Final Report: Strengthening Community Research in ... - Ninti One

The subsequent research cycle (Vehicle Safety Focus Groups 1.2) involved deepening the inquiry about safedriving in response to these survey findings. This cycle also impacts on LIP Priorities, and researchrecommendations should be considered in the review of the LIP related to actions for 2012. The data report,analysis and findings are contained in section 4.4 of this report.5.1.2 Research Cycle 1.2: Focus Groups on Vehicle Safety (September 2011)Schedule A: Local Implementation Plan Priority Actions Priority 2. The working age population has thedepth and breadth of skills and capabilities required to enter the labour market (Commonwealth ofAustralia 2010, pp. 42–44)Strategy 1.1: Local businesses and jobs are developed.Action 1.1.11: Explore partnership opportunities in the private sector, with a particular emphasis on building formallinks with industries operating in the region. These partnerships could include (but not be limited to) training,employment, infrastructure and community development.Strategy 2.1: Ntaria residents acquire the skills required to find and take up jobsAction 2.1.7 Ntaria community members learn safe driving practices, access driver training and acquire driver’slicencesAfter enquiring, researching and reflecting upon the findings from the fieldwork from both research cycles – Stage1.1 A Safe Driving Survey at Ntaria (Lovell et al. 2011) and Stage 1.2 Vehicle Safety Focus Groups (Lovell et al. 2012)– the research findings have identified the following action for progressing safe driving futures in the communityof Ntaria.As a result of Research Cycles 1.1 and 1.2, Ninti One Ntaria Research Team recommends that Wurla Nyintarequests an investigation of how a combined service approach, as represented by the RSD NPA, could supportdeveloping a local garage. The outcome might be linked with LIP actions that support adult training outcomes,employment, local business development, youth diversion and community service orders, men’s programs, JobService Providers services and support, driver’s licence training, tourism, and preventative driver trainingprograms for young peopleThe recommended actions from the Ntaria Community Researchers are that:1. Wurla Nyinta asks the government to engage people in the community to participate in developing aviability study and business plan for a garage at Ntaria or Tjuwanpa.Wurla Nyinta requests the viability of a commercial and training garage be investigated as a first step toestablishing a safe choice for repairs and maintenance of vehicles within the community.2. The social, economic, governance and health needs of the community are considered in the viability andbusiness planThe community should be engaged in all aspects of the process of investigating and developing a strategic plan fora local garage.83