Koorie Education
& Engagement
Elisabeth Murdoch College
RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN ENDORSED:
Each year since our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2020, EMC ‘refresh’ the RAP submit the final draft in December, including a reflection survey and committing to new goals. We are proud to announce the 2025 EMC RAP has been published by Reconciliation Australia. EMC’s 2025 RAP can be viewed here: https://www.narragunnawali.org.au/raps/22935/elisabeth-murdoch-college
The EMC Koorie Education and Engagement team are responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the RAP. A collaborative approach to reflecting on previous RAPs and building on them, ensures our RAP incorporates diverse perspectives, and represents the diversity of our educational community in empowering and sustainable ways. If you’d like to be involved in future discussions, please reach out.
The Narragunnawali RAP framework outlines a sustainable, holistic approach to driving reconciliation in education by building relationships, respect and opportunities:
• in the classroom (in teaching, learning and curriculum)
• around the school (in the ethos and activities within the wider school environment)
• with the community (in the partnerships that extend beyond the school or service gates).
EMC'S RAP reflects the generous contributions of many members across the community to support EMC students, and help build an inclusive and culturally safe school, and we are very grateful for that leadership and support.
EMC has and will continue to walk alongside Koorie students and their families, Indigenous EMC staff and DE colleagues, and the wider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community connected to EMC to demonstrate our commitment and authenticity as a College in Koorie Education and Engagement.
UPCOMING DATES:
- 20 March - Koorie Emerging Leaders in Schools (Term 1) @ Western Port SC
- 28 March - Willum Warrain Youth Summit
- 3 April - Koorie student meeting
- 1 May - Koorie student meeting
- 22 May - Korin Gamadji Institute's Dreamtime Mob Expo @ Richmond FC
- To be confirmed:
- Term 2 KELiS at Mount Eliza SC
- Term 3 KELiS at Rosebud SC
- National Reconciliation Week activities
- NAIDOC Week activities
- Excursion on Country with Uncle Ricky from Koorie Academy Basketball
- Consultation on their education programs with Werribee Zoo
- Art workshop with Bayley Mifsud of Merindah-Gunya Art
Treaty negotiations between the First Peoples’ Assembly and the Victorian Government are getting underway. These negotiations are about the first Statewide Treaty. The first Statewide Treaty will make sure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are properly represented and can use local knowledge to come up with practical solutions to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the state.