Yarra

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

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Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS)

186 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy

Ph: (03) 9419 3000

Melbourne Aboriginal Youth Sport And Recreation (MAYSAR)

184-186 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

Ph: (03) 9486 9123

Koorie Diabetes Services

171 Smith St, Fitzroy

Ph: (03) 9416 4266

Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (VACCHO)

17–23 Sackville Street, Collingwood

Ph: 03 9411 9411

Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention & Legal Service (FVPLS Victoria)

292 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford

Ph: (03) 9244 3333

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Yarra

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 It is now out of date.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.

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KEY DOCUMENTS / LINKS

Aboriginal Yarra Partnership Plan 2015-18

The Aboriginal History of Yarra

Celebrating Aboriginal Culture in Yarra

Snapshots of Aboriginal Fitzroy

Stories Around the Fire Film

Connecting with the Aboriginal History of Yarra: A Teachers’ Resource

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GOOD PRACTICE

The Yarra 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 both flags permanently at all Council sites
Engages with Traditional Owners
Acknowledges Country
Uses Aboriginal language to name projects or places
Provides candidate information to Aboriginal people
Has an Aboriginal Advisory Committee or similar structure
Engages with local Aboriginal organisations
Engages with Local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Networks
Employs Aboriginal staff
Employs a part time Aboriginal Liaison Officer
Encourages employment of Aboriginal people
Provides cross cultural awareness training to staff and/or Councillors
Includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific commitments in Council strategic documents
Has a Reconciliation Action Plan
Has an Aboriginal Action Plan
Has an Aboriginal engagement/consultation policy
Provides Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific funding
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 protect local significant sites.
Has worked with RAP to build greater community awareness.
Library has Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander specific programs
Has Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-specific HACC services
Involves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in programs
Works with local agencies to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
Promotes Aboriginal businesses
Actively seeks to engage Aboriginal businesses for goods or services
Procures goods and services from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses
Is involved in local Indigenous tourism