Australian Electoral
Commission
Indigenous Electoral
Participation Program
(IEPP)
Evaluation Report Volume 2
Case Studies
July 2012
ANNE MARKIEWICZ AND IAN PATRICK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Brisbane, Queensland
1
1.1
Background
1
1.1.1
Context
1
1.1.2
The IEPP in Queensland
2
1.1.3
IEPP Stakeholders and Type of Involvement
2
1.2
IEPP Strategies for Brisbane
3
1.2.1
A FOGS Event: IEPP Involvement in a Careers Expo
3
1.2.2
The IEPP Launch of the DVD ‘Louder than One Voice’: A Promotional Event
4
1.2.3
IEPP working with other Partners: Collaboration between IEPP and Rugby
5
1.2.4
IEPP working in Collaboration with Queensland State Parliament
5
1.3
IEPP Results
5
1.4
Lessons Learned about the IEPP Strategies for Brisbane
6
Bunbury, Western Australia
8
2.1
Background
8
2.1.1
Context
8
2.1.2
The IEPP in Western Australia
9
2.1.3
IEPP Strategies
9
2.2
IEPP Strategies for Bunbury and Surrounding Areas
9
2.2.1
Roelands Community and Media Initiatives
10
2.2.2
Indigenous Expo and Open Days
11
2.2.3
Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School
12
2.2.4
Goomburrup Aboriginal Corporation and Local Elders
12
2.2.5
DHS Centrelink
13
2.2.6
Role of Divisional Office
13
2.2.7
Other Activities
13
2.3
IEPP Results
14
2.4
Lessons Learned about the IEPP Strategies for Bunbury and Surrounds WA
14
Galliwin’ku, Northern Territory
17
3.1
Background
17
3.1.1
Context
17
3.1.2
The IEPP in the Northern Territory
19
3.1.3
IEPP Stakeholders and Type of Involvement
20
3.2
IEPP Strategies for the Arnhem Land and Galiwin’ku
21
2.
3
3.2.1
Arnhem Land Strategies
21
3.3
Work Conducted in Galiwin’ku
21
3.3.1
Overview
21
3.2.2
Education
22
3.3.3
Enrolment
24
3.3.4
Electoral Awareness Officer
25
3.3.5
The DHS Program
25
3.3.6
Service Coordination
26
3.4
IEPP Results
28
3.5
Lessons Learned about the IEPP Strategies in the NT
29
Wadeye, Northern Territory
33
4.1
Background
33
4.1.1
Context
33
4.1.2
The IEPP in the Northern Territory
35
4.1.3
IEPP Stakeholders and Type of Involvement
36
4.2
IEPP Strategies for NT
36
4.2.1
Information Sessions for Women at the Thamarrurr Rangers and Palngun
Wurnangat Association (PWA)
37
4.2.2
Roll Integrity and Enrolment Checks
38
4.2.3
IEPP Building Collaboration
39
4.3
IEPP Results
40
4.4
Lessons Learned about the IEPP Strategies in the NT
42
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Introductory Note
Four case studies are contained in this document which represents Volume 2 of the
Evaluation of the Indigenous Electoral Participation Program (IEPP) operated by the
Australian Electoral Commission.
This volume complements the main report contained in Volume 1.
The four case studies were conducted in between April and June 2012 by the evaluators,
Anne Markiewicz and Ian Patrick, working in conjunction with IEPP personnel.
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