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COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE FOR REMOTE ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 2013-14
ALL THE RESEARCH
MILESTONES SET BY
THE COMMONWEALTH
WERE MET.
RemoteBiz assisted CRC-REP to conduct
on‑ground research across several projects,
utilising the services of the Aboriginal
Community Researchers. These researchers
help develop and deliver surveys and other
research in language, using computer tablets
in their own communities.
There are 24 students currently associated
with the CRC-REP, from VET, Honours,
Masters and PhD programs. Nearly 20 per
cent of our students are Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander peoples. During 2013-14 a PhD
student was awarded the prestigious Aurora
Indigenous Scholars Scholarship, and three
students have completed their Honours
degree with First Class Honours.
In the Climate Change Adaptation and
Energy Futures project, research found
that poor transport infrastructure and high
operational costs in remote Australia create
issues of safety, affordability, efficiency and
reliability – all combining to constrain the
viability of businesses and community
liveability in remote Australia.
The Aboriginal Cultural Enterprise project
has undertaken more than 60 helicopter-
borne and land-based expeditions with
Elders to remote Sites of Significance in
Spinifex country, gathering information about
more than 650 sites including about 180
previously lost sites that have been re-located
and documented.
The first comprehensive value chain
analysis of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Art sector has been completed.
Many pre-publication briefings have been
provided to stakeholders from the sector,
including governments.