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 Clans Aboriginal Corporation
37 High Street Broadford. Victoria 3658
Email: enquiries@taungurung.com.au
Phone: (03) 5784 1433
Wurundjeri Tribe Land and Compensation Cultural Heritage Council
Level 1, Providence Building, Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford
Phone: (03) 9416 2905
E: reception@wurundjeri.com.au
Smoking Ceremony at Council Offices, NAIDOC Week 2014
Mitchell Aboriginal Community Profile (includes Aboriginal organisations)
Key Documents / Links
Mitchell Shire Cultural Diversity Plan 2014-2017
Good Practice
Mitchell 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 main building
- Engages with Traditional Owners
- Acknowledges Country
- Arranges Welcome to Country
- Provides local government candidate information to Aboriginal people
- Has an Aboriginal Advisory Committee or similar structure
- Engages with local Aboriginal organisations
- Engages with Local Indigenous Networks
- Employs an Aboriginal Liaison Officer or similar full time
- Has a general Employment policy that encourages employment of Aboriginal people
- Provides cross cultural awareness training for staff and/or Councillors
- Includes Indigenous specific commitments in Council Strategic documents
- Provides support for Aboriginal arts and culture
- Has a documented Aboriginal history of the municipality
- Supports or organises events that celebrate Aboriginal culture
- Library has Aboriginal specific programs
- Provides Aboriginal specific maternal and child health responses
- Provides Aboriginal specific childcare programs
- Provides Aboriginal specific youth programs
- Works with local agencies to support Aboriginal young people
Last Updated: October 9, 2018 at 12:17 pm
