Hollard Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
January 2023 - January 2024
Hollard's Reflect RAP
Early in 2023, Hollard launched its inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
Our Reflect RAP has been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia, and is available for download for anyone who would like to learn more about the steps we’re taking as we move towards reconciliation.
“I am proud to lead an organisation that has made a public commitment to working towards reconciliation.
At Hollard, we have a strong belief in the core pillars of RAPs - relationships, respect, and opportunities –
and are working towards a future where these pillars are part of our everyday thinking and processes
when it comes to bettering the lives of First Nations peoples and supporting their journey toward self-determination.”
Paul Fahey, CEO Hollard Australia
Meet our artist
Sarah Jane Moore
Sarah Jane Moore is an independent consultant, creative artist, author and musician with a PhD in Reconciliation through Music and Art from the University of Sydney. Her creative output spans mixed media collage, painting, printmaking, song writing, poetry, performance and creative writing and maps, shares and stories river, mountain and ocean ecologies. Her visual art practise is place based, science informed, and climate focussed.
This work is playful, connected and intergenerational.
It links self, water, land, family and dance in a joyful way. The work was created whilst the artist was living in lutruwita Trowunna Tasmania and is steeped in the materiality of that place. The Bloodwood tree sap, Ochre, gold leaf, Mutton bird oil, river clay, ground oyster shells, She-oak charcoal, Taroona River clay and acrylic celebrate the waratah, community connections and the shimmering possibilities of trust, hope and healing.
According to the Reconciliation Australia website, reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, for the benefit of all Australians.
Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) allow organisations to document their ongoing commitment to reconciliation and outline the work that is being done to support that goal. We believe it’s important to make our commitment public in support of First Nations peoples across this land.
As we’re still in the early stages of our journey, Hollard has a Reflect RAP in place for 2023, and work will soon start on our Innovate RAP which will be released in early 2024.
We’re working through the actions that we outlined in our RAP, and some of the actions we’ve completed include:
- Explored opportunities to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander supplier diversity
- Started building mutually beneficial relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and organisations within our local area/sphere of influence
- Annual promotion of NAIDOC Week, including resources and events
- Reviewed HR policies and procedures to identify existing anti-discrimination provisions, and plan for future needs
- Acknowledgement of Country embedded into all staff updates and town halls by CEO, and Welcome to Country performed by a First Nations elder upon opening our new offices
- Created and maintained an effective working group focusing on RAP creation, implementation, and governance
Our Reconciliation Plan
