Key Aboriginal organisations
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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. |
Taungurung Land and Waters Council (Aboriginal Corporation)
37 High Street Broadford, Victoria 3658
Email: enquiries@taungurung.com.au
Phone: (03) 5784 1433
Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation [GLAWAC]
27 Scriveners Road, Kalimna West, Victoria 3909, Australia
PO Box 1699 Bairnsdale, Victoria 3875, Australia
Ph: (03) 5152 5100
reception@glawac.com.au
Gadhaba Local Indigenous Network
Ph: 02 6059 0207
E: darren.moffitt@dpc.vic.gov.au
Local Aboriginal Network (LAN) Broker | Hume
Darren Moffitt | 02 6059 0207| darren.moffitt@dpc.vic.gov.au
Mansfield Aboriginal Community Profile (includes Aboriginal organisations)
Key Documents / Links
Better Communities for Children Leadership Network
Good Practice
Mansfield Shire Council reported the following good practices in their response to the 2012 Victorian Local Government Aboriginal Engagement and Reconciliation Survey and subsequent updates.
- Flies the Aboriginal flag permanently at Council buildings
- Engages with Traditional Owners
- Acknowledges Country
- Arranges Welcome to Country
- Provides candidate information to Aboriginal people
- Engages with local Aboriginal organisations
- Engages with Local Indigenous Networks
- Includes Indigenous specific commitments in Council strategic documents
- Has an Aboriginal engagement/consultation policy – included in Diversity Policy
- Provides cross cultural awareness training for staff and/or Councillors
- Provides support for Aboriginal arts and culture
- Has a documented Aboriginal history of the municipality
- Has facilitated the use of Aboriginal language to name sites
- Supports or organises events that celebrate Aboriginal culture
- Has worked with RAP to protect local significant sites.
- Library has Aboriginal specific programs
- Works with local agencies to support Aboriginal young people
Last Updated: January 24, 2020 at 3:36 pm
