens in a new window
• Diabetes Australia opens in a new window
• Headspace opens in a new window
• Indigenous Business Australia opens in a new window
• Indigenous Community Volunteer (Community First Development) opens in a new window
• MyGov opens in a new window
• Nyungar History
• Reconciliation Australia opens in a new window
• South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council (SWALSC) opens in a new window 

More information and contact

For more information call 08 9411 3444 or email [email protected].