Background

Council is committed to reconciliation and commenced the journey in 2019.

The inaugural 2021-2023 Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) was developed and adopted in September 2021, with more than 60 actions outlined to support better outcomes with the shire's three Traditional Owner groups and First Nations Peoples more broadly across the shire. Most of these actions have now been completed.

Now, following initial consultation with internal and external stakeholders including Traditional Owner groups and Council's dedicated RAP Working Group, a new draft RAP has been developed to provide a range of new actions to target and report against. This includes carrying over three outstanding actions from the previous RAP.

What are we consulting on

Council is seeking feedback on the new Draft RAP and its proposed actions, to support Council's lead role in making tangible steps towards reconciliation on behalf of our community.

Feedback received during this consultation period will be considered by officers and tweaks made to the Draft RAP where appropriate, to finalise the plan and target adoption as soon as practical at a future Council Meeting.

Have your say

Download and view the Draft RAP actions below, and fill in the brief survey further down this page to provide your feedback before the closing date of Thursday 22 August 2024.

Attend a drop-in session

If you have any questions or would like to chat about the draft plan, come along to one of our drop-in sessions in Gisborne on Monday 19 August.

  • Where: Bullengarook Room at the Gisborne Administration Centre, 40 Robertson Street (opposite the police station)
  • Times: 2pm to 4pm and 5.30pm to 7pm.

Important

We ask that if you choose to give feedback on this draft Plan, that you are respectful in your participation and wording, in accordance with our Moderation Policy listed on this website, and Council's Customer Service Charter.

Privacy collection notice

Macedon Ranges Shire Council is committed to protecting your privacy. The personal information you provide through this consultation is being collected for the primary purpose of attribution alongside your feedback for record-keeping or validation purposes (where we may require proof of residency for example, to ensure the validity of localised feedback) and to enable two-way communication where appropriate, to keep you updated in relation to this consultation.

Where required, the personal information being collected will be provided to Macedon Ranges Shire Council staff or contractors, to help inform feedback and enable them to communicate with you in relation to the consultation where appropriate. If the personal information is not collected, we will not be able to contact you in relation to your feedback and may not be able to consider your feedback if localised feedback is required. Personal information is required to be de-identified in any public summary of feedback, such as a summary provided as part of a future Council Meeting report.

Your personal information will not be disclosed to any external party without your consent, unless required or authorised by law. If you wish to gain access to, or alter any personal information you have supplied through this consultation, please contact Macedon Ranges Shire Council via phone (03) 5422 0333 or email mrsc@mrsc.vic.gov.au. Information provided will be stored in accordance with Council’s Record Management Policy and destroyed in accordance with the Public Records Act 1973.

You can access our Privacy Policy on Council's website, and it is available for inspection at Council’s customer service centres.