Salsa Digital’s Reconciliation Action Plan

Summary:  Salsa Digital’s Reconciliation Action Plan focuses on three goals around our vision for reconciliation. Over the past 2 years, we’ve made meaningful progress, including reaching our goal of having Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation on the Salsa Digital Board through the official admission for Chief Operating Officer and Board member, Paul Morriss into the Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation (MTWAC).

Date:
20 November 2025
Author:
Angela Rako
 
Angela ensures Salsa's most critical resources — our people — are supported.

Salsa Digital’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)

Salsa Digital values Australia’s history and diversity. We care deeply and want to do the right thing by all people, especially the traditional owners of the land on which we live.

Our RAP consists of specific deliverables around three goals:

  1. To establish mutually beneficial relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and organisations
  2. To embed our vision for reconciliation
  3. To establish our sphere of influence

Since 2023, we’ve been working towards these goals and have made meaningful progress.

Reconciliation Action Plan progress

Some of the deliverables we’ve met over the past two years are noted below.

2023:

  • Added an acknowledgement to the traditional owners of the land on all outgoing emails
  • Added an acknowledgement of country to the Salsa website
  • Met with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders, providers and organisations within the digital industry

2024:

  • Salsa’s Chief Heart Officer attended a RAP information webinar facilitated by Aunty Munya, Carla Rogers and Kate Kelleher

2025:

  • Reviewed or RAP
  • Drafted the terms of reference for our RAP Working Group, who have met and agreed on a number of set actions
  • Met our deliverable of having Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation on the Salsa Digital Board, via formal admission for Chief Operating Officer and Board member, Paul Morriss into the Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation (MTWAC)

About the membership process for MTWAC

The Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation (MTWAC) is open to members who are Tasmanian Aboriginal people.

When applying for membership, various documents need to be submitted including a family tree and official documents that support direct lineage, such as birth certificates and marriage certificates.

In Paul’s case, that lineage goes back to Dolly Dalrymple, who was born in 1812. Paul’s family had to navigate through seven generations of birth certificates and marriage certificates to gather the evidence required. As you can imagine, it took many, many hours of research and work to put together a full package of documents for MTWAC.

Family Tree For Morriss family
Paul Morriss family tree
Paul Morriss Certificate of membership in Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation
Paul Morriss Certificate of Membership

Next steps

Salsa will continue progressing our Reconciliation Action Plan, moving towards other deliverables such as:

  • Running in-house awareness and education sessions for Salsa staff
  • Updating our RAP
  • Officially registering our RAP
  • Becoming a member of the RAP network
  • Hosting events during National Reconciliation Week
  • Continuing to purchase from Indigenous suppliers where possible