In June 2022, Noongars of Wungening Aboriginal Corporation were commended by Reconciliation Australia, Australasian Housing Institute and the Queen.
Perth, Western Australia: June 2022 was a hugely affirming month for Wungening Aboriginal Corporation. It won gongs for its governance and for its excellence in social housing. Then its chair, Danny Ford, was appointed to the Order of Australia for his service to the Noongar community.
Meet the savvy corporation closing the gap on educational achievement in Australia and around the world.
Sydney, New South Wales: Forget Facebook. For young Indigenous people in Australia and young marginalised people around the world, there’s a far better way to engage with peers and the world beyond school.
Bunya Mountains, southern Queensland: 250 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, Bunya Mountains—or Booburrgan Ngmmunge as this Country has always been known to Aboriginal people—hosts the world’s largest stand of bunya pines (Araucaria bidwillii) as well as natural grasslands, wet and dry rainforests, and many rare and threatened plants and animals. For Aboriginal people from near and far, it’s a sacred, nourishing place.
Canberra, Ngunnawal Country: Leaders bring people together and catalyse positive change within families, communities, corporations and society. With that process in mind, in May 2020 Kerrie Tim and 2 others founded the Leadership Institute for Positive Futures Indigenous Corporation. The corporation aims to inspire leadership for social change, positive societies, improved professional performance, and strengthened identity. And they’ve been working to those ends—without any funding—for nearly 2 years.
Djarindjin, Western Australia: Another helicopter lands at Djarindjin Airport and 19 passengers head for the air-conditioned terminal nearby. Meanwhile, the chopper’s engine roars and its rotors spin as the ground crew begin their 10th ‘hot fuelling’ for the day; a tricky and specialised task that involves refilling the aircraft’s tank without shutting it down. It requires a highly trained team to get it right every time.
ANKA works hard to build and sustain the skills of its directors and the performance of its board—and it shows.
Top End: First incorporated in 1987, Arnhem Northern and Kimberley Artists Aboriginal Corporation—ANKA—is the lead support and advocacy body for Aboriginal artists and Aboriginal-owned community art centres in over a million square kilometres of country across northern Australia. ANKA represents close to 50 art centres and 6000 artists, and its strategy is clear and openly expressed on its website:
