Reconciliation Action Plan This document was developed through a collaborative approach between officers from the and the Shires of Capel, Dardanup and Harvey, the South West Development Commission, Edith Cowan University and representatives from the Gnaala Karla Booja and South West Boojarah native title areas.

We thank all those involved for their support and enthusiasm in its development and look forward to continued collaboration with our communities for the implementation of actions and deliverables. Contents

Foreword 1 RAPRG Foreword 2 Local Government Authorities

Vision 3

No Community without Unity 4

Mission 5

Values 6

Our Business 7

Our RAP 8

Our RAP Journey 9

Our Country 10

One Year - Six Seasons 11 RAP Actions and Deliverables 13 Relationships 13 Respect 14 Opportunities 15 Governence and Tracking 16 Reconciliation Action Plan Reference Group (RAPRG)

The Reconciliation Action Plan Reference Group

Foreword (RAPRG) is proud of the work that has been undertaken to develop this Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). This was a truly collaborative approach between officers from the City of Bunbury and the Shires of Capel, Dardanup and Harvey, the South West Development Commission, Edith Cowan University and representatives from the Gnaala Karla Booja and the South West Boojarah native title areas. This approach will support these communities as they continue on their future journey towards reconciliation. If you would like to be involved as a RAPRG member for the implementation of projects planned for your area, we would encourage you to contact the relevant local government authority to express your interest.

1 Local Government Authorities (LGAs)

A RAP provides an opportunity for communities to The combined local government authorities of turn good intentions into real actions and rises to Bunbury, Capel, Dardanup and Harvey are pleased the challenge of reconciling Australia. A RAP is a to endorse this RAP, which supports the Bunbury business plan that uses a holistic approach to create Geographe Growth Plan initiatives. meaningful relationships, enhanced respect and We have committed to completing the actions and promote sustainable opportunities for Aboriginal deliverables identified in this RAP over the next 12 and Torres Strait Islander Australians. months. The RAP framework, developed by Reconciliation This approach will ensure we are in a strong position Australia, includes four types of RAPs with each to implement effective and mutually beneficial type offering a different level of engagement and initiatives as part of any future RAPs’. support. The ‘Reflect RAP’ is the first step of this journey for each of the local government authorities and our stakeholders. It will enable us to focus on building relationships and raise awareness to ensure there is shared understanding and ownership of the actions and deliverables.

2 Vision

Our vision is to achieve genuine reconciliation in our communities through strong relationships, recognition of traditional land owners and celebration of our rich cultural diversity and history.

3 4 Mission

Walking together Talking together Learning and growing together

5 Values

In the way we have worked together to develop this RAP, the RAPRG has enshrined the values for reconciliation:

RECOGNITION of Australia’s first nation of peoples RESPECT for each other’s world view ACCEPTANCE and CELEBRATION of cultural diversity SHARING of knowledge, culture and values

6 7 Our Business • • • • • • • • include: local of government responsibilities authorities may differ and though generally roles Government The the Local government 1995. by Act local guided four is these authorities of function The West region hasatotal population of175,904. of South The 91,000, Aboriginal. as identify 2,300 over which over of population a has and Harvey and Dardanup Capel, of Shires the and Bunbury of City the includes region Bunbury-Geographe The Water andsewerage and services; Cultural facilities andservices; Administration of facilities; and planning development; community and Infrastructure Community services; Health services; Provision ofrecreation facilities; Infrastructure andproperty services; Authorities andare current at date ofpublication.) (All includes 13Aboriginalpeopleinarange ofroles. Geographewhich area, Bunbury the across people 853 employ authorities governmentlocal four The • fgures have been drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Local Government Any relevant otherservices to theircommunity. In 2016, the City of Bunbury and the Shires of Capel, Dardanup and Harvey collaborated with the South West Development Commission and other industry and sector groups to develop a Bunbury Geographe Growth Plan (BGGP). The BGGP outlines a holistic Our RAP approach to economic development in the Bunbury Geographe area and identifed the development of a RAP as being crucial to this process. Edith Cowan University South West (ECUSW) was approached by the SWDC to provide leadership and project management for the development of a RAP for the Bunbury Geographe area. This uniquely collaborative approach has enabled the LGAs to develop a RAP that will guide their policies, procedures and practices. There will be specific policies and initiatives that will apply to all LGAs and others that will be delivered by individual LGAs’.

8 In the initial stages of our RAP development journey, government authorities play in caring for the land, its we needed to ensure we had representation on our infrastructure and our community. RAPRG from Aboriginal people connected to the While working together, we have embraced the spirit various areas of the Bunbury Geographe region. of reconciliation. We envision that we have developed From the frst meeting of the RAPRG, we realised a RAP that will provide for the wider community many that we all held a signifcant commitment to the aims opportunities to be part of the Bunbury Geographe of reconciliation. Through our meetings, we shared reconciliation journey. information and now have a greater understanding of the cultural history of the Bunbury Geographe area. We have learnt about the continuing connection to land for Aboriginal people. In turn, the Aboriginal representatives have learnt about the role local Our RAP Journey

9 8 35°0’0"S 34°30’0"S 34°0’0"S 33°30’0"S 33°0’0"S 32°30’0"S 32°0’0"S 31°30’0"S 31°0’0"S 30°30’0"S 30°0’0"S 114°30’0"E 114°30’0"E AGREEMENT AREA AGREEMENT PEOPLE WHADJUK 115°0’0"E 115°0’0"E DEVELOPMENT GRACETOWN SOUTH WEST BOOJARAH 2 BOOJARAH SOUTH WEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MARGARET AUGUSTA- COMMISSION RIVER (S) RIVER AGREEMENT AREA AGREEMENT AUGUSTA (S) ROCKINGHAM DANDARAGAN (S) BUSSELTON CARNAMAH (S) 115°30’0"E 115°30’0"E (C) DANDARAGAN BUNBURY AGREEMENT AREA AGREEMENT NANNUP (S) CAPEL (S) CAPEL COOROW (S) KWINANA WANNEROO GINGIN (S) GINGIN SEE INSET YUED (C) WAROONA (S) WAROONA HARVEY (S) NANNUP DARDANUP GINGIN MUCHEA DARDANUP DWELLINGUP DONNYBROOK (S) PERTH DONNYBROOK- NORTHCLIFFE BALINGUP (S) MURRAY (S) SOUTH WEST DEVELOPMENT WEST SOUTH CARNAMAH 116°0’0"E 116°0’0"E CHITTERING HARVEY WAROONA MANJIMUP SERPENTINE SWAN (C) SWAN (S) MOORA ARMADALE COOROW GREENBUSHES ARMADALE (C) BRIDGETOWN- COMMISSION MUNDARING MOORA (S) VICTORIA PLAINS(S) (S) HESTER COLLIE COLLIE (S) (S) MID WEST DEVELOPMENT BODDINGTON (S) TOODYAY (S) GNAALA KARLA BOOJA CHIDLOW TOODYAY MANJIMUP (S) AGREEMENT AREA AGREEMENT COMMISSION BOYUP BROOK (S) BROOK BOYUP 116°30’0"E 116°30’0"E BOYUP BROOK BODDINGTON TONEBRIDGE WANDERING (S) WILLIAMS (S) NORTHAM (S) WEST ARTHUR(S) YORK (S) YORK GOOMALLING CORDERING DALWALLINU BROOKTON (S) NORTHAM WANDERING WILLIAMS BEVERLEY (S) (S) GOOMALLING -BALLIDU (S) -BALLIDU WONGAN DALWALLINU (S) HARDEY MOUNT 117°0’0"E 117°0’0"E BEVERLEY KOJONUP (S) KOJONUP DENMARK (S) DOWERIN (S) MECKERING BROOKTON CUNDERDIN (S) ROCKY GULLY ROCKY WOODANILLING (S) CUBALLING (S) CRANBROOK (S) PINGELLY WAGIN (S) NARROGIN (S) DENMARK NARROGIN PLANTAGENET (S) CUBALLING KOJONUP PINGELLY (S) WYALKATCHEM KOORDA QUAIRADING (S) KOORDA (S) KOORDA WAGIN 117°30’0"E 117°30’0"E WYALKATCHEM (S) QUAIRADING TAMMIN WOODANILLING (S) -TAMBELLUP (S) TAMMIN WICKEPIN BROOMEHILL CRANBROOK KATANNING CORRIGIN (S) CORRIGIN KATANNING (S) KATANNING TAMBELLUP BROOMEHILL WHEATBELT DEVELOPMENT KELLERBERRIN (S) MOUNT BARKER TRAYNING (S) BALLARDONG PEOPLE BALLARDONG WICKEPIN KELLERBERRIN AGREEMENT AREA AGREEMENT (S) DUMBLEYUNG TRAYNING AGREEMENT AREA AGREEMENT DUMBLEYUNG (S) COMMISSION MOUNT MARSHALL (S) BRUCE(S) ROCK CORRIGIN WAGYL KAIP 118°0’0"E 118°0’0"E ALBANY GNOWANGERUP GREATSOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT ALBANY (C) NUNGARIN (S) NUNGARIN GNOWANGERUP (S) BRUCE ROCK NYABING MERREDIN (S) KULIN MUKINBUDIN (S) MUKINBUDIN KONDININ MERREDIN COMMISSION 118°30’0"E 118°30’0"E NAREMBEEN LAKE GRACE KENT (S) NAREMBEEN (S) WESTONIA (S) WELLSTEAD KULIN (S) KULIN WESTONIA 119°0’0"E 119°0’0"E EAST FREMANTLE (T) FREMANTLE EAST JERRAMUNGUP (S) INSET - TO SCALE INSET NOT JERRAMUNGUP MOSMAN PARK (T) PARK MOSMAN KONDININ (S) CLAREMONT (T) CLAREMONT FREMANTLE (C) FREMANTLE COTTESLOE (T) COTTESLOE PEPPERMINT GROVE (S) GROVE LAKE GRACE (S) YILGARN (S) FREMANTLE (C) FREMANTLE NEDLANDS (C) NEDLANDS CAMBRIDGE (T) CAMBRIDGE JOONDALUP (C) JOONDALUP 119°30’0"E 119°30’0"E FITZGERALD AGREEMENT AREA WHADJUK PEOPLE STIRLING (C) STIRLING COCKBURN (C) COCKBURN LAKE CAMM MELVILLE (C) MELVILLE SUBIACO MOUNT PALMER (C) RAVENSTHORPE (S) WANNEROO (C) WANNEROO VINCENT (C) VINCENT 120°0’0"E 120°0’0"E PERTH (C) PERTH PERTH (C) PERTH SOUTH MENZIES (S) GOLDFIELDS DEVELOPMENT VICTORIA BAYSWATER PARK (T) PERTH DEVELOPMENT (C) CANNING (C) CANNING COOLGARDIE (S) COMMISSION DUNDAS (S) COMMISSION SWAN (C) SWAN 120°30’0"E 120°30’0"E BASSENDEAN ESPERANCE (S) BELMONT (C) BELMONT (T) GOSNELLS (C) GOSNELLS

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10 Our Country Birak Bunuru Djeran First summer Second summer Autumn

December-January February-March April-May Dry and hot | Burning time Hottest part of the year Cooler weather begins

In this hot dry season, controlled fres In this the hottest season of the year, The loud fute-like carolling of the were lit in the scrublands, to make large sections of the country were Kulbardi (Magpie) is distinctive at this hunting easier, as animals were forced abandoned for lack of water. Fish from time of year. According to the Noongar out into the open. the sea and estuaries constituted a large story the magpie fought with the crow; proportion of people’s diet. the crow threw the magpie in a hot fre; Mungitch or honey-sweet beverage, from the white ash streaked the magpie’s Burning continued from Birak to reduce the nectar of the Banksia fower-spike, feathers white. steeped in water, was drunk at large undergrowth and bring on lush growth of

One Year - Six Seasons One Year gatherings. grasses and young plants. Numbit, Marri blossom soaked in water to make a honey-sweet beverage, was Bark and timber from Tuart trees were When the Moodjar (‘Christmas Tree’) was relished by the Noongar people. Djiridji used to make containers, shields and in blossom, it was time to move towards (Zamia) seeds would be processed for up temporary shelters. the coast. to four weeks before eating either raw or roasted.

SUMMER - December, January and February AUTUMN - March, April, May 11 Makuru Djilba Kambarang Winter First spring Second spring

June-July August - September October-November Coldest and wettest season of the year Mixture of wet days with increasing Longer dry periods More frequent gales and storms number of clear, cold nights and pleasant warm days With longer dry periods groups start moving In this cold and wet season swans began towards the coast. As the season advanced, moulting, being unable to fy they became Black Wattle provided a good source of people searched the forests for waterfowl, easy prey. Women and children would drive Bardi or Witchetty grubs and the soft green bird’s eggs, parrots, cockatoos, hawks, the swimming birds across open water seeds of many acacia species were roasted pigeons and fedgling squabs. of lakes/rivers to the men, who waited and eaten in the pods. concealed, for the birds to come within Hunting also focused on swamps and Ngolark (White-tailed Black Cockatoo), reach. wetlands, freshwater crayfsh, edible frogs identifed by harsh wailing cries, were often were caught by hand, freshwater tortoises During Winter, Nyoongar people always seen tearing open thick woody seed pods of were caught in dwindling pools. carried a smouldering branch of Banksia Marri nuts. held beneath their booka (kangaroo skin Jarrah fower would provide rich source Controlled burning from Birak through cloak). of nectar for bees, birds and possums, the Boonaro, to reduce undergrowth, brings on fruits were strung together as necklaces and Luscious edible witchetty grub was available lush growth of grasses and young plants in hair ornaments; the wood was made into in abundance from Grass Tree. Tubers of Djilba, which attracted animals later in the spear throwers to increase the reach of a native potato were dug beneath Wandoo cycle. spear when thrown. trees.

WINTER - June, July, August SPRING - September, October, November 12 RAP - Actions and Deliverables

Relationships TIMELINE RESPONSIBILITY

1. Establish a RAP Reference Group 1.1 Form and maintain a RAP Working Group (RAPWG) that is operational to support the Feb 2019 RAPRG implementation of our RAP, comprising of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and decision-making staff from across all four Local Government Authorities (LGA’s). 1.2 Develop a Terms of Reference for the RAPWG. Mar 2019 RAPRG

2. Build internal and external relationships 2.1 Develop a list of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations Mar 2019 RAPWG within our local area or sphere of infuence that we could approach to connect with on our reconciliation journey. 2.2 Develop a list of RAP organisations and other like-minded organisations that we could Mar 2019 RAPWG approach to connect with on our reconciliation journey.

3. Participate in and celebrate National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 3.1 Encourage our staff across all four LGAs to attend a NRW event. May 2019 LGAs 3.2 Circulate Reconciliation Australia’s NRW resources and reconciliation materials to our staff. May 2019 LGAs 3.3 Ensure our RAP Working Group participates in an external event to recognise and celebrate May 2019 LGAs NRW. 4. Raise internal awareness of our RAP 4.1 Raise awareness amongst all staff across all four LGAs about our RAP commitments. Apr 2019 LGAs 4.2 Engage and inform key internal stakeholders of their responsibilities within our RAP. Apr 2019 LGAs

13 Respect TIMELINE RESPONSIBILITY

5. Investigate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural learning and development 5.1 Identify ways to increase awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, Mar 2019 RAPWG histories and achievements across all four LGAs. 5.2 Capture data and measure our staff’s current level of knowledge and understanding of Mar 2019 CEOs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories and achievements. 5.3 Review cultural awareness training needs of staff and elected members. Mar 2019 CEOs

6. Participate in and celebrate NAIDOC Week 6.1 Raise awareness and share information amongst our staff of the meaning of NAIDOC Jul 2019 RAPWG Week which includes information about the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. 6.2 Introduce our staff to NAIDOC Week by promoting community events in our local area. Jul 2019 RAPWG

6.3 Ensure our RAP Working Group participates in an external NAIDOC Week event. Jul 2019 RAPWG

7. Raise internal understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural protocols 7.1 Explore who the Traditional Owners are of the lands and waters in our local area. Feb 2019 RAPWG 7.2 Scope and develop a list of local Traditional Owners of the lands and waters within our Feb 2019 RAPWG LGAs sphere of infuence. 7.3 Raise awareness and understanding of the meaning and signifcance behind Aug 2019 RAPWG Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country protocols (including any local cultural protocols).

14 Opportunities TIMELINE RESPONSIBILITY

8. Investigate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment 8.1 Review Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment within our LGAs. Sep 2019 CEOs 8.2 Develop a business case for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment within our LGAs. Sep 2019 CEOs 8.3 Establish partnerships with existing Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander workforce planning Sep 2019 CEOs agencies/OR Employment Agencies.

9. Investigate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander supplier diversity 9.1 Develop an understanding of the mutual benefts of procurement from Aboriginal and Oct 2019 CEOs Torres Strait Islander owned businesses.

9.2 Investigate how the Aboriginal Business Directory can be used for procurement from Oct 2019 CEOs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned businesses.

15 Governance and Tracking Progress TIMELINE RESPONSIBILITY

10. Build support for the RAP 10.1 Defne resource needs for RAP development and implementation. Apr 2019 CEOs

10.2 Defne systems and capability needs to track, measure and report on RAP activities. Apr 2019 CEOs

10.3 Complete the annual RAP Impact Measurement Questionnaire and submit to Jun 2019 CEOs Reconciliation Australia.

11. Review and Refresh RAP 11.1 Liaise with Reconciliation Australia to develop a new RAP based on learnings, challenges Oct 2019 CEOs and achievements. 11.2 Submit draft RAP to Reconciliation Australia for review Nov 2019 CEOs

11.3 Submit draft RAP to Reconciliation Australia for formal endorsement. Dec 2019 CEOs

16 ContactR Us A P

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