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Amplifying Traditional Owner voices in the media, raising Traditional Owner concerns through advocacy and celebrating Traditional Owner vision through policy is at the core of our work.

We do this through publications, media and engagement.

Discussion Papers

The development of the Federation’s treaty Discussion Papers was funded by the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) to support Aboriginal Victorians with the transition to treaty.

The Federation released six papers, developed to align with the insights and questions posed during Traditional Owner treaty engagement meetings.

The discussion papers successfully stimulate ideas, discussion and debate about treaty and agreement making in Victoria.

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Annual Reports

The Federation publishes its financial statements detailing the group’s financial performance and that of its subsidiary companies.

The accounts are prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting standards, and as a registered charity, the Federation is subject to regulation by the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission.

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Media Statements

Clean energy strategy investment respects Traditional Owners as partners and rights-holders (6 December 2024)

Traditional Owner groups welcome recommended reforms for economic self-determination (27 November 2024)

Law reform to power Indigenous economic development a welcome step towards self-determination (26 November 2024)

Traditional Owner groups welcome Treaty negotiations (21 November 2024)

Traditional Owners must be at the heart of managing culturally significant native species (25 September 2024)

Victorian Government must protect and respect native dingoes, say Traditional Owner groups (7 September 2024)

Federation celebrates Wamba Wemba Aboriginal Corporation’s formal recognition (13 August 2024)

Victorian Opposition must end racist blame and get the facts straight on cultural heritage (29 July 2024)

Victorian Traditional Owner groups ready for cultural management of Country through increased IPAs (12 July 2024)

Aboriginal dispossession must wind up with VicForests (30 June 2024)

Traditional Owner groups welcome dedicated education funding as a step towards self-determination (31 May 2024)

Stolen water wealth must be returned to Traditional Owners through Murray-Darling Basin buybacks (20 May 2024)

Governments must restore and respect Traditional Owners’ authority for Budget pledges to be meaningful (15 May 2024)

Historic Bakaru Wayaparrangu agreement will redress past injustice and enable Traditional Owners’ prosperity (14 May 2024)

Victorian Government ministers must follow Yoorrook Justice Commission testimony with action (2 May 2024)

Victorian Government doesn’t fully understand self-determination, Yoorrook Justice Commission hears (17 April 2024)

Victorian Government must commit to Aboriginal-owned water title for Murray-Darling Basin (12 April 2024)

Declaration of the Southern Ocean offshore wind area does not respect Traditional Owner rights and responsibilities for Sea Country (18 March 2024)

Aboriginal Culture and Healing Flood Recovery Grant Program (6 March 2024)

Governments must commit to the work of Closing the Gap (7 February 2024)

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Strategic Plans

The Federation is the Victorian state-wide body that convenes and advocates for the rights and interests of Traditional Owners while progressing wider social, economic, environmental and cultural objectives.

We support the progress of agreement-making and participation in decision-making to enhance the authority of Traditional Owner Corporations on behalf of their communities. Together, our joint purpose is to facilitate and amplify a strong voice for Traditional Owners and progress our shared interests.

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65,000 years of growing, using, trading and refining plants for food and fibre.

We reckon Traditional Owners could tell you a thing or two about agriculture.



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Sending an email? Not usually something to boast about. 

But this week, Steph from our team sent a straightforward email that represents a massive milestone for Victorian Traditional Owners Cultural Landscapes Strategy.

Her emails attachments delivered:

🟡 the monitoring and evaluation framework
🟡 the Federations final report for our involvement in this work

Launched during lockdowns, the Cultural Landscapes Strategy articulates a Traditional Owner worldview of caring for Country, and provides bridging tools that translate and integrate Traditional Owner knowledge with Western modalities.

Its monitoring and evaluation framework shows Traditional Owners and the Victorian Government where the Cultural Landscapes Strategy is being supported and implemented: helping to keep the Government accountable and responsive to the strategy’s philosophy and Traditional Owner groups’ priorities.

Four years on from its publication, we’re heartened to see the language and ideas of cultural landscapes approaches appearing consistently in Government documents, and we’ll continue to advocate for Traditional Owner-led management of Country over the coming years.

Thank you to everyone who worked alongside us over the past five years on this significant piece of work.

Sending an email? Not usually something to boast about.

But this week, Steph from our team sent a straightforward email that represents a massive milestone for Victorian Traditional Owners' Cultural Landscapes Strategy.

Her email's attachments delivered:

🟡 the monitoring and evaluation framework
🟡 the Federation's final report for our involvement in this work

Launched during lockdowns, the Cultural Landscapes Strategy articulates a Traditional Owner worldview of caring for Country, and provides bridging tools that translate and integrate Traditional Owner knowledge with Western modalities.

Its monitoring and evaluation framework shows Traditional Owners and the Victorian Government where the Cultural Landscapes Strategy is being supported and implemented: helping to keep the Government accountable and responsive to the strategy’s philosophy and Traditional Owner groups’ priorities.

Four years on from its publication, we’re heartened to see the language and ideas of cultural landscapes approaches appearing consistently in Government documents, and we’ll continue to advocate for Traditional Owner-led management of Country over the coming years.

Thank you to everyone who worked alongside us over the past five years on this significant piece of work.
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Closing this week!

Were on the hunt for a Victorian Traditional Owner illustrator to create an infographic-style illustration and motif elements for a strategy were working on. This is a paid opportunity with a $4000 budget.

More info is in the brief linked below. Closes 5pm AEDT Friday 21 November!

Closing this week!

We're on the hunt for a Victorian Traditional Owner illustrator to create an infographic-style illustration and motif elements for a strategy we're working on. This is a paid opportunity with a $4000 budget.

More info is in the brief linked below. Closes 5pm AEDT Friday 21 November!We need some illustrations for an important new document! ✨

👉🏽 paid freelance project over summer
👉🏽 for Victorian Traditional Owners only
👉🏽 no previous professional experience required, only work samples, connection to Country, and a quote!

Please read our brief carefully and submit your costs and samples to [email protected] by 5pm AEDT on Friday, 21 November.

Read more 👉🏽 bit.ly/47Mq3CR
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