• respect and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories
• support self-determination of cultural expression
• support the growth of knowledge about Aboriginal cultural and heritage items in Brimbank.

• support and promote opportunities for everyone who lives and/or works in Brimbank to participate in arts and culture
• celebrate the diversity of Brimbank
• create pathways that provide equitable access to a range of arts and culture opportunities within Brimbank.

• Facilitate and empower key partnerships and collaborations
• advocate for the inclusion of arts, artworks, artists and creative thinking across Council
• support the development of emerging cultural leaders in Brimbank
• explore mechanisms and opportunities for government, private and philanthropic contributions to art and culture in Brimbank.

• encourage and share information about creative practitioners, industries and activities in Brimbank
• connect artists and creative businesses to strengthen partnerships, viability and growth
• develop learning initiatives that support career development.

• provide and share information about locations where the community can engage with arts and cultural activities and experiences
• provide spaces where artists can create and share their creativity and culture
• investigate new sites and platforms for festivals, events and public art.

95% agreed or strongly agreed with the draft pillars and objectives.

We have made the following changes based on your feedback

• improve readability
• added page numbers
• added government bodies as possible joint funders into Partnerships, collaboration and contributions pillars.

Your programming suggestions will:

• influence annual implementation plans
• help us the design the actions that deliver the objectives.