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Reconciliation at the ADC
The ADC proudly launched our Innovate RAP, the second stage in Reconciliation Australia’s RAP program, in June 2025. This significant milestone reflects our ongoing commitment to reconciliation and advancing First Nations engagement within the ADC. By fostering strong partnerships and embedding cultural safety across all areas of our work, the ADC is committed to driving meaningful change in the dental professions and advancing reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Our first Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) was completed in January 2024, and set us up with the knowledge, networks and capability needed for our reconciliation journey. The ADC has been committed to cultural safety and reconciliation for many years and our Reflect RAP was the first formal step in our reconciliation journey.
As we focus on the Innovate RAP, we build on the progress we’ve made and the opportunities ahead to embed reconciliation into our practices, policies and culture.
The artworks featured on our Reflect and Innovate RAPs were created by Lani Balzan. Lani is a proud Aboriginal woman from the Wiradjuri people of the three-river tribe. Her family originates from Mudgee, but she grew up all over Australia and lived in many different towns.
Lani is an Aboriginal artist and graphic designer specialising in designing Aboriginal canvas art, graphic art, logos, Reconciliation Action Plans and document design.
This artwork represents the Australian Dental Council’s evolving journey of reconciliation—a journey rooted in respect, growth, and cultural safety. It builds upon the foundation laid in the Reflect RAP and celebrates the organisation’s movement into a more action-driven and community-connected phase with the Innovate RAP. Lani Balzan – artist and designer
This artwork represents the Australian Dental Council’s evolving journey of reconciliation—a journey rooted in respect, growth, and cultural safety. It builds upon the foundation laid in the Reflect RAP and celebrates the organisation’s movement into a more action-driven and community-connected phase with the Innovate RAP.
Lani Balzan – artist and designer