Spotlight on, October 2015

Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL)

Fitzroy, Victoria: the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL) is located in the heart of Fitzroy, 2km north-east of the central business district of Melbourne. This highly successful corporation has devoted itself to addressing the loss of Aboriginal languages throughout Victoria. They are addressing the question of language when it starts to matter—at an early age.

Alice Springs, Northern Territory: For more than 25 years the Central Land Council’s (CLC) Aboriginal Associations Management Centre (AAMC) has played a leading role in supporting Aboriginal corporations in the CLC region to manage their royalties and native title incomes and administration.

SPOTLIGHT ON August 2015

The Pilbara, Western Australia: Ngarliyarndu Bindirri Aboriginal Corporation (NBAC) is one of the oldest Indigenous organisations. Located in Roebourne in the heart and heat of the country’s mining region, it was established in 1970 when it operated first under the name of the Ngurin Resource Centre and later the Roebourne Workers Association.

Camooweal, north-western Queensland: The Dugalunji Aboriginal Corporation is based at Camooweal, a small town in north-western Queensland with a population of 187 at the last census count. Camooweal lies next to the Georgina River, 188 km north-west of Mount Isa and 12 km east of the Northern Territory border.

Spotlight on, June 2015

Mai Wiru Regional Stores Council Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 7379)

Mr David Schomburgk (left) and Mr Robert Stevens (right) with the Registrar. Mr Anthony Beven at the official launch on 28 April 2015 of the new freight service said, ‘This was a great event and pleasing to see so many APY Lands stalwarts attending. Congratulations to Mai Wiru.’

Singleton, New South Wales: Ungooroo Aboriginal Corporation (UAC) is located on Wanaruah land in New South Wales. It stretches from the Liverpool ranges in the north to Wollombi in the south, across to the western fringes of the volcanic plateau known as the Barrington tops.

UAC is the only Aboriginal not-for-profit shopfront organisation in Singleton. And the members of UAC pride themselves on providing the Upper Hunter Aboriginal community with a range of empowering skills and services.

Spotlight on, April 2015

Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (ICN 8107)

We’ve finally done it! Justice Berna Collier receives a kiss from Butchulla elder and corporation director Malcolm Burns after handing out copies of the determination at the ‘on country’ sitting. Photo: Jocelyn Watts/APN

Spotlight on March 2015

Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 7445)

We have had 40,000 years of training and learning which will help us to look after our visitors.

North-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory:  Since it was established in 2010 Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation has set about becoming a leader in Indigenous tourism. To all intents and purposes it’s well on the way—2014 was a watershed year and 2015 looks set to reap the benefits of all the hard work.