I am a Kurnai man who has spent a majority of my life growing up in Gippsland.
I have been very honoured and thankful to have been on the Treaty for Victoria journey for the past 3 years.
I believe my work on this journey has only begun, which is why I am honoured to be back onto the Treaty Assembly for the next term.
Member Updates
March 2025 — Meeting of Assembly at Traralgon
Have attended Assembly committee meetings over the last few months either in person but mostly online.
Along with South East members attended several workshop meetings re treaty day out event organization which would be fair to say was very hectic because of the time we had to plan and various other planning issues. Though hectic it was very pleasing to be able to watch on the day my community enjoy and soak up the atmosphere. The overall numbers of attendance was excellent as well.
I can positively say that community both Aboriginal & Non-Aboriginal gained way more insight and education into the what the Treaty Assembly have been working towards over the last few years.
Have had many engagements with individual community members as well as community groups talking and sharing information about our negotiating team and how I believe the talks with state government are progressing. There has been a lot of chatter about the upcoming state election and will this affect the outcomes of treaty which ever way it goes. This has been a very difficult question to answer.
On another note, people have been very impressed with the Assembly reporting mechanism and how we continue to keep that reporting back to communities within our existing community based networks. Very good feedback as well.
From memory, engagements took place with the following:
- Approximately 30/40 individual engagements with community members
- Central Gipps TAFE
- Anglicare Morwell
- St Pauls Gramar staff and year 11/12 students
- VicPol – Trafalgar
- Yallourn/Yallourn North Football Club re Sponsorship for upcoming Indigenous round
- Latrobe Valley Courts
- VicPol Prosecutors
- Head of Departments Network for Gippsland ( Troy, Alice & I )
In closing I would also like to give special mention to the South East Engagement team for the work they have been doing over this journey. It has been fantastic to hear the feedback coming from the South East Region.
Also, thanks to my fellow South East Members. Still, lots of work to do and even though the negotiations are getting closer and being close to being rolled put, we still have a long way to go.
Peter Hood
November 2024 — Meeting of Assembly at Shepparton
Member update not submitted.
September 2024 — Meeting of Assembly at Swan Hill
Member update not submitted.
June 2024 — Meeting of Assembly at Portland
Member update not submitted.
March 2024 — Meeting of Assembly at Lakes Entrance
Member update not submitted.
