Our vision is to enable thriving places and connected communities. As the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), we all own this vision and its outcomes.
To increase First Peoples cultural safety, we’ve made commitments in the Department of Transport and Planning Cultural Safety Framework. This Cultural Safety Action Plan 2024-2028, outlines the Department’s commitment to our first phase of actions.
This Action Plan applies to everyone in the Department. We all have a commitment to support the development of cultural safety. The purpose of our First Peoples Cultural Safety Framework and Action Plan is to increase safety for First Peoples who:
Use the Transport and Planning system.
Work within the Department.
Traditional Owners and First Peoples community who engage with the Department.
Language Statement
Language is important and can change over time, and words can have different meanings for different people.
We recognise the diversity of First Peoples living throughout Victoria.
The terms ‘Koorie’ or ‘Koori’ are often used by Aboriginal people of southeast Australia. In this plan we have respectfully used the term First Peoples.
This termrefers to all people of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, living or visiting Victoria.
People
Focus area, actions, outcomes, who is responsible and time frames.
Focus Area - Safety and Support
Outcomes - First Peoples Staff Conference:
held annually
increased participation year on year
co-designed with First Peoples
Responsibility - First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - Annually
Focus Area - Safety and support
Outcomes - Workshops and activities:
improve cultural safety climate
sessions offered annually
co-designed with First Peoples
support emerging and known needs
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
With support from People and Culture
Time Frame - Annually
Focus Area - Safety and support
Outcomes - EAP goals:
increase in the number of First Peoples employees accessing First Peoples EAP vs mainstream EAP
80% of First Peoples employees report their needs are met
First Peoples specific EAP implemented if pilot is successful
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
With support from People and Culture
Time Frame - June 2024
Focus Area - Safety and support
Outcomes - Cultural safety e-learn:
e-learn training suite developed
co-designed with First Peoples
First Peoples lead as subject matter experts
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
With support from People and Culture
Time Frame- July 2024
Focus Area - Safety and support
Outcomes - Cultural safety e-learn:
added to new employee induction
evaluated in real time
100% completion rate and Performance Development Plans training requirement for:
Executive officers
Managers of First Peoples
employees engaging directly and indirectly with First Peoples
People and Culture employees
90% completion rate for all other employees
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
With support from People and Culture
Time Frame - March 2026
Focus Area - Safety and support
Outcomes - Commitments related to:
Self determination
Cultural safety
Treaty readiness
Actions and implementation of First Peoples related plans i.e., Yani Bangal
Annual DTP wide:
Progress reporting
Meeting to report on progress and share best practice examples
Responsibility
DTP Leadership
People and Culture
with support from First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - Launched October 2024
Focus Area - Safety and support
Outcomes - Developed and implemented for:
People and Culture
Managers of First Peoples employees
frontline and customer facing transport workers (supported via commercial agreements with Portfolio agencies and operators)
Training:
evaluated in real time
has 90% completion rate
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
With support from People and Culture
Time Frame - March 2028
Focus Area - Safety and support
Outcomes - Intranet support resource:
instructs how to access ‘manager of First peoples cultural support and coaching’ via First Peoples specific EAP
provides information on training opportunities
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
With support from People and Culture
Time Frame - September 2024
Focus Area - Safety and support
Outcomes - Mental Health First Aid training:
launched
evaluated in real time
100% of managers of First Peoples and Executives complete training
Responsibility - First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - March 2025
Focus Area - Safety and support
Outcomes - Mechanism for First Peoples to report culturally unsafe conduct on the Transport network
co-designed with First Peoples
launched and promoted
established record system to manage data
development of resolution processes focused on timely and culturally appropriate outcomes
developed in line with self determination and accessibility principle
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Transport Regulatory Operations
All
Time Frame - September 2027
Systems Reform
Focus area, actions, outcomes, who is responsible and time frames.
The First Peoples Staff Reference group (FPSRG) is an elected body of people from the First Peoples Staff Network (FPSN).
The key purpose of the FPSRG is to provide advice on Transport and Planning policies and activities which have a direct impact on First Peoples Staff.
The key purpose of the FPSN is to enable a peer to peer support network for First Peoples staff.
Focus Area - Traditional Owners
Outcomes - First Peoples Engagement framework
developed and implemented
evaluation co-designed with Traditional Owners
evaluation approach reviewed yearly
establish and implement monitoring and feedback register
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Employees engaging with Traditional Owners
Time Frame - March 2024
Focus Area - Leadership led
Outcomes - DTP Group action plans
provide First Peoples led tailored organisational reform support
are developed and monitor progress quarterly
review cultural safety within systems, practices, governance structures and systemic behaviours
identify structures and systems that don’t enable self determination and don’t involve First Peoples in decision making about matters that affect them
Responsibility - DTP Executives
Time Frame - June 2025
Focus Area - Systems reform
Outcomes - Policy
includes complaints process for First Peoples to report culturally unsafe conduct
processes embedded into People Management System
developed with the consultation of the Transport and Planning First Peoples Staff Reference Group
evaluated annually
Responsibility - First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - September 2025
Focus Area - Systems reform
Outcomes - HR systems and processes to include cultural safety
in position description template
as a Performance Development Plan measure
Responibility
People and Culture
With support from First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - March 2027
Focus Area - Systems reform
Outcomes - Self-identification process
safe and culturally appropriate
data access transparency
HR system updates developed in consultation with the Transport and Planning First Peoples Staff Reference Group
effectively communicated
Responsibility
People and Culture
With support from First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - March 2026
Focus Area - Visual safety
Outcomes - Cultural events and activities
events and communication plan
have broad participation
managers and executives encourage employees to attend
align to development focus areas
reviewed annually
Responsibility - First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - Annually
Focus Area - Visual safety
Outcomes - 100% of DTP offices and sites have
visual cultural safety audit annually
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags in high traffic areas
plaques acknowledging Traditional Owners in high traffic areas on uncontested Country (permission sought from Traditional Owners)
tracking ledger for plagues and flags
Responsibility
Accommodation and Workplace Services
Department Government Services Shared Services Provider
Site landlords (where applicable)
With support from First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - March 2028
Focus Area - Visual safety
Outcomes- Policy and process
developed and implemented in partnership with Traditional Owners
tracking and monitoring system developed
desktop review of external naming policy
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Geographic Names Victoria
Applicable Victorian Government stakeholders
Time Frame - July 2027
Accountability and Outcomes
Focus area, actions, outcomes, who is responsible and time frames.
Focus Area - Monitor and report
Outcomes - Community feedback loops
utilise place-based Implementation Plan round tables
developed in consultation with Community
establish a system to record and manage feedback
are evaluated
resolution processes developed - focus on timely and culturally appropriate outcomes
align with self determination, accessibility and Indigenous data sovereignty principles
Responsibility
First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Regional Directors
Time Frame - September 2026
Focus Area - Monitor and report
Outcomes - First Peoples Evaluation Framework
developed in consultation with First Peoples
is implemented
focuses on the impact of outcomes
aligns to the principles of self determination and Indigenous data sovereignty
Responsibility - First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - February 2025
Focus Area - Monitor and report
Outcomes - Survey
is developed in partnership with the Transport and Planning First Peoples Staff Reference Group
is held a minimum of every 18 months
findings are communicated
Indigenous data sovereignty principles upheld DTP Group Action Plans are reviewed and updated based on survey findings
Responsibility - First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - Launched June 2025
Focus Area - Report
Outcomes - Public report
is released annually
template developed in consultation with First Peoples employees
released in an accessible version
is written at a grade 9 reading level, with no Government jargon
aligned with Indigenous data sovereignty principles
Responsibility - First Peoples Self Determination and Reform
Time Frame - First annual report due by October 2026