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The plaque acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which CVGT provide their services and pays respect to elders past and present. Plaques have been unveiled in CVGT Australia locations in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.

In 2020, CVGT Albury received a colourful and culturally significant addition with a painting from award-winning Aboriginal artist David Dunn that reflects CVGT Australia’s relationship with community.

The Wiradjuri artist described the painting as: “The colours of sky embodies equality and the bringing together of everyone in the community. The three trees represent knowledge, wisdom and fertility – the support and advice CVGT offers clients, the rich earth that provides bountiful produce. The Murray River is filled with platypus, turtles and Murray Cod, which are all native to the Albury area. The white circle with U shapes indicates career coaches with jobseekers and the central table symbolises CVGT bringing together jobseekers and employers.”

Employment service CVGT Australia was finally able to unveil its acknowledgement of country plaque at its corporate office in Long Gully recently. After being postponed twice due to COVID-19, the plaque was presented in an official ceremony mid-last week

Chief executive officer Jason Russel said the acknowledgement of country aligns with CVGT Australia’s values, including partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. “We acknowledge and respect the connection and history Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have to the land and we recognise the injustices and inequities they have experienced,” he said. “We are committed to developing our knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories through reflection and positive actions. Earlier this year we published a reflect reconciliation action plan. The RAP informs our plans to elevate the voices and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. One of our core values is ‘Community matters’ and for us to live that value we must act as an enabler of positive change, economic prosperity and improved wellbeing. We need to collaborate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to co-design approaches to support closing the employment gap and address any access and equity issues in relation to our services. We are investing in research to understand the barriers to employment and trialling new and innovative approaches to providing complete employment solutions and a better experience for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.”

CVGT Australia’s Acknowledgement of Country plaques have been designed by Kinya Lerrk, an Aboriginal-owned and operated business, and a member of Supply Nation, a database of Indigenous businesses. The plaques feature a gum leaf design by Kinya Lerrk co-founder and designer Megan Van Den Berg.
Bendigo Times (Vic), 17 December 2021. 

Location

Address:	563 Olive Street, CVGT Employment, Albury, 2640
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -36.078561 Long: 146.918471 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Plaque
Monument Theme:	Culture
Sub-Theme:	Indigenous
Designer:	Kinya Lerkk, Megan Van Den Berg (plaque)
Artist:	David Dunn (painting)

Dedication

Source: MA