Reconciliation Action Plan
WorkCover Queensland deeply acknowledges and pays respect to all First Nations (Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander) peoples, and their Elders past and present.
We thank the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia for their ongoing custodianship of land, waters, culture and community.
Through a strong sense of purpose, WorkCover Queensland continue to be the cells that connect and support people. With each new relationship, the cells of the network rebuild and grow, creating even stronger links throughout Queensland.
Rachael Sarra, Aboriginal artist from Goreng Goreng Country
Our vision for Reconciliation
Our commitment
WorkCover Queensland (WorkCover) believes we must treat First Nations peoples and cultures with equity, dignity and respect.
We share Reconciliation Australia’s vision of a just and reconciled Australia.
Our approach
Our Innovate RAP shows our commitment to stronger action. We aim to be bold, visible and effective as we focus on creating a safer and more inclusive Queensland.
At WorkCover, we recognise the unique needs, stories and strengths of all Queensland workers and businesses – including First Nations peoples.
What we want to achieve
Our goal is to:
- Build a community that respects and celebrates First Nations histories and cultures.
- Create strong relationships and improve cultural understanding.
- Provide fair opportunities for First Nations peoples who work for us and with us.
How we will achieve this
We will achieve our reconciliation goals through our First Nations Strategy.
First Nations peoples help shape and deliver this strategy, and we will continue to work with First Nations businesses and our internal teams to lead this space.
First Nations Network members, 2025
Our journey
WorkCover’s reconciliation journey involves learning, reflection, and improvement.
2021—2023 – Reflect RAP
In late 2021, we developed our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
This plan set clear actions to build strong relationships.
It also aimed to grow respect between First Nations peoples and the wider Queensland community.
2023 – Review and planning
In mid-2023, we reviewed our progress and identified key focus areas for our next RAP.
2024 – Key decisions and governance
In early 2024, we shared these focus areas with our Executive Leadership Team and Board.
They endorsed key actions:
- Creating our Vision for Reconciliation statement.
- Expanding our First Nations Employment Strategy into a broader First Nations Strategy.
- Focusing our strategy on four areas:
- employment
- procurement
- customer
- community.
- Appointing First Nations people to Identified roles across WorkCover to help develop and lead the strategy.
In late 2024, we set up a governance structure to guide this work.
2025—2026 – Engagement and delivery
During 2025 and into 2026, we continued to engage our people and the wider community.
We did this through our First Nations governance structure. We also run NAIDOC Week and National Reconciliation Week events every year.
2026 – Innovate RAP launch
In mid-2026, we launched our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
2025-2027 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) (PDF, 14.14 MB)
Looking ahead
We began this journey in 2018.
Since then, we have grown and improved, but we know there is still more to learn and more to do to achieve our vision.
Our Innovate RAP will guide our next steps.