Theme Three | Opportunities

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.