| CRCAH project nos: SD169,
SD115 |
SD169: Water service delivery
and changing household water use and state and Commonwealth water reform
objectives—a response from Aboriginal communities in South
Australia.
SD115: Identification of access and equity issues
governing domestic water charges to Indigenous families in rural
South Australia.
Administering organisation
Flinders University
Program Manager
Scott Davis,
Social
Determinants of Health program
Project Leaders
Eileen Willis (SD115),
Meryl Pearce (SD 169)
Team members
Eileen Willis, Meryl Pearce, Carmel McCarthy, Ben Wadham, Fiona
Ryan
Contact details
Eileen Willis
Tel: (08) 8201 3110
Email: Eileen.Willis@flinders.edu.au
Meryl Pearce
Tel: (08) 8201 2327
Fax: (08) 8201 3521
Email: Meryl.Pearce@flinders.edu.au
Funding sources
SD169:
- CRC for Aboriginal Health
- Desert Knowledge CRC
In kind contributors:
- Flinders University
- South Australian Department of Aboriginal Affairs and
Reconciliation (DAARE)
- Commonwealth Department of Family, Housing, Community
Services and Indigenous Affairs (FAHCSIA)
- United Water (Australia)
SD115: In kind contributors:
Flinders University
Partners involved:
SD169:
- Flinders University
- Desert Knowledge CRC
- DAARE
- United Water
- FAHCSIA
- CRC for Aboriginal Health
- Davenport Aboriginal Community
SD
115: Flinders University
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Project summary
SD169: This extension project is in two parts. The
first stage will extend the existing project to a third Aboriginal
community (the Davenport Community near Port Augusta) in South
Australia’s arid regions, engaging the community in
responding to the National Water Initiative (NWI) with a specific
focus on water conservation and the implications of a ‘user
pays’ system for water service delivery. The second stage of
the project focuses on dissemination of the research findings by
bringing together major research organisations and other
stakeholders.
SD115: An analysis of differences in access and
equity to domestic water supplies for Aboriginal families in South
Australia living in a range of rural situations: towns, communities
and outstations.
Summary
of project implementation
SD169: Water service delivery and changing
household water use and state and Commonwealth water reform
objectives—a response from Aboriginal communities in South
Australia.
- Production of a report for
each community and partners that outlines a possible
response by Aboriginal communities to the NWI.
- One community has already
achieved a Water Smart Grant to increase rainwater
harvesting.
-
SD115: Identification of access and equity
issues governing domestic water charges to Indigenous families in
rural South Australia.
Production of a report for
the community of Copley to use as the basis for applying for Water
Smart Grants
Timeline
The original project start
and finish dates are:
SD169 Start July
2006, finish May 2007
SD115
Start April 2005, finish March 2007
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[Last updated 29.5.2007]
