Organisation
First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria
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Strategy
Treaty Authority Agreement
By the Statewide Treaty Act 2025, the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has become Gellung Warl, established by that Act to make representations to government and decisions on behalf of First Peoples in Victoria. The Treaty Authority Agreement establishes the Treaty Authority. The agreement has been amended to reflect what has been agreed in statewide...
Report
Journey to Gellung Warl
Since 2019, the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria has been yarning with Community across the state. This report outlines how these ideas were brought to the negotiating table, ensuring self-determination at the heart of Australia’s first ever Treaty. The report presents the treatymaking ecosystem, working with community, getting treaty done and what is in the...
Policy
Statewide Treaty Declaration
The Declaration affirms the importance of First Peoples’ Lore, law, rights, responsibilities and sovereignty. The Declaration was written by Assembly Members to Community about the first statewide Treaty in Victoria. The Statewide Treaty Declaration outlines the key components that comprise Gellung Warl, and the roles the community will play in the Treaty era.
Guide
Equal footing funding guidelines
The Self-Determination Fund aims to promote First Peoples’ economic development, both through the Traditional Owner Treaty process and into the future. These guidelines address the Fund's approach to supporting First Peoples to negotiate Traditional Owner Treaties on a more level playing field with the State of Victoria.
Report
Advancing the Victorian Treaty process: annual report 2024–25
This report provides an update on the progress and achievements of statewide Treaty negotiations between the First Peoples’ Assembly and the Victorian Government. The Victorian Government has been progressing Treaty for nearly a decade. The Treaty negotiations are on track to agree Australia’s first Treaty in 2025.