The Dja Dja Wurrung People of the Central Victoria area will become the first Traditional Owner group to register their intent to negotiate a Traditional Owner Treaty with the state government.

On Wednesday, DJAARA (the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation), acting on behalf of Dja Dja Wurrung People (Djaara), announced their intention with a formal notification to the state's independent Treaty umpire—the Treaty Authority.

While the First Peoples' Assembly - the democratically elected body for First Peoples in the state - has been charged with negotiating a Treaty with the Victorian government, the Treaty Negotiation Framework allows Traditional Owner groups to negotiate separate, individual treaties with the government to reflect the aspirations and priorities in their local areas.

The Dja Dja Wurrung Reserved Seat Holder at the Assembly and a Director of the DJAARA Board, Djaran Murray-Jackson, said local Treaties would offer a mechanism for Indigenous communities to use their local knowledge to offer practical solutions at a local level.

Mr Murray-Jackson said they would be led by "our mob" and "focus on the issues that are important here on Dja Dja Wurrung Country".

"Country, our connection to the land, is such an important part of who we are as Aboriginal people," he said.

"So, there's no doubt that initiatives around land and caring for Country, as articulated in our Dhelkunya Dja, Dja Dja Wurrung Country Plan, will be a focus for the negotiations."

DJAARA is regarded as one of the best-run boards in the state, with a strong footprint in the local community. Several First Nations people expressed their appreciation at the organisation being the first to begin negotiations in Victoria.

Dja Dja Wurrung Group's chief executive Rodney Carter said when self-determination was implemented, communities thrived.

He noted that, along with offering "practical decision-making powers at a local level," Djaara know the community wants to build understanding of "our Culture and language more widely".

"Everyone should be able share in the benefits of Country," he said.

Mr Carter, who is also a Member for the North West region in the First Peoples' Assembly, said despite Djaara caring for Country and Country caring for Djaara for millennia, since colonisation, non-Indigenous people have used the resources on Country, to generate "incredible wealth, establishing intergenerational advantage and privilege".

At the same time, he noted, "Djaara have been excluded".

"Our homelands have been turned upside down, and we've been prevented from practising our Culture," Mr Carter said.

"The playing field has been nowhere near level. Treaty will provide opportunities for us to get back on equal footing, to create a better future for our kids."

Treaty negotiations, and the Treaty Authority's role, are governed by the rules set out in the Treaty Negotiation Framework (TNF), and the Authority said in a statement they had received a formal notification from DJAARA.

Once a Traditional Owner Group is entered into the Negotiations Register, under the TNF, a process, which includes a public notification stage to ensure the people of Victoria and Traditional Owners are informed of the Treaty process, begins.

Gunditjmara woman and Treaty Authority Member, Thelma Austin, said the announcement was an "important step for Traditional Owners," and acknowledged the culmination of a journey that has been "self-determined and hard-fought".

"We look forward to overseeing a fair and just process with the Treaty Authority's role in facilitating the journey towards justice, self-determination and empowerment for First Peoples, and to build a solid foundation for reconciliation for all Victorians," she said.

Djab Wurrung man and Treaty Authority Chair, Jidah Clark, said: "A diversity of views, lessons and experiences from communities across Victoria have laid strong foundations for Treaty-making in Victoria.

"Treaties will recast the relationship between First Peoples and the State, bringing us closer together. This is an important marker on the path towards unity."

Assembly Co-Chair and Gunditjmara man, Rueben Berg, said the announcement was an exciting time for everyone who calls Dja Dja Wurrung Country home.

"Today the Dja Dja Wurrung people have taken the first step on their journey towards a local Treaty, which will ensure they are able to develop and deliver the practical solutions that work for their Community," he said.

"When it comes to Aboriginal communities, cultures, lands and languages, the experts are of course, Aboriginal people, and local Treaties will allow Traditional Owner groups to make the most of their local expertise to improve the lives of their people."

The Assembly are currently negotiating a Treaty with the government, with periodical updates being delivered by both parties throughout.

Minister for Treaty and First Peoples Natalie Hutchins said she welcomed the addition of DJAARA into the Treaty Negotiations database, calling it "another historic first".

"If you listen to the people directly affected by policies, you get better outcomes - that's commonsense - and Traditional Owner groups are experts in their communities, languages, cultures and caring for Country," Ms Hutchins said.

"Treaty is about making a better and fairer state for every Victorian."

While the process is supported by Victoria's Labor government, the Opposition have vowed to end it if they are elected next year.