Reconciliation Action Plan

MWPA acknowledges the significant positioning and place of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the First Peoples of our nation and of the Mid West region in particular.

As a corporate leader in the Mid West region, MWPA is responding to its social responsibility to proactively encourage reconciliation within its sphere of influence for the benefit of the whole community.

MWPA intends to do what it can to facilitate self-determination and meaningful opportunities in a collaborative manner.

MWPA's Reflect RAP 2023 has been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia and is available below.

MWPA Reflect RAP 2023

Artwork & Poem: "Two Cultures, Come Together" by Nicole Dickerson

As the water connects to the land,

The land connects to the sky,

The sky connects us to the stars,

The stars are our people's guide.

We are of the Yamaji People,

From the Past, Present and Future.

This is Yamaji Country.

As the rain beings to fall,

There is a ripple effect, 

The main rivers overflow,

And meet the ocean.

As the landscape changes through the seasons,

The new growths start to bloom,

Two cultures come together.

As we learn from the old for the new,

An ancient culture is still present,

Even within the modernised world,

As we now move forward,

On one land, it is time for Reconciliation.

RAP Launch - 03 July 2023

Yamatji Nation 

MWPA is assessing the opportunity to work with local language communities to develop a map which reflects the more specific local language groups of the Geraldton and Mid West area.

Geraldton sits within the Yamatji Nation Southern Regional Agreement area.