Framework, recognising that:
increasingly being linked to better outcomes
in education, justice, health and wellbeing,
and employment, as well as being a positive
point of difference for economic activity. Being
strong in culture builds the resilience, skills,
participation and wellbeing of Aboriginal
people, and is especially vital to young people,
who make up a significant and growing part of
the Aboriginal community.
their Indigenous Action and Inclusion Plans over
the past year. The review of these plans provided
an opportunity for broad consultation with the
Aboriginal community about how government can
best include Aboriginal Victorians in decision-
making and better meet their needs.
Commission that they had introduced specific
workplace strategies aimed at increasing
Indigenous participation in the public sector
workforce.
recognise, respect and celebrate the
foster equality of opportunity and outcomes for
Aboriginal Victorians.
Beginning Together which aims to improve
performance in areas such as inclusion, data
collection, service delivery, Koori employment
and economic participation, as well as build
Koori community knowledge and engagement
with justice services.
seeks to ensure that its service delivery,
policies and programs are consistent with the
cultural rights of Aboriginal people.
Partnership Framework.
projects that recognise and protect Aboriginal
cultural rights. These projects illustrate the
different ways that public authorities are seeking
to move beyond mere compliance with the
Charter in order to deliver outcomes that reflect
the broader goals of the Charter. Developing
projects that achieve this can be complex and
to facilitate the provision of birth certificates to Aboriginal Victorians. The establishment of the
team recognises that there can be barriers to Aboriginal Victorians using the Registry's services.
The Registry is able to consider familial and cultural considerations that may be relevant to the
change of names or the registration of births, including births that occurred decades earlier.
The Indigenous Access Team works with Indigenous agencies and service providers to support
access to the Registry's services.
Childhood Development's major strategy for improving Koori education outcomes in Victoria. In
the Gunai/Kurnai language, `Wannik' means `Learning Together Journey to Our Future'.
Aboriginal languages in schools around Victoria. Pilot programs including Aboriginal language in
the school curriculum are currently underway in Healesville, Heywood, Thornbury and Swan Hill.
The Department also aims to support Aboriginal children and their families in the important pre-
school years by providing services targeted to their needs, such as an Indigenous Kindergarten
Program and home-based learning programs. In addition, the Department has developed a
Koorie Kindergarten Inclusion Kit to raise cultural awareness among services providers and to
support them to connect with Koori families to promote the value of attending kindergarten.
landholders had accessed its services. In 2012, the Department provided an Aboriginal
Landholders Information Service, where Aboriginal landholders accessed training programs and
forums on land management and primary production. Workshops were held in regional areas of
Victoria with Aboriginal land management teams.