Our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is Lifeline Australia’s commitment to truly listen to the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and act on what we hear.
It expresses a commitment to respect self-determination when wrapping crisis support, suicide prevention, and family and domestic violence services around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. It reaffirms our dedication to workforce diversity and inclusion, embedding a culture that fosters the value of culturally informed change.
Our RAP signifies genuine intentions to deepen our efforts, address systemic inequalities, and build respectful partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations.
Our Chair Steve Moylan and Lifeline staff speak about the importance of having a RAP and what it means to people working at Lifeline Australia.
In our role delivering crisis support, suicide prevention and family and domestic violence services, and as a national leader in the suicide prevention and mental health sectors, Lifeline Australia is uniquely positioned to positively impact the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities across the country.
Caleb Nichols-Mansell is an early career mixed media artist. He is a proud Tasmanian Aboriginal man with deep connections to country, community, culture, and spirit. These all inform his practice and process as an artist and leader.
Caleb has an extensive portfolio in graphic design and digital art and has been commissioned by several leading institutes and organisations both within the state and nationally. Delving into and shining light on the politics of identity, land, and cultural heritage, his artwork aims to generate conversation and evoke deep thinking whilst providing viewers with an intimate look at what it means to be an Aboriginal man in modern day Tasmania.
The artwork focuses on community, connection and coming together as key elements in mental and spiritual wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mob.
We have all walked different journeys and have our own experiences, and these are represented by the linework that meets in the large circular motif that represents coming out of isolation, seeking help, and gathering. This experience is surrounded by culture, community, country, kinship and connection, care, spirituality and our histories.
Our Elders gather around these motifs to share with us the knowledge and love that we all need to get through hard times.
Our Innovate RAP was developed with a strong level of participation across the breadth of Lifeline Australia from senior leaders and all teams, to effectively frame our obligations within the plan. Most importantly, this included consultation and engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander team members throughout.
We would like to acknowledge the guidance of Reconciliation Australia throughout the process of achieving endorsement for our RAP.
We are grateful for our ongoing working relationship with Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia which included collaboration during our development of 13 YARN.
We would also like to extend out gratitude to our RAP design partner Balarinji, as well as Blak Cockatoo Films for capturing the essence of our RAP artwork and artist on film.
