Key Aboriginal Contacts
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For information about formally Recognised Traditional Owners visit Aboriginal Victoria’s interactive map and search the Local Government Area name [e.g. LGA: Ballarat] or a street address. You can also refer to Aboriginal Victoria’s Welcomes and Acknowledgements Protocol. |
Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative
North Geelong
Ph: 03 5277 0044
2-28 Connor Street COLAC 3250
03 5232 5100
Colac Otway Aboriginal Community Profile (includes Aboriginal organisations)
Good Practice
The Colac Otway Shire reported the following good practices in their response to the 2012 Victorian Local Government Aboriginal Engagement and Reconciliation Survey and subsequent updates.
- Flies Aboriginal Flag permanently
- Engages with Traditional Owners
- Acknowledges Country
- Arranges Welcome to Country
- Engages with Local Indigenous Networks
- Has a general Employment policy that encourages employment of Aboriginal people
- Provides cross cultural awareness training for staff and/or Councillors
- Provides support for Aboriginal art and culture
- Has a documented Aboriginal history of the municipality
- Supports or organises events that celebrate Aboriginal culture
- Provides Aboriginal specific maternal and child health responses
- Provides Aboriginal specific childcare programs
- Engages with the Local Reconciliation Group
Last Updated: October 18, 2018 at 2:45 pm
