Ngarga Wangaddja means ‘mob talking’ in the language of the Nharangga people. It was the name chosen for ANZ’s First Nations internal advisory group, an internal platform for the voices of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander staff at ANZ.

The group provides a structured forum for consultation, advice, and guidance on matters pertaining to the First Nations employee experience. It helps inform and influence policy – including cultural leave and the Head of First Nations Strategy role – and provides a platform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff to connect, with a core focus on cultural wellbeing, safety, and influencing the bank’s First Nations Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

At this event we will discuss learnings from ANZ’s First Nations internal advisory group, Ngarga Wangaddja, and the benefits of co-design and power-sharing in practice, including:

• systems influence and decision-making

• moving First Nations representation from advisory roles to decision authority in governance and on boards

• examples of co-design that works and lessons from programs where power-sharing changed outcomes

• what organisations should be tracking beyond participation numbers to measuring real impact.

Join DCA in conversation with:

• Tenielle Rolfe is a proud Mununjali woman of the Yugambeh people, Co-Chair of Ngarga Wangaddja, and an Inclusion Program Manager at ANZ.

• Joel Lutui, a proud Wodi Wodi man, Co-Chair of Ngarga Wangaddja, and a Senior Officer in Deposits and Payments at ANZ.

Who should attend: Chief People Officers and HR Directors; D&I and HR managers and practitioners, Employee Resource Groups and D&I Champions; people leaders; and any colleagues/team members in your organisation wanting to build their D&I knowledge.

Accessibility

Live captions are available on your smart device during the event.

If you need an Auslan interpreter, please let us know at least 10 working days before the event.

If you have any other access needs, email us at events@dca.org.au.