This landmark achievement opens the door to genuine partnership, shared decision-making and the opportunity to embed more than 60,000 years of knowledge and culture into the future of our state.
La Trobe University welcomes this milestone as a call to action — to listen, learn and work alongside Indigenous communities to deliver lasting outcomes in education, health and regional opportunity.
At La Trobe, our collective efforts can deliver lasting outcomes in education, health and regional opportunity.
In the coming months, we will be engaging with Indigenous leaders to identify ways our University can continue supporting reconciliation and foster meaningful collaboration, including through discussions with the Elders Council established under our Indigenous Strategy 2022-2030 and working with communities around our campuses in Melbourne’s north, Bendigo, Shepparton, Mildura and Albury-Wodonga.
We acknowledge with sincere gratitude the leadership of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria in enabling us all to take this profound step forward on the path to reconciliation.
At this time, on behalf of the La Trobe University community, I affirm our commitment to 'closing the gap' and supporting Indigenous people to succeed in university studies with La Trobe.
We are also dedicated to supporting Indigenous staff, implementing our Indigenous Strategy and expanding Indigenous-led research through the work of our Gabra Biik, Wurruwila Wutja Indigenous Research Centre.
Professor Theo Farrell, Vice-Chancellor
Image credit: Jake Sanders, La Trobe University
