Kimberley Project
National partnership Agreement on remote indigenous housing program
Kimberley Region
- Asset Principal – Government
- Client: Pindan Contracting
- Scale – 800 New Builds
- Term – 8 Years
- Trades – Demolition, Survey, Internal Linings, Roofing & External Cladding
The total Commonwealth investment through the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing Program (NPARIH) from 2010-2018 was $5.5 billion. This included new funding of $1.94 billion and incorporated funding from the former Australian Remote Indigenous Accommodation (ARIA) program and the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) in the Northern Territory which, at that time, was in the very early stages of implementation. With this funding, governments committed to building 4200 new houses and refurbishing more than 4800 houses, to benefit over 9000 Indigenous families in remote Indigenous communities across the country.
This was the most significant financial investment made to provide and upgrade public housing in remote Indigenous communities, and the governments involved were committed to capitalise on opportunities such a large scale, potentially once in a lifetime, injection of funding provided. In light of this, governments agreed the investment had to be underpinned by systemic reform of existing remote Indigenous housing arrangements.
To help achieve this, governments agreed on a comprehensive package of reforms to support the capital investment which included Employment, training and economic development opportunities for Indigenous people in construction and housing management, with a 20 per cent Indigenous employment target set for the construction phase.
Throughout a successful 8 year partnership with Pindan Contracting we were involved with an allocation of new builds scattered throughout the Kimberly region of Western Australia offering multiple trades across various skill sets and engaging with indigenous communities to offer onsite training and mentorship.
Trades completed included Demolition, survey, Internal linings, external cladding and roofing & painting.
