Newsletter – Jan-Mar 2020

Welcome Members to the third quarter January – March 2020 Newsletter.
It has been very trying for the Corporation at this point in time. The build up over the past few months have been very productive with some work coming up in the future and work has been put on hold that was meant to go ahead at the Killapninna Mission.

setting up the toilet and shower blocks. Regrettably, due to the COVID-19 it has all come to a stand still.
Unfortunately we are not the Government and they are the ones that are handing Assistance Money to Australian people, we are The Dieri Aboriginal Corporation and we do not have the Capacity to do this as we are a Not For Profit Corporation Not the Government. We did receive phone calls and also members come to the Office asking for money because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, in which members were told that we are not in a position to hand out money to each individuals as we cannot by Law. The Office will remain closed due to the COVID-19 Government Regulations of Isolation for the safety of staff and members, this is a direction of the Australian Government.
All business will be as usual but it will be via electronics, so we will accept your applications by Fax or Emails and they will be processed in a very timely manner.
Please Do Not attend the Office as a refusal of Entry may Offend, as I have stated this is for the safety of Staff and Members.
Over the past few Months there has been a number of Members that think that it is ok to abuse the staff, Members need to understand that these staff members work in a very unthankful Position as they provide a service to there Family and Extended Family and do not need to be abused the way some of our members do out there, this will not be tolerated and it will lead to action taken by a Staff member to have this dealt with in the appropriate way. Below I have listed all contact details for lodgement of your Policy Applications which is a copy of the Public Announcement that has been advertised in the local Port Augusta and Broken Hill Newspapers.
The office will remain closed until further notice.
Please submit policy application through all electronic methods at;

[email protected]
[email protected] 
[email protected] 
Phone: 08 8641 0092
Fax: 08 8641 0002
ONLINE at www.dieri.com.au 
Ensure you lodge a completed application with the full completion of the Form 1 & 2 as well as your quote/invoice and supporting documentation. Policy application forms can be found on the website. If you apply at the Dieri website complete form 1 first the select submit then complete form 2 and select submit. This will ensure admin receives both forms for complete applications.
You will be notified by SMS to the outcome of your application.

Please allow up to 5-14 days processing during this time.

I have set up an Office in Broken Hill to provide additional support with applications for members living in this area, due to members only being able to utilise assistance from Schools and other organisations to send their Policy Applications electronically.