Healthy Environs is All In: Beginning Our Reconciliation Journey
At Healthy Environs, we believe healthier communities are built through genuine partnerships, respect for culture and a deep connection to place. Much of our work takes place on Country, working alongside communities, local governments and organisations to improve health, wellbeing, inclusion and environmental outcomes.
Today, we're proud to announce that Healthy Environs is All In and formally embarking on our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) journey.
Reconciliation is not a destination or a single project—it is an ongoing commitment to building respectful relationships, increasing understanding and creating opportunities to work better together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Through Reconciliation Australia's RAP program, organisations are supported to turn good intentions into meaningful, practical action that strengthens relationships, respect and opportunities.
Our journey begins with a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan—the first stage of the RAP framework. Reflect RAPs are designed to help organisations learn, listen, build relationships and develop a strong foundation for future action. This is where we want to begin: with curiosity, humility and a genuine commitment to learning.
For Healthy Environs, reconciliation is fundamental to the way we work. It strengthens our ability to support healthier communities by recognising the importance of culture, Country and self-determination in achieving lasting health and wellbeing outcomes.
Over the coming year, we'll be exploring how reconciliation can be meaningfully embedded across every part of our organisation, including:
Our people and culture – building cultural capability and creating opportunities for shared learning.
Our professional practice – strengthening how we design and deliver services with and for communities.
Our partnerships – developing stronger relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, organisations and communities.
Our governance – ensuring reconciliation becomes part of our long-term organisational direction and decision-making.
This journey belongs to all of us. There is no single "right" way to participate. Listening, learning, asking questions and being open to different perspectives are all valuable contributions as we continue to grow together.
It feels especially fitting we begin this journey during National Reconciliation Week, a time that encourages all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements while exploring how each of us can contribute to reconciliation.
Over the coming months we'll be sharing our progress, celebrating key milestones, participating in NAIDOC Week and continuing to learn through on-Country experiences and partnerships.
We're excited about the journey ahead and look forward to walking alongside our clients, partners and communities as we continue to create healthier, more inclusive and more connected places.
We're All In.