Ballarat Koorie Engagement Action Group - KEAG

The Koorie Engagement Action Group (KEAG) was established in 2010, to continue the previous work of the Unfinished Business Advisory Committee. The group’s aim is to enhance the opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents of Ballarat.

The group remains an Advisory Committee to Council, and provides a voice for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to Council about important issues.

The main objectives of the Committee are to:

1) To advise the City of Ballarat on matters of engagement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the region.

2) Oversee the implementation of Council's Reconciliation Action Plan 2014-2017.

3) Enhance and promote understanding within the Ballarat community of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, society and heritage.

4) Identify issues affecting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and develop responses in collaboration with key partners, agencies and other tiers of government.

5) Influence change processes in agencies providing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to assist in building cultural sensitivity and service integration that facilitates greater responsiveness to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

6) Advocate for and support key elements of the existing current service and support infrastructure in Ballarat for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.