The Federation welcomed the opportunity to contribute a submission on the Proposed Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Amendment Regulations 2024 in May 2024.
The Federation welcomed the opportunity to contribute a submission in late 2023 to the Victorian Budget 2024-25, calling for greater recognition and resourcing for Traditional Owner Corporations.
The Victorian Government ministers who vowed to address legacies of injustice towards Aboriginal people in their evidence to Victoria’s truth-telling commission must now back up their words with action, says the state-wide body that advocates for the rights and interests of Victorian Traditional Owner groups.
The Federation welcomed the opportunity in April 2024 to contribute a submission on the Victorian Government’s draft framework for other effective area-based conservation measures, which calls for a rights-based approach for Victorian Traditional Owners.
The Yoorrook Justice Commission has heard government doesn’t fully understand self-determination and fails to recognise the nature and importance of collectively held land rights, in testimony from the state-wide body that advocates for the rights and interests of Victorian Traditional Owner groups.
The Victorian Government must give effect to Traditional Owners’ rights to water and guarantee Aboriginal-owned water title in order to stake its claim as a nation-leading environmental manager, says the state-wide body that advocates for the rights and interests of Victorian Traditional Owner groups.
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