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Mingu Gadhaba, ‘Beginning Together’ Koori Inclusion Action Plan Department of Justice Department of Justice
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Mingu Gadhaba, ‘Beginning Together’Koori Inclusion Action Plan
Department ofJustice
Department of Justice
The Victorian Department of Justice acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land. The department also acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.
To receive this publication in an accessible format, such as large print or audio, please phone the Strategic Communication Branch on tel: (03) 8684 0376 or email: [email protected].
For more information, please contact the Koori Justice Unit on tel: (03) 8684 1766 or email: [email protected].
Published by Koori Justice Unit, Department of Justice, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
© Copyright State of Victoria, 2012.
No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968.
Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne
Print managed by Finsbury Green, June 2012.
Designed by Deadly Design.
‘Hunting Kangaroos’ copyright Bradley Brown (2012).
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Foreword
I’m proud to present Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together, the Department of Justice’s Koori Inclusion Action Plan.
The dialogue generated across the department in the crafting of the Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together has not only informed the development of this plan, it has been a learning journey in itself. The plan is the result of comprehensive consultation and genuine collaboration between Koori and non-Koori staff, throughout divisions and regions. It has engaged staff at all levels to consider what it means to have a workplace in which inclusion and reconciliation is a shared responsibility.
At Justice, the development of this plan has been an opportunity to build on our strong foundation of inclusive policies, partnerships and programs such as the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement and our Koori Employment Strategy. Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together also presents us with an opportunity to share best practice across the portfolio and to focus our efforts on how we can embed inclusion in a systemic and sustainable manner, in order to deliver tangible outcomes to the Koori community.
This plan responds to the Victorian Government’s four guiding principles of: Aspirations, Accountability, Engagement and Inclusiveness, and Partnership – a whole of community approach. Throughout the life of the plan, the department has committed to meeting the challenges of embedding inclusion throughout our systems and processes. We are also committed to ensuring we have evidence to show we are improving service delivery for our Koori clients, and to actively look for opportunities for service improvement. Our ongoing work to strengthen Koori employment and economic participation will also complement the development of an Indigenous economic participation strategy for Victoria. And as always, overarching all these efforts will be the need to continue strengthening and building partnerships with the Koori community.
This focus on partnership, as well as on measureable outcomes, make this plan a crucial point of collaboration between the department and the community. And this partnership theme applies within the department, too – the core vision outlined in this plan could not exist without the knowledge and expertise of staff and stakeholders throughout Victoria’s regions.
I would like to thank staff from every division and region across the department who contributed to the development of this Action Plan. I look forward to the journey of learning and implementing systemic change together.
Penny Armytage Secretary
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Contents
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Executive summary ............................................................................................................................. 5
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Building on existing strengths .............................................................................................................. 8
Action Area 1: Systemic Koori Inclusion ............................................................................................ 12
Action Area 2: Data and Service Improvement .................................................................................. 14
Action Area 3: Koori Employment and Economic Participation ......................................................... 20
Action Area 4: Communication, Engagement and Partnerships ...................................................... 24
Next steps ......................................................................................................................................... 29
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Executive summary
Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together was developed in accordance with the Victorian Government Aboriginal Inclusion Framework, which is a tool to assist government departments in becoming more inclusive of Aboriginal perspectives in the design and delivery of policies and programs, so that Aboriginal Victorians will experience increased access to, participation in and effectiveness of positive services.
Our objective is to improve performance across four key areas:• Systemic Koori Inclusion - how we will implement
organisational change to create a shared responsibility for Koori outcomes;
• Data and Service Improvement - how we will make evidence-based decisions to create increasingly culturally responsive programs and services;
• Koori Employment and Economic Participation - how we will support economic participation through employment and procurement;
• Communication, Engagement and Partnerships - how we will increase Koori community knowledge of and engagement with justice services.
Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together contains 35 actions and forms part of the Koori Inclusion Action Plan (Action Plan) Project. The project so far has delivered 17 divisional and regional action plans resulting in hundreds of new inclusion activities. Work will commence with statutory authorities and justice agencies in phase two, to champion Koori inclusion across the breadth of the justice portfolio.
Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together signals the start of a new journey that the department and the Koori community are beginning together. Our structures, behaviours, culture and values will reflect our respect for the Koori community, the Traditional Owners of the land upon which we now all live and work as Victorians.
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Introduction
‘A socially inclusive society is defined as one where all people feel valued, their differences are respected, and their basic needs are met so they can live in dignity.’ 1
Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together, the Department of Justice’s Action Plan, aims to improve access, participation and effectiveness of justice programs and services to Koories, in order to deliver improved outcomes to the Victorian Koori community. Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together is a demonstration of the department’s commitment to collaborating with Koori stakeholders, supporting Koori economic participation, and investing in organisational change to systemically embed Koori outcomes as a shared responsibility.
Whole of government commitmentOn 24 March 2011 in a speech to mark National Close the Gap Day, the Premier, Ted Baillieu outlined the Victorian Government’s policy intentions in relation to Aboriginal affairs including four guiding principles:
• Aspirations• Accountability• Engagement and Inclusiveness • Partnership - a whole of community approach
The Premier stated that government departments would be required to develop and implement Departmental Action Plans demonstrating how access, participation and effectiveness of programs and services could be improved for Aboriginal Victorians. Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together has been developed in accordance with the Victorian Government Aboriginal Inclusion Framework, a tool that has been created to frame the review and reform of current practices in relation to how departments do business with, and deliver services to Aboriginal people, families and communities, in order to overcome systemic exclusion. The framework identifies several areas of action and focus, and these are reflected within Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together.
The actions within Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together will strengthen the department’s contribution to strategic areas for action under the Victorian Indigenous Affairs Framework.
Development modelMingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together was developed in early 2012 as part of a whole-of-department collaborative process with internal and external Koori stakeholders. 30 workshops, aimed to foster collaboration, were facilitated across central and regional offices leading to the development of 17 comprehensive divisional and regional Action Plans. Hundreds of staff across the department actively contributed to these plans.
The divisional and regional action plans are tailored to specific work environments and are responsive to the needs of local communities. Each division and region has an Action Plan champion or working group taking the lead in Koori inclusion.
Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together is the whole of department Action Plan and acts as a thematic summary of the divisional and regional action plans. The development model of collaboration between Koori and non-Koori staff and stakeholders which recognises inclusion as a shared responsibility, has set the tone for the implementation of this Action Plan.
Project governanceAcross government, the Secretaries’ Leadership Group on Aboriginal Affairs will oversee the development and implementation of departmental Action Plans.
The Steering Committee for the Justice Action Plan Project is chaired by Carolyn Gale, Executive Director, Community Operations and Strategy, and membership is comprised of Executive Directors, Regional Directors and their delegates.
Key stakeholders are the Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee (RAJAC) Chairpersons, and Executive Officers, the Koori Employment Reference Group, the Koori Staff Network, the Aboriginal Justice Forum (AJF) and the Koori Caucus.
1 Victorian Government Aboriginal Inclusion Framework, 2011.
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ScopeMingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together is an ongoing Action Plan that will be reviewed annually. It is an umbrella document that encompasses targeted Koori policies, programs and services as well as having a strong focus on mainstream functions of the department, and achieving systemic Koori inclusion.
The development of Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together is phase one of the Action Plan Project. Once the department has embedded the cultural change objective of the project, the focus will shift to statutory authorities and justice agencies. We will work with these agencies to collaboratively build their capacity and strengthen partnership networks to deliver a culturally inclusive and responsive justice service system.
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Building on existing strengths
The department has a strong foundation of inclusive policies, partnerships and programs such as our Koori Employment Strategy and the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement. The department is a leader in Koori employment and engaging with the Koori community through structures such as the Aboriginal Justice Forum, Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committees and Local Aboriginal Justice Action Committees . Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together builds on those strengths and partnerships.
Koori Employment StrategyThe department has a comprehensive Koori Employment Strategy 2011-2015 and prides itself on its commitment and achievements in increasing Koori employment across all divisions and business units. The department recognises the importance of diversity in the workplace and the value that Koories bring to the Justice Portfolio.
The department’s Koori Employment Strategy has a range of initiatives, which focus on:
• active promotion of employment and training opportunities
• supporting career pathways and retention of staff• developing a Koori friendly workplace• being an employer of choice.
Over 100 Koories now work in the department in a range of diverse roles including management, policy development, projects, administration and direct service delivery in both Melbourne and regional Victoria.
In addition to the current employment, professional development and retention initiatives, a number of new programs have been developed. These include the Koori Prison Officer Recruitment program, Koori Graduate Recruitment and Career Development Scheme as well as an in-house Koori Cultural Awareness Training Program delivered by the department’s Koori cultural awareness training officer.
As of April 2012, the department’s Koori workforce represented 1.78 per cent of the department. Building further on its success, the department has set a stretch target of employing Koories to 2.5 per cent of the department’s workforce by 2015. The department is committed to continuing to grow, develop and retain its Koori workforce by creating a workplace that is inclusive and inviting to the community.
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Aboriginal Justice AgreementThe Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement (AJA) is a partnership between the Victorian Government and the Koori community, which has been operating since 2000. The aim of the AJA is to achieve improved Koori justice outcomes by:
• establishing initiatives that deliver accessible justice services
• building infrastructure to help reduce Koori over-representation in the criminal justice system
• maximising participation of the Koori community in the design, development, delivery and implementation of all justice policies and programs that impact on Koories.
The AJA was developed as a Victorian Government response to minimise Koori over-representation in the criminal justice system in accordance with the recommendations of the final report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths In Custody (1991). The AJA is delivered via a multi-layered structure of partnerships between the Victorian Government and the Koori community, coordinated by the Koori Justice Unit.
The AJF is the peak, statewide coordinating body responsible for overseeing the development, implementation and direction of the AJA. On a regional level, the RAJAC network facilitates the regional implementation of the AJA. A Local Aboriginal Justice Action Committee (LAJAC) network has also been established, to increase participation and ownership of local Koori communities, to offer local solutions to local justice issues.
Nine RAJACs have been established by the department throughout Victoria, each of which is serviced by a full-time Executive Officer who manages the day-to-day activities and planning requirements for the committee and reports to their respective regional director. RAJAC executive officers are based in the regional Justice offices, supporting the Justice regional model to improve government service delivery and accessibility to meet the needs of Victoria’s diverse and growing Koori community.
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Hunting Kangaroos Bradley Brown, GunaiKurnai man
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Bradley has experimented with the traditional GunaiKurnai artform of line patterns and contrasted this with other techniques such as dots and bold colours to celebrate the diversity in our human and physical landscape. This painting depicts an Aboriginal narrative about strength, hunting and gathering resources to share with the community. The footprints, arrows and circles symbolise the community unified on a journey together.
“Kangaroos are prominent figures in Aboriginal culture and art; they were hunted for food, to craft bones into hunting tools and fur for clothing. ‘Hunting Kangaroos’ depicts a story about Aboriginal men making and using traditional tools to hunt and gather Kangaroo for their community. The colours in the background represent the diverse landscape of their hunting grounds, the dots are the journey they took to find the Kangaroo and the line work, the spears they carried. This painting shows the strength and ability of the Aboriginal people and our connection to country.” Bradley Brown
‘Mingu Gadhaba’ comes from the Taungurung language and means ‘Beginning Together’.
The Taungurung language and GunaiKurnai art featured in this Action Plan are representations of Victorian Koori culture and reflect the sentiment of the department’s Action Plan. We embrace diversity, and are beginning a journey together, to deliver better outcomes to the Koori community today and into the future.
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Systemic Koori Inclusion
Action Area 1
Why is it important? One of the key themes from the consultations with the Koori community informing the Victorian Government Aboriginal Inclusion Framework was the need for inclusion to be embedded in government process in order for it to provide inclusive, consistent and accessible services to the Koori community. The department recognises that in order to reach a point where our organisation collectively embraces Koori outcomes as a shared responsibility, inclusion needs to be systemically embedded within our core business processes. When Koori outcomes increasingly become core business for the department, we will then be in a position to achieve sustainable change leading to better justice outcomes for the community.
Where are the opportunities for growth?By connecting the divisional and regional action plans with their respective business plans, and staff performance development plans, there is real opportunity to achieve systemic Koori inclusion. The divisional and regional plans are comprehensive and span across all program areas. The department is committed to actively strengthening the inclusion of Koori culture throughout the organisation, and recognises the need to include Koori voices in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of policies and programs that directly or indirectly affect the Koori community.
‘It is important that we all feel included; that we all feel part of Justice. We should be proud of where we come from, and more importantly, where we are all going together.’
Nial Finegan, Executive Director, Regional and Executive Services.
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The
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ri In
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ion
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n is
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bedd
ed in
or
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satio
nal s
truc
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ch a
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l bus
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ans
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port
folio
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adv
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on in
itiat
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ap
proa
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crea
se K
oori
repr
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mic
incl
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roug
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incl
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ithin
our
exi
stin
g bu
sine
ss s
truc
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s;•
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Koo
ri In
clus
ion
Act
ion
Pla
n ha
s be
en
adde
d to
the
Bus
ines
s P
lann
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Tool
kit.
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ctiv
e im
plem
enta
tion
of re
gion
al a
ctio
n pl
ans;
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hare
d re
spon
sibi
lity
for
Koo
ri ou
tcom
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acro
ss p
rogr
am a
reas
.
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ere
will
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n in
crea
se in
Koo
ri re
pres
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stic
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rtfo
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t Dire
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ffice
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l Cou
rts
and
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l Dire
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rogr
am M
anag
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ctor
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cutiv
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iona
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atur
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the
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DP
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cle.
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pro
cess
will
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201
2.
This
pro
cess
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3.
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onsi
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tion
of K
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ugh
all e
valu
atio
n pr
oces
ses
with
the
view
of
con
tinua
l im
prov
emen
t in
mee
ting
the
need
s of
the
Vic
toria
n K
oori
com
mun
ity.
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vide
a d
etai
led
impl
emen
tatio
n re
port
on
the
Koo
ri In
clus
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Act
ion
Pla
n fo
r th
e D
epar
tmen
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Ann
ual R
epor
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the
Vic
toria
n In
dige
nous
A
ffairs
Fra
mew
ork.
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part
men
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valu
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ide
prov
ides
pr
ompt
s to
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side
r sy
stem
impa
ct o
n K
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s in
pro
gram
s an
d se
rvic
es e
valu
ated
;•
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luat
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findi
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are
used
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plem
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stra
tegi
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nd in
itiat
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to im
prov
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cess
, pa
rtic
ipat
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and
effic
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of p
rogr
ams
and
serv
ices
to K
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s.
• C
ompl
etio
n of
inte
rnal
and
ext
erna
l rep
ortin
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quire
men
ts.
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ctor
, Pla
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erfo
rman
ce a
nd
Pro
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s U
nit,
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ic
Pro
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s an
d P
lann
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Koo
ri Ju
stic
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nit,
Com
mun
ity O
pera
tions
an
d S
trat
egy
Eva
luat
ion
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de
laun
ched
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y 20
12.
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ccor
danc
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ith
repo
rtin
g tim
elin
es.
Wha
t w
ill w
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o?
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t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
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Data and Service Improvement
Action Area 2
Why is it important?‘Understanding the experiences of exclusion and how it impacts on the lives of Aboriginal people, their families and communities is central to improving government systems and services’2. It is important for the department to continue to work with the Koori community to establish an understanding of the enablers and barriers to access and participation in programs and services. The department is committed to the Victorian Government Aboriginal affairs principle of accountability and the notion that we must all be accountable for delivering services that meet the needs of communities.
Where are the opportunities for growth?The department has an opportunity to increase our understanding of access, participation and effectiveness of program and service delivery to Koories. In particular, we recognise an opportunity to create more cohesive and holistic service access points such as justice service centres, courts and corrections. The department aims to make more efficient use of our resources and strengthen working relationships in order to provide effective coordination of service delivery, and ultimately improved outcomes.
‘All Victorians deserve access to high quality, efficient and effective services that work. We are committed to improved justice outcomes for the Koori community through delivering increasingly culturally inclusive and responsive programs and services.’
Carolyn Gale, Executive Director, Community Operations and Strategy.
2 Victorian Government Aboriginal Inclusion Framework, 2011
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Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
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t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
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will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
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ice
serv
ice
cent
res
and
Cou
rts
and
Trib
unal
s ar
e ‘K
oori-
frien
dly’
env
ironm
ents
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can
be
achi
eved
by:
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spla
y of
Abo
rigin
al a
nd T
orre
s S
trai
t Isl
ande
r fla
gs;
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Ack
now
ledg
men
t of T
radi
tiona
l Ow
ners
pl
aque
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rigin
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rtw
orks
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nam
ing
mee
ting
room
s w
ith A
borig
inal
la
ngua
ge w
ords
, or
in h
onou
r of
sig
nific
ant
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rigin
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eopl
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des
k st
aff h
ave
part
icip
ated
in c
ultu
ral
awar
enes
s tr
aini
ng;
• A
borig
inal
clie
nts
are
enco
urag
ed to
iden
tify,
an
d ar
e gi
ven
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
pro
vide
fe
edba
ck o
n ho
w e
ffect
ive
and
incl
usiv
e th
e se
rvic
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s be
en;
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fect
ive
coor
dina
tion
of s
ervi
ce d
eliv
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is
prov
ided
; clie
nts
rece
ive
rele
vant
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rral
s, a
re
conn
ecte
d to
the
serv
ices
they
requ
ire, a
nd
ther
e is
a fo
cus
on o
utco
mes
.
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stic
e se
rvic
e ce
ntre
s an
d al
l Cou
rts
and
Trib
unal
s w
ill be
incr
easi
ngly
Koo
ri-fri
endl
y;•
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nt s
atis
fact
ion
surv
eys
and
Koo
ri st
aff
surv
eys
are
used
to m
easu
re p
rogr
ess
of
incl
usiv
enes
s;•
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e w
ill be
gre
ater
ser
vice
coo
rdin
atio
n;•
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ill be
an
incr
ease
d K
oori
upta
ke o
f su
ppor
t ser
vice
s su
ch a
s C
onsu
mer
Affa
irs
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toria
, Dis
pute
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ent C
entr
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ictim
s S
ervi
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ily V
iole
nce
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rts
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isio
n an
d C
ourt
s In
tegr
ated
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vice
Pro
gram
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iona
l Dire
ctor
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d al
l Cou
rts
and
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s C
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cutiv
e O
ffice
rs
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al a
sses
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t of
incl
usiv
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s to
be
esta
blis
hed
by A
ugus
t 20
12.
Impl
emen
tatio
n w
ith
the
view
of c
ontin
ual
impr
ovem
ent w
ill be
on
goin
g.
Incr
ease
rele
vant
Koo
ri da
ta c
olle
ctio
n w
ith
the
view
of i
ncre
asin
g ac
cess
, par
ticip
atio
n an
d ef
fect
iven
ess
of p
rogr
ams
and
serv
ices
to
Koo
ries.
This
can
be
achi
eved
by:
•
cond
uctin
g cl
ient
sat
isfa
ctio
n su
rvey
s;•
cond
uctin
g st
aff s
urve
ys;
• re
cord
Koo
ri pa
rtic
ipat
ion
in ju
stic
e se
rvic
es;
• co
nsid
erin
g ho
w lo
ngitu
dina
l dat
a ca
n be
co
llect
ed to
ass
ess
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
just
ice
serv
ices
and
map
out
com
es.
• C
lient
sat
isfa
ctio
n an
d st
aff s
urve
ys a
re u
sed
to c
eleb
rate
str
ateg
ies
that
wor
k, a
nd p
ut
stra
tegi
es in
pla
ce w
here
nec
essa
ry to
del
iver
se
rvic
es to
the
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
and
Koo
ri st
aff m
ore
effe
ctiv
ely;
•
Eac
h re
gion
will
be a
ble
to s
how
Koo
ri pa
rtic
ipat
ion
in th
e se
rvic
es it
offe
rs;
• R
egio
ns a
nd re
leva
nt c
entr
al o
ffice
bus
ines
s un
its w
ill w
ork
colla
bora
tivel
y to
sco
pe w
here
th
e op
port
uniti
es a
re to
bet
ter
mea
sure
pr
ogra
m a
nd s
ervi
ce o
utco
mes
for
Koo
ries.
Reg
iona
l Dire
ctor
s,
Bus
ines
s U
nit D
irect
ors
Man
ager
, Koo
ri E
mpl
oym
ent T
eam
Ong
oing
.
16
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
Cor
rect
ions
Vic
toria
will
ensu
re th
at p
rogr
am
deve
lopm
ent t
hat a
ffect
s K
oori
offe
nder
s an
d/or
pris
oner
s w
ill co
ntin
ue to
be
evid
ence
-bas
ed
thro
ugh
fore
cast
ing,
rese
arch
and
dat
a an
alys
is
that
faci
litat
es ti
mel
y ad
vice
to g
over
nmen
t.
• S
tron
ger
evid
ence
-bas
ed p
olic
y de
cisi
ons
will
impr
ove
serv
ice
deliv
ery
in a
ccou
ntab
ility
and
tran
spar
ency
.
Dire
ctor
, Pol
icy
and
Str
ateg
y, C
orre
ctio
ns
Vic
toria
Ong
oing
.
Pris
ons
to re
port
on
the
atte
ndan
ce r
ates
of
Koo
ri pr
ison
ers
in e
duca
tion,
trai
ning
, gen
eral
pr
ogra
ms
and
wor
k pr
ogra
ms.
Par
ticip
atio
n da
ta
will
be u
sed
to re
gula
rly a
sses
s th
e ef
fect
iven
ess
and
rele
vanc
e of
pro
gram
s of
fere
d in
pris
ons.
• R
egio
nal d
irect
ors,
and
thei
r re
spec
tive
pris
on g
ener
al m
anag
ers,
will
reco
rd K
oori
part
icip
atio
n ra
tes
in p
rison
initi
ativ
es, a
nd
use
this
info
rmat
ion
to in
form
eng
agem
ent
tech
niqu
es, a
nd th
e ty
pes
of p
rogr
ams
that
ar
e of
fere
d;
• K
oori
pris
oner
s w
ill ha
ve a
cces
s to
effe
ctiv
e,
rele
vant
and
resp
onsi
ve p
rogr
ams
and
serv
ices
with
in p
rison
.
Reg
iona
l Dire
ctor
s
Pris
on G
ener
al M
anag
ers
Rep
ortin
g to
com
men
ce
in J
uly
2012
.
Cor
rect
ions
Vic
toria
will
enha
nce
the
offe
nder
pr
ogra
m a
sses
smen
t in
orde
r to
bet
ter
addr
ess
the
need
s of
Koo
ri of
fend
ers
and
pris
oner
s.
Pro
gram
ass
essm
ents
will
be m
ore
cultu
rally
re
spon
sive
. Thi
s w
ill en
sure
the
part
icip
atio
n of
K
oori
offe
nder
s an
d pr
ison
ers
in re
habi
litat
ion
prog
ram
s is
bet
ter
targ
eted
to th
eir
need
s.
• A
mor
e re
spon
sive
ass
essm
ent p
roce
ss w
ill re
sult
in im
prov
ed p
artic
ipat
ion
and
com
plet
ion
of o
ffend
er re
habi
litat
ion
prog
ram
s by
Koo
ri of
fend
ers
and
pris
oner
s.
Dep
uty
Com
mis
sion
er,
Offe
nder
Man
agem
ent,
Cor
rect
ions
Vic
toria
Com
men
ce J
uly
2012
.
Cor
rect
ions
Vic
toria
will
build
its
capa
city
to
del
iver
reha
bilit
atio
n pr
ogra
ms
to K
oori
offe
nder
s un
der
a ‘c
ultu
ral w
rap
arou
nd’ m
odel
.
This
mod
el in
clud
es:
• an
allie
d he
alth
cul
tura
l adv
isor
to d
eliv
er th
is
supp
ort;
• K
oori-
sens
itive
pro
gram
del
iver
y gu
idel
ines
.
The
‘cul
tura
l wra
p ar
ound
’ mod
el w
ill re
sult
in
Koo
ri of
fend
ers
rece
ivin
g m
ore
resp
onsi
ve a
nd
incl
usiv
e pr
ogra
m d
eliv
ery.
• Im
prov
ed p
rogr
am d
eliv
ery
will
incr
ease
ac
cess
to a
nd p
artic
ipat
ion
in o
ffend
er
reha
bilit
atio
n pr
ogra
ms.
Dep
uty
Com
mis
sion
er,
Offe
nder
Man
agem
ent,
Cor
rect
ions
Vic
toria
Com
men
ce J
uly
2012
.
17
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
Inve
stig
ate
the
optio
ns w
ithin
all
Cou
rts
and
Trib
unal
s to
impr
ove
the
colle
ctio
n of
Koo
ri da
ta (e
mpl
oyee
s an
d se
rvic
e us
ers)
to e
nsur
e m
eani
ngfu
l bas
elin
e da
ta e
xist
s to
sup
port
the
form
atio
n of
targ
eted
str
ateg
ies
and
initi
ativ
es.
Str
onge
r da
ta w
ill in
form
evi
denc
e-ba
sed
futu
re
plan
ning
dec
isio
ns.
Dat
a co
llect
ed fr
om G
ambl
er’s
Hel
p ag
enci
es
and
Vic
toria
n A
borig
inal
Hea
lth S
ervi
ce id
entifi
es
the
num
ber
of K
oori
serv
ice
user
s.
Bas
elin
e da
ta w
ill pr
ovid
e an
und
erst
andi
ng
of th
e ex
tent
to w
hich
the
Koo
ries
acce
ss
Gam
bler
’s H
elp
serv
ices
.
• O
ptio
ns fo
r im
prov
ing
data
col
lect
ion
agre
ed.
• C
ourt
s an
d Tr
ibun
als
Ser
vice
del
iver
y de
cisi
ons
will
be in
form
ed b
y im
prov
ed d
ata
colle
ctio
n.
• K
oori
acce
ss d
ata
will
be p
rovi
ded
to th
e D
ata
and
Eva
luat
ion
Team
with
in G
amin
g an
d R
acin
g D
ivis
ion
for
regu
lar
revi
ew o
f acc
ess
to
gam
blin
g se
rvic
es b
y th
e K
oori
com
mun
ity.
• C
hief
Exe
cutiv
e O
ffice
rs’
of C
ourt
s an
d Tr
ibun
als
• M
anag
er K
oori
Pro
gram
s an
d In
itiat
ives
Tea
m
Man
ager
, Dat
a an
d E
valu
atio
n, G
amin
g
and
Rac
ing
Com
men
ce J
uly
2012
.
The
depa
rtm
ent w
ill co
ntin
ue to
impr
ove
the
effic
ienc
y of
its
serv
ice
deliv
ery
in re
latio
n to
pr
oble
m g
ambl
ing.
Gam
ing
and
Rac
ing
Div
isio
n w
ill co
nsul
t with
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
mem
bers
to
gain
furt
her
insi
ght a
nd u
nder
stan
ding
into
thei
r ex
perie
nce
with
gam
blin
g an
d su
rrou
ndin
g is
sues
.
• In
form
atio
n fro
m th
e co
nsul
tatio
n w
ill tr
ansl
ate
to k
ey m
essa
ges
to b
e co
nvey
ed th
roug
h ca
mpa
igns
and
impr
oved
ser
vice
del
iver
y.
Dire
ctor
, Pro
blem
G
ambl
ing
Str
ateg
y,
Gam
ing
and
Rac
ing
Ong
oing
.
Ong
oing
.
Con
sum
er A
ffairs
Vic
toria
will
expl
ore
the
pote
ntia
l to
situ
ate
a K
oori
tena
ncy
wor
ker
in
Mild
ura
to:
• as
sist
with
tena
ncy
appl
icat
ion
requ
irem
ents
;•
assi
st K
oori
hous
ehol
ds w
ith m
aint
aini
ng
tena
ncy
agre
emen
ts;
• de
velo
p pa
ymen
t pla
ns fo
r re
nt;
• as
sist
with
Vic
toria
n C
ivil
and
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Trib
unal
tena
ncy
mat
ters
;•
educ
ate
land
lord
s an
d te
nant
s on
thei
r rig
hts
and
resp
onsi
bilit
ies.
• Th
e ap
poin
tmen
t of a
Koo
ri te
nanc
y w
orke
rE
xecu
tive
Dire
ctor
, C
onsu
mer
Affa
irs V
icto
ria
June
201
3.
18
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
Koo
ri cl
ient
s to
hav
e ac
cess
to a
targ
eted
K
oori
med
iatio
n se
rvic
e, in
clud
ing
trai
ned
Koo
ri m
edia
tors
.
Koo
ri D
ispu
te A
sses
smen
t Offi
cers
will
also
be
recr
uite
d.
Thes
e se
rvic
es h
ave
the
pote
ntia
l to
redu
ce
confl
ict a
nd la
tera
l vio
lenc
e in
the
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
.
Dis
pute
Set
tlem
ent
Cen
tre
Vic
toria
, Str
ateg
ic
Pol
icy
and
Legi
slat
ion
Dec
embe
r 20
12
(sub
ject
to B
udge
t and
E
xpen
ditu
re R
evie
w
Com
mitt
ee b
id).
• Th
ere
will
be in
crea
sed
upta
ke o
f Dis
pute
S
ettle
men
t Cen
tre
Vic
toria
Koo
ri-sp
ecifi
c se
rvic
es;
• Th
ere
will
be a
con
solid
ated
poo
l of K
oori
med
iato
rs.
The
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
will
have
acc
ess
to la
tera
l vi
olen
ce w
orks
hops
.
The
wor
ksho
ps a
re in
tend
ed to
bui
ld a
war
enes
s an
d st
rate
gies
for
deal
ing
with
late
ral v
iole
nce.
Dis
pute
Set
tlem
ent
Cen
tre
Vic
toria
, Str
ateg
ic
Pol
icy
and
Legi
slat
ion
Ong
oing
.•
Del
iver
y of
wor
ksho
ps.
19
20
Koori Employment and Economic Participation
Action Area 3
Why is it important? The department has a strong Koori Employment Strategy and a demonstrated ability to attract, retain and grow Koori employees. It is important that we use this foundation to consider how we can share our expertise to support Koori employment in other justice agencies and contribute to the Victorian Government priority of Koori economic participation and development. It is clear from a wide range of income, investment and labour force indicators that the gap in economic outcomes between Koori and non-Koories is significant.3
Where are the opportunities for growth?In response to the Victorian Aboriginal Public Sector Employment and Career Development Action Plan, Kareeta Yirramboi, the department has made a commitment to employing Koories to 2.5 per cent of our workforce by November 2015. Part of continuing to successfully attract, retain and grow our Koori workforce is dependent on providing a culturally safe workplace. The department has appointed a Koori Cultural Awareness Training Officer to build our capacity as an organisation to support Koori employment and Koori economic participation.
‘The Koori staff in our department contribute to greater cultural understanding for all. This is a department that values Koori employment and this Action Plan will extend us even further in our efforts to support Koori economic participation.’
Antoinette Gentile, Acting Director, Koori Justice Unit.
3 Victorian Government Indigenous Affairs Report 2010-11
21
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
Con
duct
Koo
ri C
ultu
ral A
war
enes
s Tr
aini
ng fo
r de
part
men
tal s
taff
and
all C
ourt
s an
d Tr
ibun
als
staf
f:•
enga
ge K
oori
Eld
ers,
resp
ecte
d pe
rson
s an
d co
mm
unity
mem
bers
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t and
de
liver
y of
Koo
ri C
ultu
ral A
war
enes
s Tr
aini
ng;
• w
here
pos
sibl
e, c
ondu
ct K
oori
Cul
tura
l A
war
enes
s tr
aini
ng a
t Koo
ri co
mm
unity
ce
ntre
s su
ch a
s B
unjila
ka a
nd th
e K
oori
Her
itage
Tru
st r
athe
r th
an h
iring
oth
er fa
cilit
ies.
Con
duct
a K
oori
staf
f inc
lusi
on s
urve
y to
es
tabl
ish
base
line
data
that
mea
sure
s K
oori
staf
f per
cept
ions
of t
he d
epar
tmen
t’s c
ultu
ral
incl
usiv
enes
s an
d re
spon
sive
ness
.
Whe
re a
tren
d em
erge
s th
at re
quire
s ac
tion,
re
leva
nt p
olic
ies,
pro
gram
s an
d pr
oced
ures
will
be p
ut in
pla
ce to
mee
t the
nee
ds o
f Koo
ri st
aff.
• 25
per
cen
t of a
ll st
aff w
ill ha
ve c
ompl
eted
K
oori
Cul
tura
l Aw
aren
ess
Trai
ning
by
Dec
embe
r 20
13;
• C
ertifi
cate
IV in
Gov
ernm
ent (
Cou
rt S
ervi
ces)
w
ill ha
ve a
Koo
ri cu
ltura
l aw
aren
ess
com
pone
nt. 1
00 p
er c
ent o
f new
regi
stra
rs
will
have
com
plet
ed th
is b
y 20
14;
• D
epar
tmen
tal s
taff
will
have
incr
ease
d ab
ility
to e
ffect
ivel
y en
gage
and
wor
k w
ith K
oori
staf
f and
the
broa
der
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
.
• S
urve
y co
nduc
ted
in A
pril
2012
;•
Bas
elin
e da
ta e
stab
lishe
d an
d ta
rget
s se
t Ju
ne 2
012;
• S
urve
y to
be
cond
ucte
d w
ith th
e vi
ew o
f m
easu
ring
chan
ge e
very
6 m
onth
s.
Koo
ri C
ultu
ral T
rain
ing
Offi
cer,
Lear
ning
and
D
evel
opm
ent;
Chi
ef E
xecu
tive
Offi
cers
of
all
Cou
rts
and
Trib
unal
s
Man
ager
Koo
ri E
mpl
oym
ent T
eam
, R
egio
nal a
nd E
xecu
tive
Ser
vice
s
Pro
gram
to r
un fr
om
2012
-13.
Sur
vey
to b
e co
nduc
ted,
w
ith a
sses
smen
t of
frequ
ency
to e
nsur
e m
axim
um p
artic
ipat
ion.
Att
ract
, ret
ain
and
grow
Koo
ri em
ploy
ees.
This
can
be
achi
eved
by:
• co
llabo
ratio
n w
ith K
oori
Eng
agem
ent S
uppo
rt
Offi
cers
(KE
SO
s) to
pro
vide
wor
k ex
perie
nce
oppo
rtun
ities
to K
oori
stud
ents
and
pro
mot
e Ju
stic
e as
an
empl
oyer
of c
hoic
e;•
men
torin
g pr
ogra
ms;
• su
cces
sion
pla
nnin
g;•
prof
essi
onal
dev
elop
men
t;•
seco
ndm
ent a
nd s
hado
win
g op
port
uniti
es;
• qu
ality
Per
form
ance
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
ns.
• B
y D
ecem
ber
2015
2.5
per
cen
t of t
he
Dep
artm
ent’s
wor
kfor
ce w
ill id
entif
y as
A
borig
inal
and
/or
Torr
es S
trai
t Isl
ande
r;•
We
will
have
an
incr
ease
d K
oori
empl
oyee
re
tent
ion
rate
;•
We
will
have
an
incr
ease
d pr
opor
tion
of K
oori
empl
oyee
s in
non
-iden
tified
role
s;•
We
will
have
an
incr
ease
d pr
opor
tion
of K
oori
empl
oyee
s in
pos
ition
s at
a V
icto
rian
Pub
lic
Ser
vice
Gra
de 5
or
abov
e.
Exe
cutiv
e D
irect
ors,
Reg
iona
l Dire
ctor
s, a
nd
man
ager
s of
Koo
ri st
aff
Koo
ri E
mpl
oym
ent
Str
ateg
y 20
11-2
015.
Koo
ri C
ourt
Offi
cers
and
/or
othe
r co
urts
ad
min
istr
atio
n st
aff t
o fil
l non
-iden
tified
role
s.•
Incr
ease
d in
take
of K
oori
Cou
rt O
ffice
rs,
and
othe
r K
oori
staf
f, in
to th
e C
ertifi
cate
IV
in G
over
nmen
t (C
ourt
s S
ervi
ces)
. Thi
s qu
alifi
catio
n an
d ex
perie
nce
incr
ease
s op
port
uniti
es to
pro
gres
s in
to n
on-id
entifi
ed
and
high
er g
rade
pos
ition
s.•
Ther
e w
ill be
an
incr
ease
d pr
opor
tion
of K
oori
empl
oyee
s in
non
-iden
tified
role
s, a
nd h
ighe
r gr
ade
posi
tions
with
in th
e C
ourt
s di
visi
on
Man
ager
, Org
anis
atio
nal
Cha
nge
and
Dev
elop
men
t M
agis
trat
es’ C
ourt
Com
men
ce J
uly
2012
.
22
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
In li
ne w
ith th
e V
icto
rian
Gov
ernm
ent’s
prio
rity
to im
prov
e K
oori
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t an
d pa
rtic
ipat
ion,
the
depa
rtm
ent w
ill ac
tivel
y co
nsid
er th
is p
riorit
y th
roug
h al
l pur
chas
ing
proc
esse
s.
• P
rovi
de c
heck
list i
n th
e P
rocu
rem
ent T
oolb
ox
to p
rom
pt c
onsi
dera
tion
of h
ow w
e ca
n su
ppor
t Koo
ri ec
onom
ic p
artic
ipat
ion;
• U
pdat
e P
rocu
rem
ent P
roce
ss R
epor
t te
mpl
ates
to in
clud
e re
fere
nce
to K
oori
incl
usio
n ac
tiviti
es;
• U
pdat
e va
lue
for
mon
ey d
ocum
enta
tion
to
incl
ude
cons
ider
atio
n of
Koo
ri bu
sine
sses
an
d m
inor
ity s
uppl
iers
;•
Upd
ate
iPro
cure
men
t to
iden
tify
Koo
ri bu
sine
ss th
at a
re m
embe
rs o
f the
Aus
tral
ian
Indi
geno
us M
inor
ity S
uppl
ier
Cou
ncil
and
the
Vic
toria
n In
dige
nous
Bus
ines
s N
etw
ork;
• C
ondu
ct a
war
enes
s se
ssio
ns d
urin
g C
ontr
act
Man
ager
For
ums
rega
rdin
g th
e ex
empt
ion
polic
y an
d K
oori
incl
usio
n;•
Use
Pro
cure
men
t Yam
mer
to b
uild
gre
ater
aw
aren
ess
of p
ossi
bilit
ies
for
Koo
ri pr
ocur
emen
t;•
Inve
stig
ate
clau
ses
for
tend
er d
ocum
enta
tion
that
can
enc
oura
ge p
rovi
sion
s fo
r K
oori
incl
usio
n an
d em
ploy
men
t fro
m s
uppl
iers
-
this
cou
ld a
pply
to b
oth
good
s an
d se
rvic
es
and
capi
tal;
• D
evel
op a
com
mun
icat
ions
str
ateg
y to
del
iver
up
date
d m
essa
ges
of h
ow w
e ca
n su
ppor
t K
oori
econ
omic
par
ticip
atio
n th
roug
hout
pu
rcha
sing
pro
cess
es a
nd p
rovi
de g
uida
nce
to u
nder
take
this
.
Acc
redi
ted
Pur
chas
ing
Uni
t, S
trat
egic
Pro
ject
s an
d P
lann
ing
Dec
embe
r 20
12.
23
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
Bui
lt E
nviro
nmen
t and
Bus
ines
s S
usta
inab
ility
Uni
t will
requ
est t
hat c
onst
ruct
ion
proj
ect
tend
erer
s co
nsid
er in
thei
r re
spon
se to
the
tend
er b
rief,
the
follo
win
g:
The
Bui
lder
will
ende
vour
to e
mpl
oy In
dige
nous
w
orke
rs to
ass
ist i
n th
e de
liver
y of
the
Wor
ks,
for
the
dura
tion
of th
e W
orks
, for
Priv
ate
Pub
lic
Par
tner
ship
s pr
ojec
ts.
For
stan
dard
del
iver
ed m
ajor
pro
ject
s, w
here
re
leva
nt to
loca
l Ind
igen
ous
issu
es:
• C
onsu
ltant
s w
here
rele
vant
will
ende
vour
to
dem
onst
rate
that
the
desi
gn o
f bui
ldin
g st
ruct
ures
, mat
eria
ls, f
orm
and
sub
stan
ce
resp
ond
appr
opria
tely
and
in a
cul
tura
lly
sign
ifica
nt w
ay, a
nd•
Bui
lder
s w
here
rele
vant
will
ende
vour
to
dem
onst
rate
an
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
loca
l is
sues
and
pro
vide
met
hods
by
whi
ch th
e em
ploy
men
t of l
ocal
Indi
geno
us s
taff
can
be
opt
imis
ed.
• C
onst
ruct
ion
proj
ects
man
aged
by
the
depa
rtm
ent w
ill su
ppor
t Koo
ri ec
onom
ic
part
icip
atio
n an
d de
velo
pmen
t;•
The
desi
gn o
f new
just
ice
build
ing
stru
ctur
es
will
refle
ct K
oori
cultu
re w
here
app
ropr
iate
; •
The
requ
irem
ents
will
be in
clud
ed in
de
part
men
tal t
ende
r do
cum
enta
tion.
Dire
ctor
, Bui
lt E
nviro
nmen
t an
d B
usin
ess
Sus
tain
abilit
y,
Str
ateg
ic P
roje
cts
and
Pla
nnin
g
Com
men
ce J
uly
2012
.
Reg
iona
l offi
ces
will
supp
ort K
oori
econ
omic
de
velo
pmen
t and
par
ticip
atio
n th
roug
h pr
ocur
emen
t.
This
can
be
achi
eved
by:
• pr
omot
ing
the
use
of th
e V
icto
rian
Indi
geno
us
Bus
ines
s D
irect
ory;
•
utilis
ing
Koo
ri fa
cilit
ator
s, K
oori
venu
e hi
re fo
r m
eetin
gs a
nd fu
nctio
ns, a
nd u
nder
stan
ding
pr
ocur
emen
t pro
cess
es w
ith re
gard
s to
sel
ect
tend
er a
nd m
inor
ity s
uppl
iers
.
• Th
e V
icto
rian
Indi
geno
us B
usin
ess
Dire
ctor
y w
ill be
pro
mot
ed th
roug
h re
gion
al o
ffice
s;•
Reg
ions
will
have
the
deta
ils o
f loc
al a
nd
stat
e-w
ide
Koo
ri bu
sine
sses
• W
here
rele
vant
, mee
tings
are
hel
d at
Koo
ri ve
nues
and
/or
faci
litat
ed b
y K
oori
cons
ulta
nts.
Reg
iona
l Dire
ctor
s an
d Fi
nanc
e M
anag
ers
Loca
l Koo
ri su
pplie
r lis
ts
deve
lope
d by
Jul
y 20
12.
Pro
cure
men
t pro
cess
es
are
ongo
ing.
24
Communication, Engagement and Partnerships
Action Area 4
Why is it important? Our communication and engagement with the Koori community, directly impacts on our ability to deliver effective services. By engaging Koories and forming collaborative partnerships, we are able to create a deeper understanding of how to effectively respond to the community’s needs. The department actively supports the Victorian Government Aboriginal affairs principle of engagement and inclusiveness; acknowledging that Closing the Gap can only be achieved through a partnership built on genuine engagement with Aboriginal people across this state.
Where are the opportunities for growth?Evidence suggests that place-based and ‘joined-up’ service provision improves efficiencies, reduces duplication and delivers better outcomes. We have an opportunity to invest in localised communication and engagement through the development of regional Koori communication strategies. The department will combine our collective experience in forming partnerships and effectively communicating with the community, to improve Koori community knowledge of, and access to justice services which we are committed to delivering in a more coordinated manner.
‘The Department of Justiceis proud to step up and continue its key role in improving practical outcomes for Victoria’s Koori communities. This Action Plan will light the path for better representation of Koori people in the department’s communication withVictorians on a range of important issues across media, campaigns, partnerships and online.’
Simon Troeth, Director, Strategic Communication
25
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
The
depa
rtm
ent w
ill ta
rget
the
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
in
com
mun
icat
ions
for
mai
nstr
eam
pro
gram
s an
d se
rvic
es. T
his
can
occu
r th
roug
h cr
eatin
g K
oori
spec
ific
com
mun
icat
ion
prod
ucts
, or
by ta
rget
ing
the
dist
ribut
ion
of c
omm
unic
atio
n pr
oduc
ts to
A
borig
inal
com
mun
ity c
ontr
olle
d or
gani
satio
ns,
peak
bod
ies
and
the
Abo
rigin
al J
ustic
e Fo
rum
.
• Th
e de
part
men
t will
crea
te c
ultu
rally
incl
usiv
e co
mm
unic
atio
n pr
oduc
ts;
• Th
e K
oori
com
mun
ity w
ill ha
ve a
cces
s to
cl
ear
info
rmat
ion
abou
t jus
tice
prog
ram
s
and
serv
ices
;•
Ther
e w
ill be
incr
ease
d aw
aren
ess
of
com
mun
ity s
afet
y in
itiat
ives
and
pos
itive
su
ppor
t ser
vice
s.
Dire
ctor
, Str
ateg
ic
Com
mun
icat
ions
, R
egio
nal a
nd E
xecu
tive
Ser
vice
s
Com
men
ce J
uly
2012
.
Eac
h re
gion
will
have
a lo
calis
ed K
oori
Com
mun
icat
ions
Str
ateg
y.•
All
regi
onal
sta
ff w
ill ha
ve a
cces
s to
a lo
calis
ed
Koo
ri C
omm
unic
atio
n S
trat
egy
and
cont
ribut
e to
incr
ease
d en
gage
men
t with
the
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
;•
Gre
ater
eng
agem
ent i
s in
tend
ed to
resu
lt in
in
crea
sed
upta
ke o
f jus
tice
serv
ices
.
Reg
iona
l Dire
ctor
sS
trat
egie
s fin
alis
ed b
y S
epte
mbe
r 20
12.
Impl
emen
tatio
n is
on
goin
g.
Reg
ions
to u
se o
utre
ach
as a
met
hod
for
enga
gem
ent w
ith th
e K
oori
com
mun
ity.
This
can
be
achi
eved
by:
• at
leas
t one
des
igna
ted
Koo
ri ev
ent w
ith th
e Ju
stic
e B
us in
eac
h re
gion
per
ann
um;
• S
herif
f’s fi
ne d
ays
and
regu
lar
visi
ts to
loca
l A
borig
inal
co-
oper
ativ
es;
• A
ctiv
ely
prom
otin
g an
d ‘d
emys
tifyi
ng’ j
ustic
e pr
ogra
ms
and
serv
ices
thro
ugh
visi
ts to
the
co-o
pera
tives
, par
ticip
atin
g in
com
mun
ity
even
ts, a
nd p
rese
ntin
g ke
y in
form
atio
n at
R
AJA
C m
eetin
gs.
• Ju
stic
e se
rvic
es a
re a
ctiv
ely
prom
oted
to th
e K
oori
com
mun
ity th
roug
h ou
trea
ch. I
n tu
rn,
ther
e w
ill be
gre
ater
kno
wle
dge
with
in th
e co
mm
unity
of w
hat s
ervi
ces
are
avai
labl
e;•
Reg
ions
will
reco
rd in
form
atio
n ab
out h
ow a
nd
whe
n th
ey e
ngag
e w
ith th
e K
oori
com
mun
ity.
Reg
iona
l Dire
ctor
sO
ngoi
ng.
Cre
ate
aven
ues
for
Koo
ri yo
uth
cons
ulta
tion
and
enga
gem
ent w
ith ju
stic
e pr
ogra
ms
and
serv
ices
. Th
is is
par
ticul
arly
impo
rtan
t giv
en th
e yo
ung
and
rapi
dly
grow
ing
Koo
ri po
pula
tion
in V
icto
ria,
to b
uild
pos
itive
rela
tions
hips
bet
wee
n th
e de
part
men
t and
Koo
ri yo
uth,
and
to p
rom
ote
the
depa
rtm
ent a
s an
em
ploy
er o
f cho
ice.
Reg
ions
will
esta
blis
h a
yout
h co
nsul
tativ
e m
echa
nism
suc
h as
:•
a Yo
ung
RA
JAC
or
• a
yout
h re
pres
enta
tive
on th
e ex
istin
g R
AJA
C
or•
a re
gion
al y
outh
com
mitt
ee in
con
sulta
tion
with
the
Vic
toria
n In
dige
nous
You
th A
dvis
ory
Cou
ncil.
Reg
iona
l Dire
ctor
sC
onsu
ltatio
n m
echa
nism
co
nfirm
ed b
y Ju
ly 2
012.
Impl
emen
tatio
n is
on
goin
g.
26
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
Cou
rts
and
Trib
unal
s w
ill bu
ild s
tron
ger
rela
tions
hips
with
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
.•
All
Mag
istr
ates
’ Cou
rts
will
have
map
ped
and
crea
ted
part
ners
hips
;•
Sup
rem
e C
ourt
of V
icto
ria w
ill de
velo
p a
com
mun
ity e
ngag
emen
t str
ateg
y th
at in
clud
es
form
ing
stro
ng re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith K
oori
Eld
ers
and
Indi
geno
us L
awye
rs, p
artic
ular
ly in
regi
onal
lo
catio
ns;
• C
ount
y C
ourt
of V
icto
ria w
ill pr
ovid
e op
port
uniti
es fo
r yo
ung
Koo
ri pe
ople
in
She
ppar
ton
to u
nder
take
wor
k ex
perie
nce
in
the
cour
t;•
Vic
toria
n C
ivil
and
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Trib
unal
will
cons
ult w
ith th
e K
oori
com
mun
ity th
roug
h R
AJA
C’s
on
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f leg
isla
tive
or
polic
y ch
ange
;•
Cor
oner
s C
ourt
of V
icto
ria w
ill in
clud
e K
oori
repr
esen
tatio
n in
pub
licat
ions
, and
pro
vide
link
s to
Koo
ri su
ppor
t ser
vice
s on
thei
r w
ebsi
te.
Chi
ef E
xecu
tive
Offi
cers
of
all
Cou
rts
and
Trib
unal
s
Com
men
ce J
uly
2012
Pol
ice
and
Em
erge
ncy
Ser
vice
s D
ivis
ion
will
deve
lop
form
al a
nd o
ngoi
ng p
artn
ersh
ips
with
in
tern
al a
nd e
xter
nal K
oori
stak
ehol
ders
, Koo
ri co
mm
unity
org
anis
atio
ns, a
nd ju
stic
e ag
enci
es
to d
eliv
er im
prov
ed o
utco
mes
to th
e co
mm
unity
th
roug
h co
llabo
ratio
n.
• R
elev
ant p
olic
y or
pro
gram
dev
elop
men
t will
incl
ude
cons
ulta
tion
with
Koo
ri st
akeh
olde
rs;
• P
olic
e an
d E
mer
genc
y M
anag
emen
t Div
isio
n w
ill ch
ampi
on K
oori
incl
usio
n to
rele
vant
ju
stic
e ag
enci
es a
nd e
mer
genc
y se
rvic
es;
• C
onsi
dera
tion
of K
oori
pers
pect
ives
will
be
refle
cted
in C
omm
unity
Sur
veys
, Afte
r A
ctio
n R
evie
ws
and
Qui
ck L
ook
Rev
iew
s.
Exe
cutiv
e D
irect
or,
Pol
ice
and
Em
erge
ncy
Man
agem
ent,
and
Em
erge
ncy
Ser
vice
s C
omm
issi
oner
Com
men
ce J
uly
2012
.
Eng
age
with
the
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
to in
crea
se
the
awar
enes
s of
em
erge
ncy
man
agem
ent
and
com
mun
ity s
afet
y th
roug
h di
alog
ue a
nd
info
rmat
ion
shar
ing.
The
depa
rtm
ent w
ill dr
aw o
n K
oori
com
mun
ity’s
en
viro
nmen
tal i
ntel
ligen
ce w
ith re
gard
s to
av
oidi
ng fi
re a
nd fl
ood
dang
er a
reas
.
• Th
e de
part
men
t will
stre
ngth
en it
s re
latio
nshi
ps
with
the
Koo
ri co
mm
unity
in re
latio
n to
saf
ety
and
emer
genc
y m
anag
emen
t. •
Whe
re re
quire
d th
e de
part
men
t will
wor
k to
im
prov
e th
e re
spon
sive
ness
of c
ounc
il pl
anni
ng
guid
elin
es a
nd e
mer
genc
y m
anag
emen
t pr
oced
ures
;
Exe
cutiv
e D
irect
or,
Pol
ice
and
Em
erge
ncy
Man
agem
ent,
and
Em
erge
ncy
Ser
vice
s C
omm
issi
oner
Com
men
ce J
uly
2012
.
Impl
emen
tatio
n is
on
goin
g.
27
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
Con
sum
er A
ffairs
Vic
toria
(CAV
) will
com
mit
to c
ontin
ued
invo
lvem
ent i
n hi
gh le
vel K
oori
cons
ulta
tion
and
plan
ning
acr
oss
all p
lann
ing
area
s;
The
Vic
toria
n A
borig
inal
Leg
al S
ervi
ce is
a lo
ng
stan
ding
mem
ber
of th
e W
orki
ng T
oget
her
Foru
m. T
he W
orki
ng T
oget
her
Foru
m is
the
key
mec
hani
sm th
roug
h w
hich
CAV
invo
lves
co
mm
unity
and
con
sum
er g
roup
s in
hig
h le
vel
cons
ulta
tion
and
plan
ning
.
The
Exe
cutiv
e D
irect
or, C
AV c
onve
nes
quar
terly
m
eetin
gs to
:•
iden
tify
emer
ging
issu
es a
ffect
ing
vuln
erab
le
and
disa
dvan
tage
d co
nsum
ers;
• ca
nvas
way
s to
wor
k to
geth
er to
ens
ure
all
Vic
toria
ns s
hare
in a
fair
deal
.
The
Min
iste
r fo
r C
onsu
mer
Affa
irs p
artic
ipat
es
in o
ne m
eetin
g pe
r ye
ar.
• O
ngoi
ng in
vita
tion
to K
oori
repr
esen
tativ
esO
ngoi
ng.
Exe
cutiv
e D
irect
or,
Con
sum
er A
ffairs
Vic
toria
Und
er th
e N
atio
nal I
ndig
enou
s C
onsu
mer
S
trat
egy,
Con
sum
er A
ffairs
Vic
toria
(CAV
) is
com
mitt
ed to
:•
prom
otin
g ba
sic
cons
umer
rig
hts
reco
gnis
ed
by th
e U
nite
d N
atio
ns fo
r In
dige
nous
peo
ple
in A
ustr
alia
;•
impr
ovin
g m
arke
t out
com
es fo
r In
dige
nous
co
nsum
ers;
• en
surin
g In
dige
nous
con
sum
ers
have
equ
al
acce
ss to
CAV
’s s
ervi
ces;
• in
volv
emen
t in
high
leve
l con
sulta
tion
and
plan
ning
acr
oss
all p
riorit
y ar
eas.
• C
AV to
repo
rt a
nnua
lly o
n th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e st
rate
gy a
nd it
s ob
ject
ives
to th
e M
inis
teria
l Cou
ncil
on
Con
sum
er A
ffairs
; •
An
extr
act o
f tha
t rep
ort t
o be
pro
vide
d to
the
Koo
ri In
clus
ion
Act
ion
Pla
n ce
ntra
l co
ordi
natio
n po
int.
Ong
oing
.E
xecu
tive
Dire
ctor
, C
onsu
mer
Affa
irs V
icto
ria
28
Wha
t w
ill w
e d
o?
Wha
t w
ill s
ucce
ss lo
ok li
ke?
Who
will
be
resp
onsi
ble
? W
hen
will
this
be
achi
eved
?
The
She
riff o
f Vic
toria
, will
cont
inue
to fe
atur
e on
Koo
ri ra
dio
stat
ion,
3K
ND
, to
disc
uss
and
prov
ide
info
rmat
ion
on th
e en
forc
emen
t of
war
rant
s by
she
riff’s
offi
cers
as
they
affe
ct
Koo
ri V
icto
rians
.
• R
egul
ar r
adio
app
eara
nces
will
take
pla
ce;
• Th
e K
oori
com
mun
ity w
ill ha
ve ta
rget
ed
acce
ss to
cle
ar in
form
atio
n ab
out fi
nes
and
the
enfo
rcem
ent o
f war
rant
s.
Ong
oing
.D
irect
or, I
nfrin
gem
ent
Man
agem
ent a
nd
Enf
orce
men
t Ser
vice
s.
The
Nat
ive
Title
Uni
t will
prod
uce
an in
form
atio
n sh
eet p
rovi
ding
adv
ice
on w
hen
to e
ngag
e w
ith
Trad
ition
al O
wne
rs. T
his
info
rmat
ion
will
be
dist
ribut
ed to
inte
rnal
and
ext
erna
l sta
keho
lder
s an
d ju
stic
e ag
enci
es. T
his
reso
urce
will
assi
st
just
ice
staf
f to
confi
dent
ly e
ngag
e w
ith th
e K
oori
com
mun
ity.
• D
istr
ibut
ion
of th
e re
sour
ce w
ill he
lp to
bui
ld
grea
ter
awar
enes
s of
cul
tura
l pro
cess
es a
nd
prov
ide
a co
ntex
t for
reco
gniti
on o
f Tra
ditio
nal
Ow
ners
in V
icto
ria fo
r ag
enci
es a
nd b
eyon
d.
July
201
2.D
irect
or, N
ativ
e Ti
tle
Uni
t, S
trat
egic
Pol
icy
and
Legi
slat
ion
29
Implementation of Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together will commence in July 2012.
Progress in implementation will be reported to the Action Plan Steering Committee and the Justice Executive Committee on a quarterly basis. Divisions and regions will provide a comprehensive report on their action plans annually and a mid-cycle review of activities in the form of case studies and ‘good news stories’. These achievements and related evidence will be shared and promoted through relevant publications from Strategic Communications Branch and the Koori Justice Unit. Progress on the Action Plan Project will also be included in the departmental Annual Report, and reported, via the Secretary, to the Secretaries’ Leadership Group on Aboriginal Affairs and the Aboriginal Affairs Taskforce, for inclusion in the Victorian Indigenous Affairs Framework. This information will also be regularly conveyed to the Aboriginal Justice Forum, the Koori Caucus and the department’s Koori Staff Network.
Mingu Gadhaba: Beginning Together signals the direction of a new journey that the department and the Koori community are beginning together. Our structures, behaviours, culture and values will reflect our respect for Koori people, the Traditional Owners of the land upon which we now all live and work as a Victorian community.
Next steps
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