Reconciliation Action Plan

Neami strives to set a high benchmark on how all organisations should work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. 

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Our Reconciliation Action Plan
Built on learnings
Measuring our actions
Making an impact
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Our Reconciliation Action Plan

To ensure we are delivering culturally safe and appropriate services that meet local needs, we strive to improve the way in which we engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Our second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) affirms our commitment to building strong and respectful relationships, governance and partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities.

Built on learnings

The key focus areas for the 2022-24 Innovate RAP were determined by learnings from Neami’s 2019-21 Innovate RAP and insights from our national service delivery and head office staff. They are:

Indigenous governance
Partnership agreements and community engagement
Training and professional development
Employment and retention
Service model/program development and tendering
Impact and data
Advocacy.

Measuring our actions

Our second RAP outlines how we intend to make a valuable impact within the Indigenous space in which we work. A series of measurable actions, centred around four key themes will hold us accountable and demonstrate our commitment to achieving reconciliation. Themes include:

Relationships: building collective knowledge and partnerships
Respect: great consumer experiences
Opportunities: influencing system reform
Governance, tracking progress and reporting.

Making an impact

We work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities through targeted programs and cultural development initiatives. The work we have done to date has helped us to develop better and more inclusive models of care. We acknowledge the need to provide services that are flexible, adaptive, and responsive to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

Neami has a commitment to employing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers. Both Wadamba Wilam and Neami’s Way2Home program report significant improvements in engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations as a direct result of the availability of an Aboriginal workforce.

Download the RAP

Neami 2022-24 Innovate RAP
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Your voice can make a difference

We are always learning how we can better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. If you’d like to share ways we can do this and/or ways we can improve – please reach out.

We believe that all Australians will be enriched by acknowledging, celebrating, and preserving the unique culture, language and identities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.