Bendigo Reconciliation Committee & Allyship Group
Walking Together for Reconciliation and Allyship in Bendigo
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this Country, the Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung People, who have lived on these traditional lands and cared for Country over many thousands of years. We acknowledge the living culture and their unique role in the life of this region. We give respect to their Elders, past, present, and emerging.
We recognise that there are people from many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities living in Greater Bendigo. We acknowledge and extend our appreciation to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples who live and reside in Greater Bendigo on Dja Dja Wurrung Country, and we thank them for their contribution to our community and to those who contributed to this plan.
What we can do as individuals, organisations and together
Support self-determination, address racism and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
Our Action Plan is a result of several community workshops held in 2024 to reflect on and build actions in response to the outcomes of the Voice Referendum. Prior to these workshops, we heard from local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community members about the type of actions and approaches that individuals should be thinking about. This includes what we have been asked to do in the past and in the context of the First People’s Assembly and the Yoorrook Commission.
About this group
The Bendigo Reconciliation Committee (BRC) has been in place for over 10 years with various iterations of the group prior to this. Many individuals from the broader community who supported the 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum have joined this group.
We work with local organisations and individuals to support reconciliation and self determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Treaty for Victoria- Pledge your support
The First People's Assembly are asking for ally organisations to make a public pledge to commit to four overarching principles: collaborate, educate, advocate and activate.