Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan December 2019 – April 2021 Acknowledgement of Country Acknowledgement of Country
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Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan December 2019 – April 2021 Acknowledgement of Country Acknowledgement of Country Artwork Acknowledgement QinetiQ acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Foreword by the Managing Director Custodians of the Australian land and pays its respects to their Elders both past and present. Our Business We acknowledge Reconciliation Australia for their insights and assistance in the development of this Reconciliation Action Plan. What is the Reconciliation Action Plan Our Reconciliation Action Plan Artwork Acknowledgement Our Partnerships / Current Activities RAP Champion Our Forward Journey The cover artwork, titled Two Ways Ngandi and group in the Roper River region of East Arnhem Wiradjuri (2019) was painted by Linda Huddleston Land through her father’s people and has cultural Relationships (Nungingi). ties with the Wiradjuri tribe of NSW through her mother’s people from the Talbragar people, Dubbo. This painting depicts Linda’s story as a little girl Respect growing up with her mother’s family in Dubbo, The Roper River Mission was established in NSW and also growing up with her father’s family 1908 and became a focal food and shelter point Opportunities Roper Ngukurr Far North East Arnhem Land. Linda for people within a radius of several hundred describes: “coming from my mother’s family you kilometres whose traditional way of life had only had one mum and dad, then in my father’s been severely disrupted. In 1968 the mission Governance people I had so many mothers and fathers, so I had reverted to Aboriginal control and its name to adjust to so many different ways.” changed to “Ngukurr”. Her grandfather the late Contact Harry Huddleston was a Traditional Owner from Linda is a renowned Aboriginal, born in Katoomba Burrungu, also known as the Ruin City. NSW 1969 and is connected to the Ngardi language ⟶ Artwork Acknowledgement Continued Acknowledgement of Country Artwork Acknowledgement Linda’s paintings are based on the custodial Foreword by the Managing Director country and the stories associated with it. They depict in the traditional Raark or crosshatch design, Our Business totems and spirits relating to “real life” activities such as hunting, fishing, singing and dancing. These images form the teachings of the ancestors What is the Reconciliation Action Plan on survival and social infrastructure. Our Reconciliation Action Plan Her grandparents and father were moved from Groote Eylandt after the bombing of Darwin 1941 to Mulgoa, near Warragamba Dam. This was part of Our Partnerships / Current Activities the government’s policy in forcing assimilation of Aboriginal people into mainstream society. RAP Champion Her grandmother Florence Croft was taken as a Our Forward Journey baby from her birthplace in the Tanami desert of Central Australia and adopted into Ngardi way of life. For this reason Linda has a connection to her Relationships Grandmother, Lily Nangala’s dreamings. Respect During October 2019, QinetiQ employees participated in an Indigenous Art workshop run Opportunities by Linda Huddleston from the Burrunju Aboriginal Corporation in Canberra. The artwork symbolises QinetiQ’s Reconciliation Journey, National Sorry Day Governance and QinetiQ’s head office in Canberra. Contact Foreword by the Managing Director Acknowledgement of Country Artwork Acknowledgement I am both pleased and proud that QinetiQ is Foreword by the Managing Director formally commencing its reconciliation journey. This Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) will serve us Our Business to gain a better understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures whilst functioning as a framework to develop a deeper engagement What is the Reconciliation Action Plan with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Our Reconciliation Action Plan Importantly this RAP will enable QinetiQ to define its Our Partnerships / Current Activities vision for reconciliation so that subsequent RAPs are meaningful, sustainable and truly supportive of the community. RAP Champion Through publishing this RAP QinetiQ is affirming Our Forward Journey our commitment towards the Australian Government’s Closing the Gap strategy by: Relationships providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians through direct employment; increasing our engagement of Respect suppliers who employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and supporting STEM and career Opportunities pathways support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians through outreach programs. Governance Greg Barsby Managing Director, QinetiQ Pty Ltd Contact Our Business Acknowledgement of Country Artwork Acknowledgement Established in Australia in 2008, QinetiQ is a Our mission is to be the preferred partner for Foreword by the Managing Director program delivery business, partnering with our critical range and test facility management; to customers to provide unbiased advice to solve support mission-critical operations and; to enable real world problems. Our vision is to be the evidence-based decision-making in support of Our Business chosen partner around the world for mission- mission-critical outcomes. critical solutions, innovating for our customers’ What is the Reconciliation Action Plan advantage. Serving customers in the Government Our people make the critical difference to our and Defence sectors, particularly across the customers. We are part of a global company, QinetiQ Group that has delivered significant Our Reconciliation Action Plan land, air, joint and sea domains we leverage our technical expertise, engineering capability and acquisition and sustainment projects in over 10 strong partnerships to manage projects on time, countries and employs more than 6,000 people. Our Partnerships / Current Activities on budget and with confidence. As a business Within Australia we employ some 400 people whose reputation and achievements are centred located in our offices in Adelaide, Brisbane, RAP Champion on our people, we develop and retain exceptional Canberra and Melbourne or co-located with our subject matter experts and world renowned customers across Australia. Our Forward Journey specialists. We are a Part 21 Subpart-J accredited Military Design Organisation under Australia’s QinetiQ maintains a proactive and empowered Defence Aviation Safety Regulations. With our diversity and inclusion (D&I) committee charged Relationships accreditations we can provide authoritative designs with responsibility to embed an inclusive culture and advice, independent of the original equipment and realise improved workforce and supplier Respect manufacturer, enabling objectivity and efficiency diversity. Despite seeking information during in Defence decision-making. We work directly with on-boarding and through regular employee surveys the actual number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Opportunities our defence and industry customers to undertake design engineering and obsolescence management Islander staff employed by QinetiQ is yet to be for major platform Life of Type Extensions. We fully determined. Governance specialise in rapid prototyping and manufacture of sophisticated electro-mechanical systems for Contact trials and experimentation. And, we support niche technology development and local IP creation to improve capability assurance and operational readiness. What is the Reconciliation Action Plan Program? Acknowledgement of Country Artwork Acknowledgement The Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) program to raise awareness and support for your RAP Foreword by the Managing Director is a framework for organisations to realise their inside your organisation. It will also assist you to vision for reconciliation. Through the program, develop a solid RAP governance model and build organisations develop a business plan that the business case for future commitments to Our Business documents what an organisation commits to do to cultural learning, and practising cultural protocols contribute to reconciliation in Australia. considering Aboriginal and Torres Strait What is the Reconciliation Action Plan Islander employment. This RAP will enable QinetiQ to commit to Our Reconciliation Action Plan implementing and measuring practical actions Innovate - that build respectful relationships and create opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait An innovate RAP is for organisations that have Our Partnerships / Current Activities Islander peoples. developed relationships with their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and are ready RAP Champion There are four different phases within a RAP to develop or implement programs for cultural program which reflect the stage an organisation is learning, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Our Forward Journey at and the current goals the organisation would be employment and supplier diversity. An innovate trying to achieve. This RAP is focused in the reflect RAP will give your organisation the freedom to phase which highlights that QinetiQ is commencing develop and test new and innovative approaches, Relationships its reconciliation journey. and embed the RAP in your organisation. Respect A description of each RAP phase is detailed below: Stretch - Opportunities Reflect - A stretch RAP is for organisations ready to challenge themselves by setting targets for the A reflect RAP is for organisations just starting actions outlined in their RAP. A stretch RAP will Governance out on their reconciliation journey and who give your organisation the opportunity to focus on need to build the foundations