In the spirit of reconciliation, CatholicCare Sydney acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Reconciliation Action Plan
Our Reconciliation Action Plan
A message from the CEO - Richard Timbs
At CatholicCare Sydney, our vision is for a thriving, inclusive society where everyone finds support, purpose, and belonging.
We are committed to strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples for the benefit of all Australians. As part of this commitment, we began our reconciliation journey through the development of our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Reflect. We are now progressing our second RAP, Innovate, which we look forward to launching in 2026.
Our commitment to reconciliation reflects who we are as an organisation — one that values all people, regardless of age, culture, beliefs, or abilities.
Across CatholicCare Sydney, our executive team and staff recognise that the reconciliation process is an ongoing one that needs to be reflected in our work. Our next RAP will build on our previous RAP, focusing on relationships, outcomes and impacts.
About the artwork
Pathways to Care
The lined patterns represent the pathways of Traditional Owners, who used them to travel across Country and share knowledge. These pathways also represent the channels that CatholicCare use to provide their services to people in need. The small blue circular patterns represent Traditional Owners watering holes, which provide essential health benefits, much like those provided by CatholicCare. The large coloured circular patterns represent Traditional Owners campsites, which provided places to meet, rest, recover and share knowledge. The nine campsites in the artwork represent the nine CatholicCare offices, which serve a similar purpose today to the campsites of Traditional Owners.
About the Artist
Dennis Golding is a descendant of the Kamilaroi / Gamillaraay people from the northwest of New South Wales. He spent most of his childhood living in Redfern and now resides in the south east Sydney suburb of Little Bay. Dennis has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree from UNSW Art & Design.
Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney
The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney has made a formal commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples reconciliation through Reconciliation Australia’s Reflect Reconciliation Action program.