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Our Objectives
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To promote and support the establishment of a maritime education facility
with a hands-on learning program, aboard a suitable maritime vessel.
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Targeting Aboriginal people,
especially those of low income and/or limited formal education.
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Non-indigenous Australians,
Torres Strait Islanders and foreign students may also be accommodated in
the program for the furtherance of reconciliation and understanding
between cultures.
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The immediate goal will be to equip the students with various commercial
maritime licences for their
potential employment in maritime vocations.
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To gain government accreditation to provide approved courses for
maritime education.
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To promote a consciousness for maritime vocations among Aboriginal people.
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To facilitate social and cultural exchange between Aboriginal tribes,
especially those of the interior, with those of the Eastern City.
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To promote the awareness of the value of the continuance of Aboriginal
community life, and the family.
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To explore and utilise approaches to achieve social, economic, and cultural
development in Aboriginal communities and individuals.
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To provide food and other basic living essentials for low-income persons,
particularly among indigenous but also including non-indigenous Australians.
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To provide drug counselling and rehabilitation programs.
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To provide recreational and Aboriginal cultural learning programs for both
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
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To form a committee to be called "Aboriginal People for Constructive
Reconciliation" to arrange Aboriginal participation in programs and events
in the spirit of reconciliation from the Aboriginal perspective.
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To seek community support for the above objectives.
Our Aspirations
Our vision is one of social and cultural exchange between Aboriginal tribes. We
hope to present a creative and ongoing vision for Aboriginal youth by generating
self-employment, economic stability and cultural affirmation.
With your help we aim to promote an awareness of values of continuance of
Aboriginal community life and family; to represent an Aboriginal perspective in
reconciliation programs and events.
We appreciate any community support or involvement that would assist us in
achieving these goals.
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