BCHS Reflect RAP V6 HR - Flipbook - Page 6
Statement from CEO of
Reconciliation Australia
Reconciliation Australia welcomes Bendigo Community Health Services to the Reconciliation
Action Plan (RAP) program with the formal endorsement of its inaugural Renect RAP.
Bendigo Community Health Services joins a network of more than 2,200 corporate,
government, and not-for-proot organisations that have made a formal commitment to
reconciliation through the RAP program.
Since 2006, RAPs have provided a framework for organisations to leverage their structures and
diverse spheres of innuence to support the national reconciliation movement. The program9s
potential for impact is greater than ever, with close to 3 million people now working or studying
in an organisation with a RAP.
The four RAP types 4 Renect, Innovate, Stretch and Elevate 4 allow RAP partners to
continuously develop and strengthen reconciliation commitments in new ways. This Renect
RAP will lay the foundations, priming the workplace for future RAPs and reconciliation
initiatives.
The RAP program9s strength is its framework of relationships, respect, and opportunities,
allowing an organisation to strategically set its reconciliation commitments in line with its own
business objectives, for the most effective outcomes.
These outcomes contribute towards the ove dimensions of reconciliation: race relations; equality
and equity; institutional integrity; unity; and historical acceptance.
It is critical to not only uphold all ove dimensions of reconciliation, but also increase awareness
of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, knowledge, and leadership across all
sectors of Australian society.
This Renect RAP enables Bendigo Community Health Services to deepen its understanding
of its sphere of innuence and the unique contribution it can make to lead progress across the
ove dimensions. Getting these orst steps right will ensure the sustainability of future RAPs and
reconciliation initiatives, and provide meaningful impact toward Australia9s reconciliation journey.
Congratulations Bendigo Community Health Services, welcome to the RAP program, and I look
forward to following your reconciliation journey in the years to come.
Karen Mundine
Chief Executive Ofocer
Reconciliation Australia
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