Until the end of August 2025, we have completed over 95% of the actions we  committed to in our Innovate RAP.  Highlights include:

• Hosting a yarning session with Senator Jana Stewart at Abbotsford Head Office to mark the beginning of National Reconciliation Week. The invitation was extended to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and WISE Employment as our  parent company.
• Encouraging l staff to join the RAP Working Group to attend Mabo Day Concert, marking the end of National Reconciliation Week.
• Developing a survey to help build understanding of current Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staffing and their employment needs. 

• Participatingd in RMIT University Indigenous Careers Fair to progress placement opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
• Consultingwith our External Advisory Committee in reviewing our anti-discrimination policy.
• Participating in the 2024 RAP Barometer survey and using the result sto inform cultural learning needs within our organisation.
• Reviewing our leave policy to ensure that Wellbeing Days can be used for other activities to support wellbeing, including cultural activities.
• Ongoing bimonthly RAP Working Group meetings and regular reporting to ensure progress.
• Ongoing use of Supply Nations list to source products/services whenever possible.
• Completing and submitting the annual RAP Impact Measurement Questionnaire to Reconciliation Australia.
• Continuing to invite a local Traditional Owner or Custodian to provide a Welcome to Country or other appropriate cultural protocol at significant events each year. Uncle Ron Briggs, our RAP Working Group Chair, welcomed us to country at our Annual Review event in September.
• RAP Communications Plan for 2025 was fulfilled to ensure staff are provided with ongoing communication and information about reconciliation throughout the year, instead of on key dates only.
• Hosting 2 lunchtime learning sessions for 2025 to learn about Aboriginal organisations and hear from Tarina Fanning, a proud Larrakia and Tiwi woman with over thirty years working in government organisations across Australia – including as the first female Aboriginal police officer in Victoria.