Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62[ 28 ] 1.  Meeting targets for procuring goods and services from Aboriginal-owned businesses by increasing the number of skilled fee-for-service businesses on the supply side. 2.  Greater departmental savings by allowing activities in remote locations to be conducted by local, qualified work teams rather than spending taxpayer funds flying in departmental staff from Perth or regional centres. 3.  Meeting a range of important government goals such as reducing reoffending rates and increasing prescribed burning to protect lives and property. 4.  Advancing all six objectives of Royalties for Regions and corresponding Regional Development Commission Blueprints. 5.  Improving school attendance and performance levels through the implementation of junior ranger programs in remote and regional schools. 6.  Fulfilling threatened species program objectives and Western Australia’s national and international commitments to biodiversity conservation. 7.  Meeting Council Of Australian Governments targets for Closing the Gap. 8.  Progressing the Regional Services Reform program to improve the lives of Aboriginal people in regional and remote Western Australia. 9.  Addressing long-running conflict with neighbouring properties through better resourcing and inclusive management. 10.  Meeting the goals of the Commonwealth Indigenous Advancement Strategy and the Western Australian Aboriginal Economic Participation Strategy. Supporting programs that build a stronger Western Australia Creating Ranger Parks will help deliver important government financial and policy objectives. Most notably, it will assist the government toward: Australia’s Golden Outback Maintaining Western Australia’s pastoral heritage is a priority of the Create Ranger Parks proposal.