Balkanu has partnered with the Australian Electoral Commission in the Indigenous Electoral Participation Program (IEPP).
The IEPP is a national program working directly with communities and/or in partnership with other organisations to deliver electoral participation services in ways that meet cultural and regional needs.
Under the partnership, Balkanu plays a role in the delivery of enrolment activities, electoral information sessions, developing tailored materials, and a range of other community outreach activities to raise awareness of the election process. Our service areas are: Aurukun, Cairns, Cooktown, Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Kuranda, Lockhart River, Mapoon, Mareeba, Mossman, Napranum, Pormpuraaw, Weipa, and Wujal Wujal.
We also promote the opportunity for temporary jobs, working at the federal election, either before, on or after election day, in regional or remote areas.
Voting gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people a chance to influence the government and policies that shape their lives. By participating in elections, they can vote for representatives who are more likely to advocate for their interests.
For more information, please select factsheets available in the links below.
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We respectfully acknowledge the First Nations people in the State of Queensland, we acknowledge the cultural and spiritual connection that Aboriginal people and Torres Straits Islander people have with the land and the sea.
We pay our respect to Elders past and present as well as the existing and emerging leaders who walk together in partnership on this journey.
We want to express our thanks to all our supporters, volunteers, funding organisations and all who have worked in partnership with us, standing alongside us to help achieve our mission to bring beneficial change to Cape York’s Indigenous communities.
