The Yoorrook Justice Commission is the first formal truth-telling process into historical and ongoing injustices experienced by First Peoples in Victoria. Yoorrook was set up by agreement between the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria and the Victorian Government, but operates independently of both. Yoorrook delivered an interim report in June 2022, a critical issues report in August 2023, and will deliver final reports in 2025. Yoorrook is led by five Commissioners, of whom 4 are Aboriginal and 3 are Victorian First Peoples. The Commissioners bring a vast range of knowledge and experience about First Peoples’ knowledge, systemic disadvantage, land rights, history, law, trauma and healing.
Over the past four years Yoorrook has listened to stories, evidence, and to the truths of First Peoples and other Victorians from across Victoria. These powerful stories and lived experiences form the heart of their final report. The recommendations to the Victorian government provide a pathway based on those experiences for a better future for all Victorians.
You’re invited to celebrate the culmination of this historic process and show your support for the true path forward at the Yoorrook Final Event.
Register here: Yoorrook Final Event – Yoorrook Justice Commission
For more information: https://yoorrookjusticecommission.org.au/