This output supports the government’s commitment to protecting Aboriginal cultural rights, including supporting Traditional Owners and First Peoples organisations to deliver self-determined initiatives for their communities. This includes the protection and management of Aboriginal cultural heritage and strengthening Aboriginal community organisations.
| Performance measure | Unit | 2025–26 target | 2025–26 actual | Variance | Result |
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Average weekly hours of case management provided to members of the Stolen Generations The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target as Connecting Home Limited received funding to deliver the Redress for Historical Institutional Abuse. This enabled Connecting Home to temporarily increase its case management services. Connecting Home is unable to separate the redress case management hours from the total because their clients have overlapping and intertwined case management needs, and the services provided are integrated and holistic. | number | 85 | 127 | 49.4% | ✓ |
| Capacity-building activities provided for Traditional Owners to support the management and protection of Aboriginal cultural and intangible heritage | number | 16 | 16 | 0.0% | ✓ |
Number of family history investigations conducted by the Koorie Family History Service on behalf of members of the Stolen Generations and their descendants The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target due to increased demand for family history investigations provided by the Koorie Family History Service. This is caused in part by increased referrals from other services and implementation of the Stolen Generations Reparations Package. The Koorie Family History Service does not actively recruit clients, therefore the actual is determined by interest from the community at the time. | number | 400 | 602 | 50.5% | ✓ |
Number of Recognition and Settlement Agreements that commence The 2025–26 actual is lower than the target because negotiations with four Traditional Owner groups did not conclude. | number | 3 | 2 | -33.3% | ■ |
| Removal of first mortgages on titles of property owned by Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations | number | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | ✓ |
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The service provision of the Office of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council enables the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council to undertake its statutory responsibilities The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target due to increased satisfaction by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council with the performance of staff supporting the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council. | per cent | 80 | 90 | 12.5% | ✓ |
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| Assessments completed by First Peoples-State Relations within the legislative timeframe – cultural heritage management plans, cultural heritage permits, preliminary Aboriginal heritage tests | per cent | 100 | 100 | 0.0% | ✓ |
| Average days to process applications to register an Aboriginal Place (Cultural Heritage Management Plan related) on the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Register | days | 60 | 60 | 0.0% | ✓ |
| Average number of days for payments to be completed upon approval by DPC of funding recipients' milestone reporting | days | <30 | 5 | 83.0% | ✓ |
| Proportion of native title negotiations progressed in accordance with the department’s annual work plan and timeframes monitored by the Federal Court | per cent | 100 | 100 | 0.0% | ✓ |
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| Total output cost The 2025–26 actual is higher than the target, primarily due to funding released from contingency following the 2025/26 State Budget, largely to support an expanded settlement package with the Gunaikurnai People to enhance their Recognition and Settlement Agreement under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010; and unapplied appropriations carried over from 2024–25 to 2025–26 to support delivery of remaining milestones under the Act. | $ million | 35.7 | 59.2 | 65.8 | ■ |
Results legend
✓ Performance target achieved or exceeded in a desirable way
■ Performance target not achieved — exceeds 5 per cent or $50 million (cost measures only) variance
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