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Contents
Message From The Mayor ............................................................................................ 4 Message From The Champion ....................................................................................... 5 About the Reflect RAP .................................................................................................. 6 Our Business ................................................................................................................. 7 Our Vision .................................................................................................................... 7 Narrabri Shire Council RAP ........................................................................................... 8 Narrabri Shire Council Initiatives .................................................................................. 9 Relationships .............................................................................................. 10 Respects ..................................................................................................... 11 Opportunities ............................................................................................. 12 Progress Tracking ........................................................................................ 13
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Relationships Action Responsibility Timeline Deliverables
1. Establish a RAP working group to monitor and track the progress of the RAP.
Champion February 2016
RAP working group to monitor the progress of our RAP, comprising of Narrabri Shire Council Representatives and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents from the Shire.
2. Increase participation and community visibility in local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community
Community Development Officer Community Development Officer/ Tourism Manager
December2016 December 2016
Council to participate in a minimum of two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community events.
Council will actively engage with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to endorse and assist in promoting events and activities.
3. Raise internal and external awareness of Council’s commitment to Reconciliation and the RAP.
Human Resources Manager Director Corporate Services Champion
December 2016 July 2016 February 2017
Provide all new employees a RAP as part of our Induction process and upload the RAP onto Council’s Intranet for all existing Council employees to access.
Develop and implement a strategy to raise awareness of Council’s commitment to reconciliation.
Encourage other Council’s to develop a RAP.
Action Responsibility Timeline Deliverables
4. Celebrate National Reconciliation Week to build relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the broader Australian Community
Director Corporate Services Director Corporate Services Director Corporate Services Director Corporate Services Director Corporate Services
27th May –3rd June 2016 May 2016 May 2016 May 2016 May 2016
Council will actively promote National Reconciliation Week within internal networks and to the public through Council’s community service providers such as the libraries.
Raise awareness of NRW by circulating Reconciliation Australia’s NRW Toolkit to all Council employees.
Organise at least one internal event to recognise and celebrate NRW each year.
Register all Council NRW events on Reconciliation Australia’s website to capture participation.
Extend NRW invitation to local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.
5. Develop and Maintain external relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Organisations and Communities
Director Corporate Services
July 2016 Develop a list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations, stakeholders and Communities the Council can engage with to discuss potential future partnerships.
Relationships
Respect Action Responsibility Timeline Deliverables
1. Raise internal understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols.
Director Corporate Services Champion Champion Director Corporate Services
February 2017 May 2017 July 2017 February 2017
Develop, implement and communicate a cultural protocols document for Council.
Invite a Traditional Owner to provide a Welcome to Country at the opening of all significant external Council events.
An Acknowledgement to be Country will be conducted at the commencement of Ordinary Council meetings (and in the absence of a Welcome to Country at significant events).
Develop and implement a plan to raise awareness and understanding of the meaning and significance of Country and Welcome to Country protocols (including local protocols).
2. Investigate opportunities to increase Council employee’s knowledge around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and achievements.
Human Resources Manager Human Resources Manager Human Resources Manager
February2017 February 2017 February 2017
Develop a business case around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural training for Council employees.
Capture the baseline data of our employee’s knowledge around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and achievements to inform future cultural learning opportunities and strategies.
Engage with external Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander agencies/consultants to facilitate potential partnerships for cultural learning within Council.
Action Responsibility Timeline Deliverables
3. Create a culturally welcoming and respectful environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Champion Champion Director Corporate Services
February2016 February 2017 December 2017
Display the Aboriginal Flag outside the Narrabri Shire Council Administration Building.
Display and Acknowledgement of Country Plaque upon entry to the Council’s Administration Building.
Provide a template for staff to include an Acknowledgement to Country in employee signature blocks.
4. Continue to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and achievements by participating in NAIDOC Week.
Director Corporate Services Champion Champion/ Director Corporate Services
July 2016 July 2016 July 2016
Continue to organise a flag raising ceremony and morning tea for NAIDOC Week.
Encourage Council employees to participate in external NAIDOC Week events.
Partner with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisation to host a NAIDOC Week event.
Respect
Opportunities
Opportunities Action Responsibility Timeline Deliverables
1. Explore opportunities to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment opportunities for Council.
Human Resources Manager Human Resources Manager Human Resources Manager
February2017 February 2017 February 2017
Capture baseline data on current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees relating to positions held, timeframe of employment, reasons for leaving Council, recruitment setbacks, to inform future developments.
Council to actively explore opportunities that promote and encourage the capacity for increased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in the local labour market through engagement with external agencies.
Scope and develop a business case for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment within Council.
2. Consider increasing supplier diversity opportunities for Council.
Director Corporate Services Procurement Officer/ Contracts and Systems Manager Director Corporate Services
July 2016 February 2017 February 2017
Scope and develop a business case to increase supplier diversity within Council.
Actively explore and identify opportunities for Local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Businesses to compete for Council tenders by working with NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce and potential opportunities to advertise tenders on a broader network.
Develop a reference list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suppliers and services and circulate to employees to purchase goods and services.
Action Responsibility Timeline Deliverables
Champion February 2017
Investigate possible suppliers of items that can be presented to the dignitaries of the Shire by engaging the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community as to potential artists willing to have their artwork produced.
3. Explore other
opportunities to support Council’s commitment to reconciliation.
Tourism Manager Director Corporate Services Library Manager RAP Committee
Dec ember 2016 February 2017 February 2017 February 2017
Promote and expand the Indigenous information touchscreen at the Visitors Information Centre.
Provide information through the library services on the Central Northern Regional Library website through an Indigenous Links Portal. To provide links to general information, health, art, culture, family and history.
Explore opportunities to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources and publications (possible history items or health information links) to the local community through the library networks within the Shire.
Explore and actively promote opportunities to celebrate:
National Apology Day Harmony Day National Close The Gap Day National Sorry Day National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day.
Opportunities
Progress Tracking
Action Responsibility Timeline Deliverables
1. Build support
to ensure our RAP is sustainable
Champion Director Corporate Services
July 2016 July 2016
Define available resourcing for the identified deliverables within the our endorsed Reconciliation Action Plan
Establish a system to capture Council’s data to measure our progress and successes in relation to the Deliverables we have committed in our Reconciliation Action Plan
Action Responsibility Timeline Deliverables
2. Track and
report on our progress and achievements
Director Corporate Services Director Corporate Services Champion Champion
September 2016 September 2016 December 2017 July 2018
Report on our progress by completing and submitting the RAP Impact Measurement Questionnaire to Reconciliation Australia
Communicate the RAP progress and achievements to Council annually
Council will review, refresh and update Council’s RAP based on past learning challenges and achievements
Send draft RAP to Reconciliation Australia for formal review feedback and endorsement
Progress Tracking