Munganin Gadhaba Achieve Together Annual Work Plan DELWP Aboriginal Inclusion Plan

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1 Munganin Gadhaba Achieve Together Annual Work Plan 2016 DELWP Aboriginal Inclusion Plan

2 Our vision for Aboriginal inclusion Working in partnership with Aboriginal Victorians across landscapes, communities and natural resources, growing liveable, sustainable and inclusive communities, and sustainable natural environments.

3 OUTCOME 1 RECOGNITION AND RESPECT: Recognition and respect for Aboriginal peoples rights, cultural and customary interests incorporated into DELWP s integrated planning and management for land, water and the built environment. Principles Action 2016 Priorities Lead responsibility We respect and acknowledge Aboriginal culture. 1. Acknowledge and celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal culture heritage across Victoria. 1.1 Review Welcome to Country business rule and develop department policy. 1.2 Develop an internal communication plan to promote awareness and inclusiveness in promoting `Aboriginal business is everyone s business ; review DELWP web site, intranet and social media links to reflect and highlight DELWP s inclusive culture. 1.3 Establish a communication protocol on the use and terminology of phrases to ensure use portrays the diversity of our workforce and celebrates Aboriginal culture across all DELWP regions. 1.4 Establish an events committee to assist in the planning and staging of key events in the Aboriginal community calendar - Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC Week, Mabo Day, Sorry Day. We reject all forms of racism and intolerance. 2. Embed respectful relationships within DELWP s business. 2.1 Amend the department s Diversity Strategic Plan to incorporate key outcomes in supporting Aboriginal culture in Victoria. 2.2 Take up opportunities to engage with Aboriginal communities to further promote the principles of the department s Aboriginal Inclusion Plan (for division and regional executives). 2.3 Incorporate Aboriginal naming in DELWP facilities. All business groups Facilities Management in conjunction with 2.4 Establish Indigenous Speakers Series We recognise Aboriginal people s right to access and role in Caring for Country. 3. Work with relevant department/agencies and Traditional Owners to establish best practice in the recognition and protection of Aboriginal customary knowledge. 3.1 Develop and scope a project with input from the Arthur Rylah Institute and Catchment Management Authorities on Aboriginal ecological knowledge. 3.2 Scope a project to establish best practice in recognising and protecting Aboriginal customary knowledge. 3.3 Establish governance arrangements to provide leadership and oversight for best practice in recognising and protecting Aboriginal customary knowledge. 3.4 Evaluate internal practices and behaviour changes to achieve key outcomes for Victoria s Traditional Owners. 4. Ensure the right people for country are actively involved in the management and protection of Aboriginal cultural heritage on land and sea. 4.1 Maintain relationships with key Registered Aboriginal Parties (where determined) to engage with on matters of Aboriginal cultural heritage within all areas of Crown land. 4.2 DELWP to coordinate consultations with other government agencies to identify their role and responsibilities across our portfolio areas. 4.3 Develop centralised department policy for a strategy to manage Aboriginal cultural heritage that determines our compliance and obligations under Victorian Aboriginal heritage legislation. 4.4 Conclude the development and endorsement of the Standard Operational Procedures for Request for Reinterment of Aboriginal ancestral remains on Crown land by Victoria s Traditional Owners. All regions Fire & Emergency Management 5. Develop an integrated Aboriginal water use policy. 5.1 Continue to increase representation of Aboriginal people on Water Corporation and Catchment Management Authorities boards and committees. 5.2 Create three Aboriginal Water Officer positions. 5.3 Develop funding guidelines for Aboriginal water project/s with CMAs. 5.4 Continue work with the Murray Lower Darling River Indigenous Network in developing the Murray Darling Basin Plan Water Resource Plan. 5.5 Initiate four specific Aboriginal water projects through the CMAs that articulate the Traditional Owners aspiration towards Aboriginal water use, including environmental, social, cultural, spiritual and economic factors. Water & Catchment 4 Munganin Gadhaba Achieve Together DELWP Aboriginal Inclusion Plan

4 OUTCOME 2 OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY: Improved access for Aboriginal people to employment and capability building opportunities and strengthened Aboriginal prosperity through improved economic participation. Principles Action 2016 Priorities Lead responsibility We recognise Aboriginal peoples rights to access and role in Caring for Country. 6. Develop a DELWP Aboriginal Employment Plan. 6.1 Establish an employment target of 3%, to be achieved through annual step milestones. 6.2 Establish entry level targets of current designated roles as initial pathways into permanent employment with the department. 6.3 Develop an understanding of existing Aboriginal employment needs to retain ongoing employment and a career pathway. 6.4 Examine whether current leave and work time arrangements suit particular cultural needs and activities. 6.5 Establish an Aboriginal mentoring program for all DELWP Aboriginal employees, managers of Aboriginal staff and Aboriginal board members 6.6 Explore a partnership approach within the `Partnership Agreement between DELWP and DEDJTR and our portfolio agencies (where appropriate) for traineeships, scholarships and job opportunities. We work together to improve Aboriginal participation. 7. Develop a process to identify potential Aboriginal businesses and enterprises. 7.1 Collate a DELWP specific Aboriginal business directory. Business, Executive & Ministerial Services (BEMS),, Finance & Planning 8. Establish a workforce development strategy for business groups and portfolio agencies to target Aboriginal people for board positions. 9. Improve participation through employment, procurement and partnerships, and support Aboriginal skills and capability development in all aspects (including influencing university course development). 10. Contribute to the Victorian Aboriginal Economic Development Strategy. 11. Review the department s procurement and funding policies, guidelines and practices to encourage procurement from Aboriginal service providers and businesses. 8.1 Connect DELWP s recruitment efforts with Aboriginal job seekers by writing advertisements to encourage participation by Aboriginal people for example, including the statement `Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply. 8.2 Develop a strategic approach to building staff capability across DELWP and agencies to increase Aboriginal representation at all levels across the organisation. 8.3 Rotate Aboriginal staff across all agencies and other VPS groups to build scholarship/career development programs to provide a supply of trained Aboriginal people to fill positions. 8.4 Identify opportunities for Aboriginal employment and participation in Land Victoria programs and activities. 8.5 Create an Aboriginal Liaison Officer position in Local Government Victoria to support and assist the local government sector to deliver outcomes with and for Aboriginal Victorians. 9.1 Establish an Aboriginal mentoring program for all DELWP employees and board members. 9.2 Sponsor places for Aboriginal corporations, registered Aboriginal parties and Traditional Owner groups on training courses for DELWP staff. 9.3 Sponsor students from Aboriginal communities in relevant tertiary courses (TAFE, universities). 9.4 Partner with other government agencies (as appropriate) for traineeships, study secondments etc Ensure department representation and input to strategy development Subject to the Victorian Government Purchasing Board s review of government procurement policies, identify potential amendments to DELWP procurement policies for Aboriginal preferred businesses. & Partnership (in conjunction with Business Executive & Ministerial Services) Finance and Planning (in conjunction with Business Executive & Ministerial Services) Business Executive & Ministerial Services (BEMS) Finance & Planning 5 Munganin Gadhaba Achieve Together DELWP Aboriginal Inclusion Plan

5 OUTCOME 3 PARTICIPATION AND COLLABORATION: Increased participation of Aboriginal communities in the planning and delivery of DELWP policies, services and projects and improved collaboration with DELWP s external service providers in creating new opportunities for participation. Principles Action 2016 Priorities Lead responsibility We work together to improve Aboriginal participation. We recognise Aboriginal peoples rights to access and role in Caring for Country. We work together to improve Aboriginal participation. 12. Increase the capability of DELWP portfolio agencies and local government to fully participate with Aboriginal people across the state. 13. Ensure targeted Aboriginal recruitment to boards and committees. 14. Build and implement participation strategies under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act Establish a clear and meaningful Aboriginal Engagement Framework for clear and responsive relationships. 16. Coordinate on shared projects and programs that meet the guiding principles under the Aboriginal Inclusion Plan. 17. Improve working relationships with DELWP s external service providers in Natural Resource Management, Planning and Local Government Deliver the Aboriginal Local Government Action Plan, focusing on council engagement with Aboriginal Victorians in their role as: - employer, - service provider (including procurement), - planning authority (links to Registered Aboriginal Parties and Traditional Owners), and - local leaders Support regional local government and Aboriginal communities to identify place-based opportunities for integrated planning and local infrastructure initiatives to strengthen culture, build inclusion and deliver economic participation opportunities as part of the Regional Growth Plan implementation (with Regional Victoria) Support the work of the Mildura Inter-departmental Committee to improve access to mainstream services and increase economic participation between Mildura City Council and Aboriginal community controlled organisations Coordinate, monitor and report on Plan Melbourne short-term actions to respect and protect our city s Aboriginal heritage and to encourage place names that honour local identity and history (in Melbourne metropolitan region): - continue an ongoing program of country mapping to improve understandings and recognition of Aboriginal cultural heritage values in metropolitan planning processes; - update the State Planning Framework to link to Aboriginal country mapping;, and - update place-naming to ensure that Aboriginal heritage can be more easily acknowledged in new place names Profile Aboriginal inclusion initiatives delivered as part of Plan Melbourne through the online Plan Melbourne Living History Library of innovative delivery (in Melbourne metropolitan region) Engage with Aboriginal community groups to identify opportunities for expressions of interest on relevant portfolio boards and committees Share case studies of boards and committees working successfully with Aboriginal Victorians Use provisions of existing native title agreements to appoint Aboriginal representatives Develop a collaborative process involving all key DELWP business groups towards planning and implementing native title settlement agreement as set out in actions 14.2, 14.3 and 14.4 below Establish parameters around the roles, resources, settlement implementation and governance arrangements Determine (and approve) key responsibilities, scope, delivery indicators and key outcomes to be met within a implementation plan Finalise implementation plan and agreed process Prepare and complete a Request for Quotation to engage consultants Develop an engagement framework that incorporates the recommendations Establish a Project Control Group to oversee the project delivery Identify opportunities for shared outcomes, project coordination and goals In partnership with the Metropolitan Planning Authority, support local government and Aboriginal communities to identify place-based opportunities for integrated planning and local infrastructure to strengthen culture, build inclusion and deliver economic participation opportunities Support the work of the Regional Management Forum, and from July 2016, the new Regional Partnership bodies, to investigate partnership opportunities - including those that celebrate cultural heritage and improve access to services for Aboriginal people - through integrated making, activation and local infrastructure delivery Support key directions of Plan Melbourne to work in partnership with Aboriginal communities, local government and other government and community agencies to support the development of and links between Aboriginal community centres in the northern and western growth areas. & Partnerships & Partnerships, Forward & Business Strategy Planning (Planning Group) & Partnerships Forward & Business Strategy Planning (Planning Group) Catchments (Water & Catchments) (in conjunction with key agencies) All DELWP Groups

6 * We thank the Taungurung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, representing Taungurung language speaking Traditional Owners, for permission to use this Taungurung phrase. The State of Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 2015 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria as author. The licence does not apply to any images, photographs or branding, including the Victorian Coat of Arms, the Victorian Government logo and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) logo. To view a copy of this licence, visit Graphic Design and Artwork by Mazart Design Studio Supply Nation certified. Printed by Impact Digital - Brunswick. ISBN Disclaimer This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Accessibility If you would like to receive this publication in an alternative format, please telephone the DELWP Customer Service Centre on , customer.service@delwp.vic.gov.au, or via the National Relay Service on This document is also available on the internet at