Reconciliation Action Plan /

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

The St George Illawarra Rugby League Football Club is committed to sustained success on and off the field and understands that the foundation of its success is in the relationship that it has developed and maintained with its community. The club respects the unique position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of our nation, and values the contribution they make to our country, our community, to our sport and to our club.

Having presented our inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) for 2017-2019 in recent years, we're happy to now unveil our second RAP for the following three years to come (2020-2022).

You can read the Dragons' second Reconciliation Action Plan here.

The development of our Reconciliation Action Plans continue to review all existing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander commitments, the formal establishment of RAP working group, and collaborative and consultative engagement of staff across our organisation, as well as other key community and corporate stakeholders. This will not only enable our club to develop programs towards reconciliation but will also inspire and encourage our stakeholders to do the same.

We are extremely proud to partner with the University of Wollongong in the delivery of a range of resources and indigenous programs to schools across our region. We have had a long standing relationship with the University of Wollongong (UOW), and in 2017, with former Prime Minister John Howard present, officially extended our Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The RAP draws on this partnership to expand our already significant contributions to community.

The Dragons core values of pride, respect, inclusion and commitment are the keystones of our business and this RAP is an extension of our club behaviours. Our inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan sets ambitious targets of which we are confident we will achieve through strong leadership.

Ryan Webb
CEO