Treaty negotiations have started in Victoria. This Statewide Treaty will be a formal agreement between the Victorian Government and First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.
It aims to create a fairer future for all Victorians and will focus on important issues like improving health, education and justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) in partnership with the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria has approached Council to help raise community understanding about the Treaty process and foster respectful dialogue.
Uncle Andrew Gardiner is a Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Traditional Owner and elected representative member of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria. Along with 33 Traditional Owners from across Victoria, Uncle Andrew is currently negotiating Treaty aspirations with the Victorian Government.
To keep you informed and help answer questions, Uncle Andrew will be joined by key First Peoples leaders at Hawthorn Arts Centre on Sunday 22 June for a community talk all about Treaty.
We recognise most people still have questions about what Treaty is, what it means and how it can benefit all Victorians.
Join our community talk
Connect with Elders and learn more from some of the people closest to the Treaty process. Bring your friends and neighbours to hear from Uncle Andrew Gardiner and representatives from:
- First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
- Treaty Authority, the independent body overseeing Victoria’s Treaty negotiations
- Reconciliation Victoria.
The talk, with a panel discussion and Q&A, will be facilitated by the editor of Victorian Aboriginal News, Uncle Charles Pakana.
Register now below.
Turning Towards Treaty community talk
Working together in Boroondara
We are pleased to be one of the first councils approached by the MAV and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation in partnership with the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria to help raise community understanding about the Treaty process and facilitate respectful conversations.
We thank and acknowledge the Aboriginal community partners leading the way on this pilot project for Boroondara:
- First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
- Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation
- Victorian Aboriginal News
- Murnong First Peoples Gathering Place.
We also thank Reconciliation Victoria and the Boroondara Reconciliation Network for their collaboration and support.
Learn more about Treaty
This Statewide Treaty will be a formal agreement between the Victorian Government and First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.
To catch up on the shared journey to Treaty in Victoria, read the Treaty explainer on the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria website.
Visit the Treaty Authority website for more information about ensuring a fair and just Treaty process for all Victorians.
The latest updates from Victoria’s Statewide Treaty negotiations are available on the Victorian Government’s First Peoples - State Relations website.
Image: Connecting to Country reconciliation event, Maranoa Botanic Gardens, Balwyn.