First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
Chris COUZENS (Geelong) (13:03): On another matter, Victoria’s newly elected First Peoples’ Assembly has taken its seat in the Parliament of Victoria for the first time with new members who will negotiate the historic statewide treaty giving Victoria’s First People true self-determination in matters that affect their communities. After First Nations Victorians voted in record numbers in the second treaty elections, it was an honour to attend the new assembly’s first meeting on Wurundjeri country, congratulating members and newly elected co-chairs Ngarra Murray and Rueben Berg. The co-chairs will lead the assembly members work to represent Victoria’s First Peoples as equal partners in negotiations towards statewide treaty.