Clontaf sets itself up mainly in the bush. The Centre of Excellence is for our programs, some footy related, not Clontaf's. The Housing component of the precinct development is for the non footy related stuff, I mentioned that in my post above, but incorrectly lumping everything into one component.
with the likely loss of Wingard, Amon, and Neade the Indigenous players stock is looking thin
, non-Indigenous player visits will probably be used more often
with the likely loss of Wingard, Amon, and Neade the Indigenous players stock is looking thin
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Yet now there are eight?with the likely loss of Wingard, Amon, and Neade the Indigenous players stock is looking thin
I wonder if Santos would throw in some more money?Port Adelaide to turn to private enterprise to create Aboriginal centre of excellence |
Adelaide Now - Reece Homfray, Wednesday, 19 June 2019.
Port Adelaide says it is determined to push ahead with plans for Aboriginal centre of excellence despite funding shortfall
“Port Adelaide will push ahead with plans to build a 50-bed Aboriginal boarding house, health and education centre at Alberton and will turn to private capital to fill a $10m funding shortfall.”
... Plans for the club’s Aboriginal centre of excellence have been drawn for three years and it has secured $4m of Federal funding, but further pledges totalling $12m fell over after the respective State and Federal elections left the project at a standstill.
Port Adelaide chief executive Keith Thomas said the club would re-engage both levels of government as well as going to corporate and private enterprise and is talking to the Indigenous Land and Sea Council about a solution.
“Our frustration is we are trying to get this funded because we know there is an existing gap (in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal health and education outcomes) which is not being bridged,” Thomas said.
“We know we have programs that are designed to help and are working, and we have an idea and concept that is tailor made to accentuate the benefits we are providing.
“But we haven’t got the money to build it. We know there are a lot of priorities for government but all we are saying is we are still here, we are absolutely committed to this and are a willing partner looking to provide solutions.”
“We feel like once we are able to articulate the broader scope of this (to private enterprise) and relate it to the success we are already seeing with our programs, we think there will be interest.”
... the club created a program called Powerful Futures which has engaged Port Adelaide’s commercial network fill about 100 jobs for Aboriginal students in the past two years. But three years ago the club decided that it needed to do more again, and came up with the idea of building a centre of excellence for 50 students — including some from remote SA — to stay at Alberton full-time and have access to education and health services and cultural awareness programs.
Part of the centre would prepare students for ‘jobs of the future’ by exposing them to industries such as defence and mining and the pathway to get there.
“This is not about footy,” Thomas said.
... “You think science, maths, and yes it can be intimidating to a kid in Year 10 but what can it lead to and what does it look like? It’s about computers, design, and we find just exposure to what’s possible opens their eyes to the world.”
... Port Adelaide’s Aboriginal programs director Paul Vandenbergh said literacy levels among indigenous students was still lagging to at least Grade 3 and the average life expectancy of an Aboriginal man was 59 — 20 years younger than non-Aboriginal males.
“For me that feels very scary, if I’m entering my 40s. So we are not changing our mentality about how we see sugar, about seeing exercise as a daily occurrence — this (centre of excellence) is how we do it,” Vandenbergh said.
... Six years ago Port Adelaide changed its motto from ‘we exist to win premierships’ to ‘we exist to win premierships and make our community proud’.
“We felt like we needed to recognise that and be defined by that, and that really provided the impetus for these areas,” Thomas said. “We’ve always had a fantastic record with our Aboriginal players and the work that Pauly has done has defined us in many ways for a decade.
“For us this is a natural extension of the work we are already doing.”
