Episode  - Walking together toward truth: supporting the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s Walk for Truth

As Victoria’s first formal truth-telling process into historical and ongoing injustices experienced by First Peoples in Victoria, over the past four years Yoorrook has heard powerful truths from people right across the state, giving evidence on the impacts of colonisation, including systemic injustice, as well as the strength, resistance and achievements of First Peoples.

The Walk for Truth will be ‘a powerful way to build shared understanding of these truths, talking together about our history, while walking together to transform our future’. -Yoorrook Justice Commission.

Starting on Sunday 25 May, Yoorrook Commission deputy chair Travis Lovett is walking nearly 400km from Portland on Gunditjmara Country, where colonisation began in Victoria, to Parliament House on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country

During the Walk, Commissioner Lovett, a Kerrupmara Gunditjmara man, will travel through towns and centres including Warrnambool, Colac, Geelong and Footscray, finishing at Parliament House on Wednesday 18 June.

“Yoorrook invites everyone to join us on this powerful journey, to walk together toward truth, to be part of the positive change for Victoria and Australia, to celebrate the strength and resistance of Aboriginal people and to be proud to have the oldest living culture in the world as ours.”  - Commissioner Lovett

This Walk for Truth is more than a physical journey. It’s a call to all Victorians to walk together toward a shared understanding of history, to acknowledge the truths of colonisation, and to celebrate the strength, resistance, and enduring culture of First Nations Peoples.

We’re committed to working together towards First Nations Recognition and Respect, including supporting the Walk for Truth through our impact fund.
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“Truth-telling is a fundamental part of the process of affecting the change needed in society. It’s about recognising the historic and ongoing impacts of colonisation and not only listening deeply to First Nations voices but acting to address these impacts so we can build a more just future.” Rafe Pfitzner Milika, Reconciliation Strategy Manager, Bank Australia‍

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We encourage our customers, staff, and community to get involved, because whether through joining a leg of the walk, attending a community event, or simply learning more, every step matters.

Learn more and register to walk

Together, let’s walk toward a more just and truthful future.