Donate
Payments
Donate
Payments

Commitment to
Reconciliation

Acknowledgement of Country

We commit ourselves to the reconciliation journey and to walking together with the First Nations people of these lands, waters, and skies.

We recognise that the land we work on is the land of the Kaurna people, and that this land was never given up.

We honour the wisdom, knowledge, and skills of the Kaurna people and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.

We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart on the journey towards treaty and truth telling, with determination and hope.

Our commitment to reconciliation includes commissioning a First Nations artwork to form a key part of the UnitingCare Wesley Bowden identity.

First Nations
Commissioned Art

Our commitment to reconciliation, includes commissioning a First Nations artwork, which forms a key part of the UCWB identity.

Artist: Keita Nam, proud Kaurna, Narungga and Maori woman

Artwork name: ‘Connecting with community’

Artist statement: “This artwork signifies UnitingCare Wesley Bowden as a team and their work within the community, creating strong relationships, and helping shape the bright future of Bowden.”

'Connecting with Community' Artwork Explained

The big meeting place (purple) represents UCWB. The workplace coming together as a team, with the ‘U’ looking symbols throughout representing people.
The three smaller meeting places (orange, blue, and green) represent the diverse groups of people in the community which UCWB assist. The people symbols are ranging in size to represent your work with children to elderly, and everyone in between.
These lines with people represent the people you meet out in the community along their different life paths.
The swirls represent water, in this case the wetlands that used to be in the Bowden area.
This design, of both dots and lines, represents the changes in Bowden, and how it has and continues to evolve to this day.
These dots represent the bright future of UCWB, the people that you impact and the community.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan

A Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is a strategic document that outlines an organisation’s commitment to promoting reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the wider Australian community.

Creating and actioning a Reconciliation Action Plan aligns to UCWB’s purpose that together we build connected and thriving communities. We recognise that individually, organisationally and societally, we are on a journey towards treaty, truth telling and reconciliation and we commit ourselves to being an organisation that is culturally humble and which values, respects and ensures the participation and influence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Download Our Reconciliation Action Plan

Why Is a RAP So Important to Us?

We serve diverse communities

Many of the individuals we support include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. A RAP ensures our services are culturally safe, inclusive, and responsive.

We are committed to social justice

Our organisation has a long-standing commitment to fairness, equity, and human rights. A RAP formalises this commitment to honour First Nations people.

We value learning and growth

Implementing a RAP fosters opportunities for staff to expand their cultural competency and engage with Australia’s true history and shared future.

We aim to be sector leaders

By embedding reconciliation in everything we do, from recruitment to community engagement, we aim to set an important standard for others to follow.

Quick Exit