Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation has launched its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan with the Foundation’s Chair Janina Gawler and CEO Peter Walton at the Foundation’s For Purpose Impact Accelerator Hub.
This first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is part of the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation and a formal acknowledgement to recognise First Nations peoples as Traditional Owners and Custodians.
The cover of the Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan features the beautiful artwork Binak Etching by Aunty Kim Wandin who is a Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung woman living in Healesville. Aunty Kim is an artist and master weaver who learnt to make baskets and eel traps from her grandmother. Binak Etching represents the weaving together of community through togetherness and collaboration.
Board Chair Janina Gawler at the RAP Launch; Deputy Board Chair Bernadette Murdoch (far left) and Board Member John O'Connor (far right) with the Foundation Team member Erin Dolan.
The Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer Peter Walton said, “Our Reflect RAP is more than just a document. It is a testament to our commitment to fostering meaningful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people.
“It is our pledge to listen, learn and act in ways that promote equity and respect. Reflect lays the groundwork for our reconciliation journey.”
Foundation Team: (from left to right) Samuel Byrne, Fiona Patience, Lonia Catalano, Karin McLean with CEO Peter Walton and Board Member Mary Nega.
Since the launch the Foundation has conducted a review of cultural learning needs for staff and Board members, implementing a range of activities to enable this learning. The Foundation has also joined Philanthropy Australia’s First Nations Funders Group and the Australian Environmental Granters Network’s Indigenous Land and Sea Funders Network to learn more about best practice philanthropy in partnership with First Nations organisations.
Board Members Raphael Arndt (far left) and Prof. Rob McGauran (far right) pictured with members of the Foundation Team members Dawn Hewitt and Carolyn Williams.
Members of the Foundation Team at the RAP launch Darren McConnell, Stephen Torsi and Gearoid Barry.
Board Chair Janina Gawler (second from left) pictured with former CEO of Reconciliation Australia, Leah Armstrong, (second from right) and members of the Foundation Team Irena Gray and Kerry Farrance.