Reconciliation Action Plan

As caretakers of cemeteries and memorial parks across greater metropolitan Melbourne, we hold a deep responsibility to the Country we operate on and the communities we serve. Our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan is our commitment to honouring that responsibility.

Our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan

Our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is the second of four phases within the Reconciliation Australia RAP framework and builds on the foundations established through our Reflect RAP. It outlines our continued commitment to reconciliation with First Nations peoples.

The RAP maps out how GMCT can deepen relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders, and the opportunities for impact and influence GMCT has in the broader cemeteries and deathcare sector. It reflects what we have learned through listening to community, and guides how we continue to support families during times of remembrance, grief and Sorry Business.

The RAP sets out actions for us to implement over the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028. These actions will improve our business practices and provide greater opportunities for and increase our understanding of First Nations peoples.

The actions fall under four categories:

  1. Relationships

  2. Respect

  3. Opportunities

  4. Governance.

Our commitment to First Nations peoples

A core commitment we’ve made to our customers and community is to develop and manage our cemeteries in perpetuity. This means listening to and learning from the histories, stories and connections that communities hold with our sites.

We are committed to working with the First Nations peoples of both the Bunurong and Wurundjeri lands, and to building genuine, respectful relationships within their communities.

GMCT’s values as an organisation are respect, compassion, integrity and sustainability, and these will be central to our approach in implementing our RAP.

Our progress against the RAP objectives will be reported within our corporate reporting framework alongside other strategic plans such as the Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, Gender Equality Action Plan and Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Pan.

You can download and read our RAP by clicking below.

Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

Artwork: Home by Alisha Fagan, proud Wadawurrung woman and founder of WarriBagurrk (Ocean Woman).