The purpose of these hearings was to hear from Traditional Owners, the Co-Chairs of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Treaty and First Peoples, the Victorian Surveyor General and academics on injustices against First Peoples related to land, sky and waters.
Hearings were held daily at the Collingwood hearing room from 15-18 April. This was the second week of four weeks of hearings on this topic.
Scroll down to view videos of the hearings, witness statements and evidence.
Hearing Videos
April 18, 2024
Land, Sky & Waters Hearings, 18 April 2024
Witnesses:
The Hon. Natalie Hutchins MP
April 17, 2024
Land, Sky & Waters Hearings, 17 April 2024
Witnesses:
Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations
Ngarra Murray
Rueben Berg
April 16, 2024
Land, Sky & Waters Hearings, 16 April 2024
Witnesses:
First Nations Legal and Research Services
The Hon. Steve Dimopoulos MP
April 16, 2024
Land, sky and waters hearing, 15 April 2024
Witnesses:
Aunty Marjorie Thorpe
Craig Sandy
Dr Erin O’Donnell
Dr Julia Hurst
Dr Katie O’Bryan
Karen Jackson
Uncle Graham Atkinson
Transcripts
Transcript – Land, sky and waters hearing 18 April 2024
Transcript – Land, sky and waters hearing 17 April 2024
Transcript – Land, sky and waters hearing 16 April 2024
Transcript – Land, sky and waters hearing 15 April 2024
Witnesses and Evidence
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Aunty Marjorie Thorpe
Craig Sandy
Dr Erin O’Donnell
Dr Julia Hurst
Dr Katie O’Bryan
Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations
First Nations Legal and Research Services
Karen Jackson
Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations
Ngarra Murray
Rueben Berg
The Hon. Natalie Hutchins MP
The Hon. Steve Dimopoulos MP
