Yarra Valley Water Board Strategy Day

Yarra Valley Water

Who funded the project

 

Karabena Consulting was engaged to facilitate a strategy day for the Yarra Valley Water (YVW) Board. The aim of the strategy day was to promote governance inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s aspirations for healthy Country.

Karabena Consulting facilitated a workshop drawing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ ways of knowing, being and doing. The “knowing” elements included pre-workshop engagement to prepare for learning.An opportunity to participate in discussions with Elders-in-Residence and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff represented the “being” elements while the “doing” elements are accessible as part of the post workshop program to evolve the Board’s 2030 strategy and their reconciliation commitments.

We provided a report to the YVW Board that identified ways to actively engage Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians.

Summary

 

The aim of this project was to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing into all elements of the YVW Board and executive decision making, and to develop a plan for future activities aligned with Treaty aspirations held by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the community.

Project Aims

 

To complete this project, Karabena Consulting utilised the following methodologies

  • A ‘totem exercise’

  • Panel discussions

  • Group work with support from a Wayapa Practitioner

  • Course workbook

Methodologies

 

The key outputs for this project were:

  • ·A facilitated workshop program emphasising inclusion, curiosity, and cultural leadership.

  • A Workbook for the Board and Executives to use in their deliberations.

  • A Board report identifying ways to actively engage with Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians.

Project Outputs

 

By facilitating a strategy day that promotes governance inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s aspirations for YVW Board and senior executives, Karabena Consulting was able to:

  • Increase awareness of governance inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s aspirations.

  • Promote cross-cultural confidence building in Indigenous-led and culturally safe spaces.

  • Emphasise inclusion, curiosity, and cultural leadership.

Project Outcomes

 

Key Words

#reconciliation #governance #Indigenousled #culturalsafety #leadership #decisionmaking #inclusion

Camille Gonza