The transport portfolio will transform it's systems and structures to enable Aboriginal decision making, leadership and strategic service provision.
Actions Summary Success Measures Ensure transport policies, resources, services and opportunities are culturally safe and accessible to Aboriginal Victorians. 4.1 Review internal and external facing policies, websites and other materials to ensure these reflect transports commitment to self determination Complete update of transport portfolio polices, resources, opportunities and service information to reflect portfolio wide self-determination commitments. Aboriginal stakeholders and communities reporting transport policies, resources, service information and opportunities are culturally safe and accessible. Actions Summary Success Measures Work with Aboriginal stakeholders to design and implement coordinated whole of-transport approaches to engaging with Aboriginal Victorians that enable Aboriginal decision-making, leadership and strategic service provision to be embedded across transport portfolio activities. 5.1 Establish internal resources to support the design of this new model of engagement, as well as ongoing coordination, secretariat and logistical support. Resources and targeted Aboriginal roles identified and internal model for coordinated approach established. State-wide maps and information packs prepared. 5.2 Prepare integrated transport information packs to support meaningful conversations with Aboriginal stakeholders and communities on portfolio-wide transport activities and opportunities, packs including integrated transport maps, project information and employment and development opportunities available across the transport portfolio. State-wide maps and information packs prepared. Aboriginal stakeholders and communities reporting more meaningful and streamlined engagement with the transport portfolio. Actions Summary Success Measures Through the new whole-of-transport model of engagement develop Regional chapters (action plans) at the local level, capturing self-determined activities that leverage the portfolio as a whole to deliver on the unique needs and aspirations of Victorian Aboriginal communities. 6.1 Work with Aboriginal stakeholders to co-design and implement a suite of Regional chapters that collectively cover the state Regional Chapters completed and promoted on transport portfolio websites. 6.3 Ensure priorities identified within Regional chapters are considered and prioritised in the development of future budget proposals. Actions Summary Success Measures Extend an invitation to Registered Aboriginal Parties to develop codesigned tailored partnership agreements as a mechanism to support more strategic conversations in relation to delivery of transport projects and other Traditional Owner priorities. 7.1 Deliver tailored outcomes that are meaningful to Traditional Owners and capable of delivering benefits that are sustainable over the long-term. Extend an invitation to all Victorian Registered Aboriginal Parties to develop a co-designed tailored RAP agreement with the portfolio. Progress co-designed tailored RAP agreements with accepting RAPs. RAPs reporting more streamlined, meaningful engagement with the transport portfolio resulting in improved outcomes for Traditional Owners. Actions Summary Success Measures Update internal transport portfolio procurement approaches to enable a whole-of-transport approach to progressing procurement outcomes. 8.1 Establish an internal working group (made up of procurement category managers, key buyers and interested stakeholders) dedicated to facilitating a transport portfolio approach to social procurement (inclusive of Aboriginal procurement) implementation. Procurement working group established. 8.2 Ensure dedicated transport portfolio personnel have responsibility for monitoring, promoting and supporting Aboriginal procurement implementation. Personnel appointed and transport staff understand and apply best practice approaches to Aboriginal procurement. 8.3 Continue to work closely with Supply Nation and Kinaway (the Victorian Government’s Aboriginal business support partners) to identify and maximise opportunities to meet the target across the transport portfolio. Aboriginal businesses advertised through Supply Nation and Kinaway are procured by the transport portfolio. 8.4 Establish whole-of transport approaches that enhance Aboriginal procurement outcomes, including through linking Aboriginal businesses across the breadth of the transport program – creating a ‘continuous flow’ of Aboriginal employment and development opportunities. Transport reports an increase in the number, value and length of contracts it holds with Aboriginal businesses – with a minimum of 1% of transport contracts going to Aboriginal businesses.
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