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Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (GMTOAC) is a Registered Native Title Body Corporate under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) and a Registered Aboriginal Party under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic). Through GMTOAC, Gunditjmara people ensure that cultural obligations and responsibilities which arise from Gunditjmara country and under Gunditjmara law, custom and beliefs are upheld and recognised for the protection and benefit of their traditional lands and waters and for their respect to their Gunditjmara ancestors and for their Elders.

This submission is a a slide deck of a presentation on the cumulative impacts of energy infrastructure on Gunditjmara Country since the Alcoa vs Onus case.

Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation is a Registered Aboriginal Party, legislated under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006. They are the Traditional Owners and knowledge holders of Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung cultural heritage. Their country comprises an area of over 7,000 square kilometres and covers 29 different local government areas.

This submission discusses economic justice for the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people. It includes sections on:

• Land and water management
• Tourism
• Case studies into Nangenala Cultural Centre and Coranderrk Station
• Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung culture and entrepreneurship
• Funding
• Strength-based Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung economic participation
• Cultural heritage management

Ngaweeyan Maar-oo, meaning “Voice of and from the people” in Gunditjmara dialect, is the Victorian Government’s implementation partner and shared-decision making body under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap (National Agreement).

This submission aims to build on and further explore the issues raised in the verbal testimony of the Ngaweeyan Maar-oo co-chairs and Executive Director. In particular, this submission:

• provides an overview and stocktake of the National Closing the Gap Agreement
• provides direction to the Victorian Government on next steps in activating the Productivity Commission Review into the National Closing the Gap Agreement recommendations
• makes further recommendations to draw on the Victorian experiences and challenges implementing the National Agreement
• coordinates a statewide collective position on behalf of the Ngaweeyan Maar-oo memberships individual recommendations made through their submissions to Yoorrook Justice Commission

Kara Graham is a a proud Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk woman. In this video submission, Kara discusses culture and language.

Kinaway is from the Gunnai language, meaning ‘exchange’. Kinaway Chamber of Commerce is the legislated body responsible for certifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses across Victoria.

This submission is an overview that responds to many of the economic disparities highlighted in the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s findings and underscores the pivotal strategies from the “Yuma Yirramboi – Invest in Tomorrow – Aboriginal Employment and Economic Strategy,” which align with Kinaway’s objectives to enhance Aboriginal employment and economic outcomes.

Dean Lusher is a Wamba Wemba man.

In this submission, Dean expresses profound sadness for his great-grandfather, Frederick (Fred) Moore (1865-1952) who he says must have felt it would be better to deny he was Aboriginal in order to protect his family and himself’. The submission details Dean’s sense of loss for the culture and connections he missed out on, and how lucky he felt when he learned of his Aboriginal heritage when he turned 50.