In March 2007 the Victorian government announced its first step towards a policy on Indigenous languages in contributing toward a two day workshop looking at developing a statewide Indigenous languages policy.
Recommendations from the workshop are shaping a policy Discussion Paper to be released to relevant stakeholders.
Indigenous languages are underrepresented in the state and independent school sector. Apart from two schools there has been little take up of Aboriginal languages. John Atkinson, Chairperson of VACL, said that the
policy will aim “to make Aboriginal languages more accessible to the local communities”.
VACL is currently in consultation with the Secretariat to the Ministerial Task-force of Aboriginal Affairs to confirm the stakeholders required to make further moves toward developing the policy and its implementation.
