External Funding: Murdi Paaki Services ($85,000)

Investigators: Deirdre Howard-Wagner, Francis Markham and Eleanor Malbon

Overview: Murdi Paaki Services Limited, which is the operational arm of Murdi Paaki Regional Assembly (an autonomous Aboriginal peak body representing the communities of the Murdi Paaki region) has commissioned CAEPR researchers to evaluate the management, achievements, relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of the Murdi Paaki Regional Housing and Business Consortium (MPRHBC) project and the Murdi Paaki Regional Aboriginal Housing Leadership Assembly (RAHLA) Agreement in meeting the stated objectives and the degree to which efforts have contributed and continue to contribute to improving the management of the Aboriginal social housing sector across the Region.

The evaluation is a public administration evaluation research project with a specific focus on collaborative governance between a regional Aboriginal representative body and government agencies.