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At Homes North, we envision a future where reconciliation is woven into the fabric of community housing. Our vision is to foster an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural knowledge and perspectives are respected, embraced, and embedded in our everyday work and long-term strategies.
We are committed to building genuine, respectful partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, organisations, and communities. Through collaboration and shared learning, we aim to deliver culturally safe housing services and support strong, connected communities.
Our Reconciliation Action Plan Journey
In November 2015, Homes North’s Board of Directors made the decision to embark on the process of developing our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), endorsing a proposal for Homes North to adopt an Innovate RAP. In April 2016, our RAP Working Group was formed and our first RAP (2017-2018) was published in 2016. Since that time, our RAP Working Group has been integral to the delivery of our strategic plan and our CEO has championed and driven internal engagement as our RAP Champion.
Our first RAP (2016–2018) introduced the Aboriginal Employment and Support Strategy, setting out our commitment to growing Aboriginal representation across our workforce so it better reflects the communities we serve.
Building on that foundation, our 2021-2023 RAP saw steady growth in Aboriginal employment, with 20% of staff now identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander demonstrating our ongoing progress toward meaningful representation and inclusion.
Our 2025-2027 RAP recognises and builds on current relationships; further demonstrates respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as applicants, tenants and communities, and develop opportunities to purposefully attract and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and services. This RAP is an aspirational document of measureable and achieveable actions intended to map our pathway to a future of reconciliation.
Our 2025-2027 RAP is beautifully illustrated with artworks by Shakayla Spearim and Georgia Jane, two young Gomeroi artists from Tamworth, whose work reflects culture, connection, resilience, and community.
Our Reconciliation Action Plan Aims
| 1. | To acknowledge the truth in the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the connection to Country; and acknowledge that since European settlement Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have suffered many injustices, leading to disadvantage and exclusion. |
| 2. | To play a significant part in supporting true reconciliation that starts from acknowledgement of truth and proceeds to work together to produce outcomes that reflect we are continuing to move forward together. |
| 3. | In action to create opportunities for equal access to sustainable, secure and stable housing. |
| 4. | To work together with individuals and communities, including Homes North staff, tenants of community housing, and their wider communities, to redress disadvantage and promote inclusion. |
| 5. | To achieve this through improvements in social and health outcomes, together with economic outcomes of education, training and employment. |
Together, we are committed to safe homes, empowered lives, and strong communities – with reconciliation at the heart of everything we do.
Click on the button below to explore the full RAP, our commitments, and the stories behind the artwork.
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