Children’s Acknowledgement

We at St Nicholas

would like to say thank you

to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

for letting us share their land 

We promise to look after it,

the animals and people too

Hello land,

hello sun,

hello everyone.

Reflect – Renconciliation Action Plan

Our vision for reconciliation is to promote a vision of a just society to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.

We acknowledge in the past, wrongful policies and practices by the Australian Government and Churches, including the Catholic Church, resulted in discrimination and disadvantage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. This has caused many Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Peoples to experience discrimination and disadvantage at a level that causes great sorrow and shame to many Australians.

We acknowledge Human Rights policies and statements that recognise and protect the rights of indigenous people across the world and within Australia. In the Australian context, these declarations and documents relate to the rights of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. We must show special care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities within the context of trauma-informed care.

We believe in the value of human dignity, which provides people with the capacity to develop fully. We hope that the Reflect RAP and future RAPs, will help the Diocese deliver reconciliation actions aimed at closing social and economic gaps to ensure the human dignity of all First Nations Peoples we engage with, employ, educate or assist.