We understand the needs of people living in remote locations
Grant Funding
The allocation of funds for housing maintenance and municipal and essential services is determined by the number of homelands covered by the grant and the number of residential dwellings on each of these homelands.
In providing funding for these services, the government aims to improve the living conditions of Aboriginal people. To ensure that the funding is used for this purpose, strict guidelines are issued that describe precisely what each grant can be spent on. Ingkerreke Services is required to report to the Government on a six-monthly basis, detailing the actual expenditure against each grant. An audit is also carried out at the end of each financial year to ensure that the Corporation has been compliant.
Ingkerreke Services is skilled at accessing and managing grant funding. As such, Ingkerreke Services has been able to achieve other priorities for homeland residents through accessing ABA funding and Homelands Extra funding. In addition, Ingkerreke Services has delivered projects for Central Land Council utilising leasing and other funds. Ingkerreke Services takes pride in administering grants in full compliance with the conditions of the funding agreements, while also endeavouring to provide the best possible outcomes to the homeland residents that we support.
Our Resources
Ingkerreke Services strives to provide innovative and sustainable service solutions to remote homelands. Ingkerreke Services owns and maintains the required plant and equipment to provide comprehensive homeland services, including water trucks, waste collection units, large and small tip trucks, bobcats, dingos and an excavator.
Ingkerreke Services has its own experienced team of municipal service workers, as well as two builders/ project managers, and collaborates with a wide network of tradespeople and suppliers.
Ingkerreke Services owns premises at 24/26 Kidman Street.
Municipal &
Essential Services
Ingkerreke Services' support staff are accustomed to the needs of people living in remote locations and are able to recommend and implement services and solutions that are both reliable and enduring. In addition, Ingkerreke Services owns the plant and equipment required to provide complete services to homelands.The grant funding that Ingkerreke Services receives for municipal and essential services allows us to carry out the following type of work at the homelands:
MUNICIPAL
SERVICES
Activities related to road maintenance, waste disposal, dust control, fire prevention measures, animal control and environmental health activities.
Essential
SERVICES
Activities related to provision of electricity and water, as well as wastewater disposal.
Housing Services
Ingkerreke Services receives funding for housing maintenance designed to cover the cost of carrying out homeland housing repairs with the aim of maintaining every house at a standard that is safe, healthy and habitable. Ingkerreke Services' housing team decides how this funding is allocated by prioritising repairs as requiring immediate, urgent or planned attention. The priorities follow the guidelines set out in the funding agreement, examples of which are:
Immediate
Repairs
Electrical danger, gas leaks, significant water loss, severe sewage overflow.
Urgent
Repairs
Loss of power, smoke alarm repair, water or sewage leaks.
Planned Repairs
Preventative
and cyclical maintenance.
By planning, prioritising and deploying cross-functional trade teams, Ingkerreke Services is able to keep costs to a minimum for the benefit of homeland residents.
Our Housing team also collects homeland service fees and accounts for how those funds are spent.
For additional information about Housing Services, please contact our office.
Infrastructure
Each financial year, the Northern Territory Government makes a limited amount of funding available to assist with the upgrade and replacement of essential infrastructure on homelands. This funding provides for items such as pipelines, bores, solar systems, reticulation and other equipment required to ensure that homelands continue to provide a safe, healthy and habitable environment for their residents.
To access this funding, Ingkerreke Services carries out audits of the homelands that it services and consults with homeland residents prior to submitting grant applications for specific capital upgrade projects. Examples of projects that Ingkerreke Services has carried out as a result of successful capital funding applications include upgrades to solar bores, purchase and installation of a new containerised generator system, waterline upgrades, various power upgrades, new fenced rubbish tips, a municipal shed, perimeter fencing and a new septic for an ablution block.
This type of funding application is not designed to provide for infrastructure related to social enterprise or tourism operations on homelands. Ingkerreke Services may be able to assist in identifying the right organisation or appropriate person to contact for assistance with these ventures. For further information about Capital and Infrastructure programs, contact our office.
Commercial
Ingkerreke Commercial Pty Ltd was established in the 2004/5 financial year as a partner to Ingkerreke Services, delivering housing repairs, maintenance and construction services.
From 2015 to 2021, Ingkerreke Commercial Pty Ltd traded as a stand-alone, Aboriginal-owned company, providing building and construction, project management and steel fabrication.
Ingkerreke Commercial completed projects for government, corporate and private clients in remote, regional and urban locations across Central Australia, the Top End, northern Western Australia and Far North Queensland.
