b"AcknowledgementContentsof Country Year in review 4Chairs Report CEOs Report5Director of Missions Report6Our purpose, values and foundation7 Our year in review8We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as AustraliasWhat we do9First Peoples * . We acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners andFeedback helps us improve10Consumer needs and experience11original custodians of the lands and waters on which we all live andEnvironmental benchmarking12work, and recogise their sacred connection to these lands and watersof Australia, which has existed for more than 60 millennia. Our workBuilding a brighter future14 We recognise the continuing sovereignty ofOur vision for reconciliation is First and SecondInspiring people18Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples overPeoples walking together towards truth, justice,Enlivening communities 22their lands and waters and the inalienable rightcultural vitality and celebration of Aboriginal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoplesand Torres Strait Islander people, communities,Inclusion and equity for all26to self-determination. We offer our respect to alland cultures.Confronting injustice28Elders past and present and to all descendantsAs a community services organisation of theOur journey to reconciliation30who have and will continue to care for the landUniting Church, the principles of the churchs through their lore, customs, and spirituality. Covenant with the Uniting Aboriginal and TorresCreating change with consumers32Strait Islander Christian Congress underpinThe Uluru Statementour work and are affirmed in our ReconciliationOur peopleAction Plans. This includes to advocate for from the Heart national and state policy change, and to buildRecognition Awards34The Uluru Statement from the Heart makes clearunderstanding, respect and support for the right Board of Directors36that the crisis facing Aboriginal and Torres Straitof Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Senior Management Group37Islander families and communities is the result ofto self-determination.structural problems in our society.*The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is used in this Annual Report to refer to Australias First Peoples. The termFinancial overviewThe Uluru Statement from the Heart is anrecognises the great number of Aboriginal nations, and the greatFinance overview38invitation to all Australians to walk together todiversity of cultures, histories, languages and values of these many build a better future where Aboriginal and Torresnations. It also acknowledges that Torres Strait Islander peoplesCorporate information39Strait Islander peoples sovereignty is not onlyare a separate people and that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in urban, regional or remote areas of Australia mayDirectors Declaration40recognised but embraced. Uniting welcomes have distinct cultural identities.Directors Report41this invitation and we look forward in hope to a future where the Statement is fully realised inAuditors Declaration44Australian society.Auditors Report45Statement of income48Financial statement49Your supportPrinted by Tadpac. Thank you to our supporters50A Uniting social enterprise. Get involved54Cover photo: : Little learner, Rayyan, enjoying some outdoor play time at one of Uniting's Early Learning kindergartens.2 Uniting Vic.Tas and Uniting Housing Annual Report Uniting Vic.Tas and Uniting Housing Annual Report 3"