About Reconciliation WA

Reconciliation WA (RWA) is the peak body for reconciliation in Western Australia, providing leadership, advocacy and support to the people and organisations working for a fairer future for our state.

Our vision is a Western Australia where strong, respectful and just relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the wider community are part of everyday life. We work to ensure the cultures, rights and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are valued, celebrated and embedded across all parts of society.

Reconciliation in Australia’s purpose is to educate, to build relationships, and to grow public understanding, the essential groundwork for any future change in laws, systems or power structures. Structural reform requires shifts in decision‑making and policy; reconciliation alone cannot deliver that.

But reconciliation creates the social licence, shared understanding and community readiness that make deeper change possible. Through truth‑telling, learning, advocacy and community‑building, RWA helps prepare Western Australians to recognise why reform is needed and to support it when the moment comes.

As WA’s reconciliation peak, we collaborate closely with our state and territory colleagues and Reconciliation Australia to strengthen the national movement and lead place‑based reconciliation initiatives across the country.