Maroondah

KEY ABORIGINAL ORGANISATIONS

For information about formally Recognised Traditional Owners visit First Peoples - State Relations' interactive map and search the Local Government Area name (e.g. LGA: Ballarat) or a street address. You can also refer to First Peoples - State Relations' Welcomes and Acknowledgements Protocol.

Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation

Level 1, Providence Building, Abbotsford Convent

1 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford

Phone: (03) 9416 2905

E: reception@wurundjeri.com.au

Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place

Ph: (03) 9725 2166

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Maroondah

Aboriginal Community Profile

(includes Aboriginal organisations)

Please note that the information contained within the Aboriginal Community Profile was gathered in 2014. It is now out of date. A refresh of this data is currently being undertaken and the updated results will be available soon.

KEY DOCUMENTS / LINKS

Maroondah Indigenous History web page

Maroondah Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan

Maroondah Liveability Wellbeing and Resilience Strategy 2021-2031

Maroondah Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community Profile

GOOD PRACTICE

Maroondah City 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
Engages with Traditional Owners
Acknowledges Country
Arranges Welcome to Country
Uses Aboriginal language to name projects or places
Engages with local Aboriginal organisations
Engages with Local Indigenous Networks
Engages with the Local Reconciliation Group
Has a general Employment policy that encourages employment of Aboriginal people
Includes Aboriginal specific commitments in Council strategic documents
Has a Reconciliation Action Plan
Provides support for Aboriginal arts and culture
Has a documented Aboriginal history of the municipality
Has facilitated use of Aboriginal language to name sites.
Supports or organises events that celebrate Aboriginal culture
Has worked with RAP to build greater community awareness.
Works with local agencies to support Aboriginal young people
Maroondah's Occasional Care program joined Reconciliation Australia's Narragunnawali Reconciliation in Education program and have a Reconciliation Action Plan
Supports educators working with children aged 0 to 12 years to access ongoing learning about Aboriginal culture and embedding Aboriginal perspectives in early childhood curriculum
Maroondah City Council is developing a new Reconciliation Plan and is engaging with Traditional Owners and local Aboriginal controlled community organisations