This document outlines the partnership between the Victorian Government, Victorian Aboriginal communities and the child and family services sector. The agreement reads as us:
"All Aboriginal children and young people are safe, resilient, thriving and living in culturally rich, strong Aboriginal families and communities.
Wungurilwil Gapgapduir: Aboriginal Children and Families Agreement (the agreement) establishes the aims, objectives and suite of actions based on seven principles, including the guiding principle of Aboriginal self-determination.
The agreement will operate as a dynamic and iterative plan for action, within an enduring commitment by the parties to the agreement.
The parties to the agreement are:
- Victorian Aboriginal communities, families and children, as represented by the Victorian Aboriginal Children and Young People’s Alliance and the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
- the child and family services sector, as represented by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Inc.
- the Victorian Government, as represented and coordinated by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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