At Rain Consulting, we recognise the importance of reconciliation and are committed to playing an active role in building respectful and meaningful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We have developed a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) as a framework to help embed reconciliation into our workplace culture, business practices, and community engagement efforts.
Our inaugural Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) has been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia. Rain Consulting is proud to join a network of more than 3,000 corporate, government, and not-for-profit organisations that have made a formal commitment to reconciliation through the RAP program.
About Our Artwork
We are honoured to have Aboriginal artist Otis Hope Carey, a proud Gumbaynggirr/Bundjalung man, contribute his artwork ‘Gaagal’ to our Reconciliation Action Plan. His involvement brings depth and cultural significance to our reconciliation journey.
The phrase Gaagal translates to ocean. This artwork uses layered patterns to capture the flow of connection and the energetic rhythms of moving water, such as concentric circles, wave currents and tides.
Gaagal. Artwork by Otis Hope Carey.
“We are saltwater and freshwater people, and any body of water is sacred to us.”
Otis Hope Carey.
Our Reconciliation Commitment
As a consulting firm focused on sustainability, integrated water management, and social impact, we understand that our work is inseparable from the environments, waterways, and Countries on which we operate.
We will continue to learn to listen to Country and learn from Traditional Custodians, recognising that our responsibility to care for land and water is informed by tens of thousands of years of knowledge, stewardship, and connection. Learning from generations who read the land like a story, their connection guides the way we aim to work.
Rain’s Reconciliation Journey
We are committed to reconciliation and fostering meaningful connections with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. While our reconciliation journey is still developing, we have already begun engaging in initiatives that support cultural connection, social impact, and sustainability.
One of our most significant contributions to date has been our pro bono support for the Yaluk Langa gathering place, located on the land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people at the Heide Museum of Modern Art. This site provides a culturally safe space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to connect, reflect, and strengthen ties to Country.
Rain respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands, seas and waters on which we live and work. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community, and we pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples we work alongside today.
We thank Reconciliation Australia for their guidance in developing our Reflect RAP. For questions or to learn more about our RAP please contact us.
