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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Read the Submission FVTOC submission to Yoorrook land injustice inquiry 22 Dec 2023
Read the Submission 20181213 FVTOC renewable energy roadmap
Read the Submission 20181213 FVTOC renewable energy roadmap
Read the Submission 20181213 FVTOC Climate change mitigation strategy
Read the Submission 20150410 Submission to Regional-Economic-Development-Strategy-and-Service-Model
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