Coal & Allied Aboriginal Development Consultative Committee
Coal & Allied, in partnership with the Upper Hunter Valley Aboriginal Community, launched the Aboriginal Development Consultative Community (ADCC) in 2006.
The ADCC is a funding programme accessible by any Aboriginal person or group in the Upper Hunter Valley region undertaking a project to benefit the wider Aboriginal community.
In 2009 the Coal & Allied Aboriginal Development Consultative Committee continued to contribute to building capacity in the Hunter.
This year the committee invested more than $420,000 to deliver 14 partnerships with community groups and businesses, supporting projects which will help us deliver long term sustainability in the Hunter Valley. 
Projects supported in 2009:
Mentoring Programme
Upper Hunter Skills Development Centre $68,000
Manager & Bookkeeper for Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation
Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation $45,000
Mayapa Cultivating Business Success
Hunter Region Business Enterprise Centre - AEDO programme $21,000
Upper Hunter Community Development Worker
Alliance People Solutions $63,090
Marketing Plan
S&H Stockfeeds $14,500
NAIDOC Week 2009
Singleton Local Management Group $59,700
Ka-Wul - the next steps
Ka-Wul Indigenous Education and Resource Centre $51,000
Family and community strengths conference - $20,000
Tertiary Assistance Grant
Chantelle Howlett $2,500
Parents and Learning Programme - $20,000
Coal & Allied School to Work Transition Initiative
Dare to Lead $46,250
Secondary school education grants
Muswellbrook State High School $9,500
School Canberra/Snow Trip
Tara Evans $750