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 It is now out of date.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.

Mitchell Shire Social Justice

Mitchell Shire Acknowledgment of Traditional Owners

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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
• 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
• 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
• Engages with Local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Networks
• Includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific commitments in Council strategic documents

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113 High Street, BROADFORD 3658

Tel: 03 5734 6200; Fax: 03 5734 6222

E: mitchell@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au

www.mitchellshire.vic.gov.au

ABORIGINAL LIAISON CONTACT

Samantha Bender

Community Development Officer

Tel:  03 5734 6206

E: samantha.bender@mitchellshire.vic.gov.au