The Gender Equality Act 2020 commenced in March 2021 and promotes gender equality by:

• Requiring the Victorian public sector, local councils and universities to take positive action towards achieving workplace gender equality
• Requiring these organisations to consider and promote gender equality in their policies, programs and services
• Establishing the Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner to provide education, support implementation and enforce compliance

Strathbogie Shire Council is developing their first Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP) for the next 4 years as required by the Act with strategies and measures to be created under 7 workplace gender equality indicators.

People & Culture have recently completed a Gender Audit to assess where we currently are with the above indicators and to help develop strategies and measures for our Action Plan based on these results.

We need everyone’s input to ensure we are capturing views from across the entire organisation to create meaningful actions that will lead to positive change.

Reminder: If discussing these results raise any issues, please speak with someone about your concerns. Our managers, Contact Officers and the People & Culture team are available to talk, or you can also contact our Employee Assistance Program, Relationship Matters, on 8650 6262.