Strategy Action Responsibility Timeline Outcome 1.1.4 Facilitate the Lead: Social February Indigenous Advisory development of Hume Development. 2013, Committee disbanded. Inform Reconciliation Action Plan ongoing HRAG developed to oversee Group (HRAG) to include implementation of the RAP Council staff and community and to guide and action members. activities that enhance knowledge and increase participation in services, programs and events. 1.2 Inform community 1.2.1 Develop a Lead: Social June 2013 Communication Strategy members and service Communication Strategy to Development. developed and implemented providers about the role Council staff on how to Supported by: Aged across Council. of Council and services inform key stakeholders on Services and Public provided. Council’s policies and Health, Family and services. Children’s Services, Research and Marketing and Communications. 1.3 Inform the broader 1.3.1 In partnership with Social Ongoing A range of events and Lead: community about HRAG organise community Development. programs offered to enhance Aboriginal and Torres activities such as Supported by: Aged community knowledge about Strait Islander history Reconciliation events and Service’s and Public Aboriginal and Torres Strait and culture. NAIDOC week. Health, Family and Islander history and culture. Children’s Services, Learning Communities. 1.3.2 In partnership with Lead: Social Ongoing Documentation of histories HRAG explore opportunities Development. achieved and shared with the to facilitate shared histories Supported by: wider community to increase settlement to today” to Marketing and cross cultural understanding “from be documented, displayed Communications and and to celebrate local and celebrated to provide a Learning Aboriginal and Torres Strait better understanding of the Communities Islander culture. achievements of local
Strategy Action Responsibility Timeline Outcome Inform 1.1.4 Facilitate the development of Hume Reconciliation Action Plan Group (HRAG) to include Council staff and community members. Lead: Social Development. February 2013, ongoing Indigenous Advisory Committee disbanded. HRAG developed to oversee implementation of the RAP and to guide and action activities that enhance knowledge and increase participation in services, programs and events. 1.2 Inform community members and service providers about the role of Council and services provided. 1.2.1 Develop a Communication Strategy to Council staff on how to inform key stakeholders on Council’s policies and services. Lead: Social Development. Supported by: Aged Services and Public Health, Family and Children’s Services, Research and Marketing and Communications. June 2013 Communication Strategy developed and implemented across Council. 1.3 Inform the broader community about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture. 1.3.1 In partnership with HRAG organise community activities such as Reconciliation events and NAIDOC week. Lead: Social Development. Supported by: Aged Service’s and Public Health, Family and Children’s Services, Learning Communities. Ongoing A range of events and programs offered to enhance community knowledge about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture. 1.3.2 In partnership with HRAG explore opportunities to facilitate shared histories “from settlement to today” to be documented, displayed and celebrated to provide a better understanding of the achievements of local Lead: Social Development. Supported by: Marketing and Communications and Learning Communities Ongoing Documentation of histories achieved and shared with the wider community to increase cross cultural understanding and to celebrate local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
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