| Action |
Deliverable |
Timeline |
Responsibility |
| 1. Establish and strengthen mutually beneficial relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and organisations. |
Identify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and organisations within our local area or sphere of influence. |
December 2020 |
Manager Healthy Communities |
| Research best practice and principles that support partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and organisations. |
December 2020 |
Manager Healthy Communities |
| Establish a preferred communication strategy of engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stakeholders and Organisation networks |
December 2020 |
Manager Healthy Communities, Senior Lead Diversity & Inclusion |
| Establish Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander feedback mechanism through the “Have your say” page on Geelong Australia website |
July 2020 |
Manager Healthy Communities |
| The Mayor, CEO and Director Community Life to meet with Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation and CEO Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative bi-annually to ensure strategic, advocacy and media opportunities are mutually agreeable to both organisations |
September 2020 and March 2021 |
Mayor, CEO and Director Community Life |
| 2. Build relationships through celebrating National Reconciliation Week (NRW). |
Circulate Reconciliation Australia’s NRW resources and reconciliation materials to our staff. |
April 2021 |
Director People and Culture |
| RAP Working Group members to participate in an external NRW event. |
27 May to 3 June 2020 |
Manager Healthy Communities |
| Encourage and support staff and senior leaders to participate in at least one external event to recognise and celebrate NRW. |
27 May to 3 June 2020 |
Director People and Culture |
| Invite local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community members to participate in the digital artwork display |
June 2020 |
Manager Arts and Culture, Manager Healthy Communities |
| Support an external National Reconciliation Week event |
27 May to 3 June 2020 |
Manager Healthy Communities |
| 3. Promote reconciliation through our sphere of influence. |
Communicate our commitment to reconciliation to all staff. |
July 2020 |
Chief Executive Officer/Director People and Culture |
| Identify external stakeholders that our organisation can engage with on our reconciliation journey and invite them to participate in our events and activities |
December 2020 |
Director Community Life |
| Identify Registered Aboriginal Party and other like-minded organisations that we could approach to collaborate with on our reconciliation journey. |
June 2020 |
Manager Healthy Communities |
| 4. Promote positive race relations through antidiscrimination strategies. |
Research best practice and policies in areas of race relations and anti-discrimination. |
January 2021 |
Director People and Culture |
| Conduct a review of HR policies and procedures to identify existing antidiscrimination provisions, and future needs. |
January 2021 |
Director People and Culture |