Evaluation and Review of the Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2024

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Brisbane City Council’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2022-2024 was developed using Reconciliation Australia's 'Innovate RAP' template and builds on community feedback provided to Council from a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members.

As part of the Innovate RAP 2022-2024 evaluation and review phase, the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Team are seeking your feedback and input on some key deliverables outlined in the Innovate RAP (note, these key deliverables were included in the Innovate RAP 2022-2024 following feedback from the community and stakeholders). You can review these deliverables in the Themes and Action tab below.

The purpose of inviting your feedback at this review stage is to understand your perspectives and views about how well Council has met these deliverables and what needs further focus for the next RAP.


Have your say

Council would value your feedback on these deliverables. This feedback survey should only take about 5 minutes to complete and is open until 11.59pm on Monday, 5 May 2025.

If you have not already, we would encourage you to re-read the Brisbane City Council's Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2024 prior to providing your feedback.

Next steps

All feedback will be considered by Council's RAP Community Advisory Group (RAP CAG) to prepare the next RAP. A summary of community feedback will be included in the next RAP due mid-2025.


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Artwork elements from the Reconciliation Action Plan: “Caring for Country – Land, Water and Sky” by Riki Salam (Mualgal, Kaurareg, Kuku Yalanji), Principal Creative Director and artist of We are 27 Creative.

Brisbane City Council’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2022-2024 was developed using Reconciliation Australia's 'Innovate RAP' template and builds on community feedback provided to Council from a range of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members.

As part of the Innovate RAP 2022-2024 evaluation and review phase, the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Team are seeking your feedback and input on some key deliverables outlined in the Innovate RAP (note, these key deliverables were included in the Innovate RAP 2022-2024 following feedback from the community and stakeholders). You can review these deliverables in the Themes and Action tab below.

The purpose of inviting your feedback at this review stage is to understand your perspectives and views about how well Council has met these deliverables and what needs further focus for the next RAP.


Have your say

Council would value your feedback on these deliverables. This feedback survey should only take about 5 minutes to complete and is open until 11.59pm on Monday, 5 May 2025.

If you have not already, we would encourage you to re-read the Brisbane City Council's Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2022-2024 prior to providing your feedback.

Next steps

All feedback will be considered by Council's RAP Community Advisory Group (RAP CAG) to prepare the next RAP. A summary of community feedback will be included in the next RAP due mid-2025.


Artwork
Artwork elements from the Reconciliation Action Plan: “Caring for Country – Land, Water and Sky” by Riki Salam (Mualgal, Kaurareg, Kuku Yalanji), Principal Creative Director and artist of We are 27 Creative.

  • Theme One | Relationships

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    Deliverables

    • Establish a feedback mechanism for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members to provide feedback on community initiatives and support Council teams to promote opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander communities to provide input, culture, and story-telling into Council projects throughout each year.
    • Recognise Council projects that positively contribute to reconciliation at annual Council awards.
    • Meet with neighbouring local governments once a year to discuss current approaches to reconciliation and share learnings and networks.
    • Light up Council Assets to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dates of significance.
    • Brief the Lord Mayor's Youth Advisory Council on Council's work to build cultural competency across Brisbane and encourage schools to nominate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to participate in future Advisory Councils.
    • Promote the Narragunnawali Program to encourage Early Learning Centres in our LGA to develop a RAP.

  • Theme Two | Respect

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    Deliverables

    • Continue to provide Council's Aboriginal Cultural Competency Training Package to all employees.
    • Increase awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures by sharing information through four internal communication activities per year.
    • Partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to deliver at least four community projects annually that build understanding, value and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and history, including National Sorry Day, Mabo Day, National Reconciliation Week, Coming of the Light and NAIDOC Week events. Explore opportunities to also stream these events online.
    • Update the Council website with an Acknowledgement of Country, additional information regarding local community groups, and further information regarding the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history of key Brisbane sites, such as Boundary Street. Provide this information on or near the spaces that the history relates to.
    • Ensure an Acknowledgement of Country is included in significant external Council publications where appropriate.
    • Develop engagement protocols and educate compliance-based investigation officers to consider Sorry Business to ensure cultural significance has been considered.
    • Develop a guide to assist organisations that engage with Council to better understand and implement cultural protocols and distribute this guide to all organisations that receive funding for delivering festivals and events.
    • Develop and implement culturally appropriate processes and policies for all Cemeteries' employees regarding burial practices, and potential designated sites for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services.
    • Partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to deliver at least three NAIDOC events annually, including the Lord Mayor's NAIDOC Week Civic Reception.
    • Promote NAIDOC events on Council's website and through social media channels.
    • Promote NAIDOC events through the Lord Mayor's Youth Advisory Council to ensure young people at more than 50 schools have opportunities to participate.
    • Provide opportunities through library programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share stories, art, culture, truth-telling and language, including the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and the promotion of First Nations reading lists to commemorate significant dates.
    • Promote respect and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures by displaying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share stories, art, culture and language.
    • Provide opportunities annually through Council-support art programs and festivals for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to share stories, art, culture, and language.
    • Increase the number of images in Council documents and webpages to be representative of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
    • Invite Traditional Custodian groups to explore the possibility of providing advice on the Aboriginal cultural significance and history of major parks and suburbs. Ensure this information is also available on Council's website.
    • Review and publicise cultural history trails and tours.
    • Review public artworks and information in Brisbane City Hall, King George Square and the CBD so that future works strengthen acknowledgement of Brisbane's Aboriginal cultural history.
    • In partnership with Traditional Custodian groups, develop an understanding of the location of culturally significant trees, waterways, natural sites and bushland, and establish culturally appropriate management protocols and procedures for these.
    • Identify opportunities to continue planting traditional plants and trees and promote their uses throughout local parks.

  • Theme Three | Opportunities

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    Deliverables

    • Promote existing internal mentoring programs for experienced employees to provide support for new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Council employees.
    • Promote availability of Council spaces and facilities to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and business activities.
    • Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations with a connection to Brisbane, to apply for Council funding to deliver economic or social outcomes.
    • Partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander conservation and land management groups to care for Country, restore bushlands and explore opportunities for new sites that can promote Indigenous plants and their benefits.
    • Explore opportunities for Cultural Stewardship that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander managed businesses that provide practices that offset carbon emissions.
    • Encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander activity providers to deliver Active and Healthy program activities and promote the program to local communities to increase participation.
    • Support sport and recreational clubs to consider their reconciliation journey and opportunities to further engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
    • Partner with local community organisations to promote National Immunisation Schedules to community members.
    • Partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, including past and present First Nations elite athletes to explore opportunities to contribute to the planning and delivery of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
    • Provide opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, and Council employees to assist with their representation on corporate and community boards and advisory panels.
    • In partnership with Brisbane Economic Development Agency, the Queensland Tourism Industry Council and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, identify opportunities to expand cultural tourism in Brisbane and promote opportunities to participate in business networks and trade summits.
    • Promote availability of Council business support and capacity building programs and initiatives to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and business activities.
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