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Fact sheet

Information about Victoria’s Treaty and Statewide Treaty Act 2025

Treaty is an opportunity to come to grips with the history we share – and create a better and fairer future together.

Information about Victoria’s Treaty and Statewide Treaty Act 2025 in your language

Translated information about Victoria’s negotiated Treaty & Statewide Treaty Act 2025 in 15 languages.

Information Pack

Victoria's Treaty information pack
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The information in this pack has been developed for you to learn about Victoria's Treaty.

Videos

These videos chart Victoria’s path to Treaty, explaining how we got here, why we decided to negotiate a Treaty, and the benefits Treaty will have for all Victorians.

The representative body

The Representative Body
The Assembly has worked with the Victorian Government to establish the elements necessary to support Treaty negotiations. Read more on the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria website.
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Delivering reconciliation

Delivering reconciliation
Nyerna Yoorrook Telkuna will lead ongoing truth-telling, healing and reconciliation across Victorian towns and regions, promoting our understanding of local history and place.
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Why we need Treaty

Why we need Treaty
Treaty is a practical way to make real change a create a stronger Victoria. Laws and policies only work when the people they affect have a genuine say in shaping them.
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A better, shared future

A better, shared future
The Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 will establish a new entity Gellung Warl which is evolved from Victoria’s successful First Peoples’ Assembly. The Bill empowers the Assembly within Gellung Warl to make rules, guidelines and standards about issues that directly affect First Peoples.
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Delivering better outcomes

Delivering better outcomes
Nginma Ngainga Wara will ensure accountability for the State’s commitments to First Peoples. It will evaluate and monitor how effective the Victorian Government is in achieving better outcomes for First Peoples.
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Truth-telling and Treaty

Truth-telling and Treaty
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Closing the Gap

Closing the Gap
Treaty will build the foundation for practical, lasting change. So that every Victorian has the chance to thrive. A Treaty for all Victorians.
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The path to Treaty

Here in Victoria, the government has been on the path to Treaty for nearly a decade. A strong foundation has been laid. Treaty is about ensuring First Peoples have a say over the policies that impact them and their families. Treaty is an opportunity for all of us to understand the history we share – and create a better and fairer future together.
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Annual report and plan - Advancing the Victorian Treaty Process

Annual report and plan - Advancing the Victorian Treaty Process

Under the Treaty Act, the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs is required to prepare an annual report on the work of the State in advancing the treaty process.

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