The Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations welcomes the formal recognition of Wamba Wemba Aboriginal Corporation as Victoria’s twelfth Registered Aboriginal Party as an important step towards upholding and activating Traditional Owner groups’ inherent collective rights.
The Victorian opposition leader’s incorrect claim that cultural heritage approval processes impede development are racist, baseless, and utterly unacceptable.
The Federal Government’s $14.6 million commitment to 12 new areas of land managed by Traditional Owner groups is a positive step towards increased Indigenous Protected Areas spanning south-eastern Australia – which are possible despite extensive freehold title in Victoria.
The Federation welcomed the opportunity to provide further information relating to water entitlement buy-backs in the Murray Darling Basin and urge a focus on Traditional Owner interests and perspectives as this work progresses.
The Federation welcomed the opportunity to share our views and expertise on Traditional Owner economic independence with the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.
The Federation welcomed the opportunity to share Traditional Owner views on the Draft Renewable Energy Zone Community Benefits Plan in June 2024.
Traditional Owner groups whose stolen land was irreversibly damaged and commodified by the state’s native timber logging must now receive compensation and lead decision-making about the future use of their Country.
The Federation welcomed the opportunity to contribute a submission to truth-telling body Yoorrook Justice Commission’s inquiry into economic prosperity for First Nations peoples in April 2024.
The Federation welcomed the opportunity to contribute a submission the proposed legislation covering fake Indigenous art and broader Indigenous cultural and intellectual property legislation in June 2024.
Dedicated funding for Traditional Owner groups in today’s education reforms is a genuine and welcome recognition of their rights and authority.
© 2025 Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations
