Improving access to records of the Stolen Generations: a report to the Victorian Government from the Victorian Koorie Records Taskforce (2006)

Download the wilam naling report (Adobe PDF format, 1.2 MB)

The report was called wilam naling, which comes from the Boon wurrung/Woi wurrung language of the traditional owners of the land where Melbourne is now situated.

The word 'wilam' means 'place/family/kin' and 'naling' means 'to know'.

The wilam naling report expresses the objective of the Indigenous Access to Records Project: to effect change in Victoria so that every Indigenous person is able to access information that will help them to establish their family background and their place in the Koorie community. It acknowledges that records are an important way for people to find out and know who they are.

The report, released in June 2006, puts forward a new framework to improve access to records held by Victorian government and non-government agencies. The report contained 10 recommendations on improving recordkeeping standards across Victorian government recordkeeping agencies.

In 2006 AAV provided funding for PROV to implement a number of the wilam naling recommendations. The development and delivery of PROV's wilam naling projects are the responsibility of the Koorie Records Unit (KRU).

Below are links with information on the four wilam naling projects undertaken by PROV and the KRU:

• ‘Know Your History, Preserve Your Culture’ Workshops 2007


• Small Grants Scheme 2007 - 2008


• Koorie Index of Names (KIN) Project
• Common Access Guidelines (CAG) Project

For more information, please contact:

Simon Flagg
Coordinator
Koorie Records Unit
Tel: 03 9348 5629
simon.flagg@prov.vic.gov.au

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