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Better services, better future

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.

Traditional knowledge builds viable future

Far north Queensland: In one of the largest land hand-backs in Queensland’s history, the Olkola Aboriginal Corporation now owns seven pastoral stations in southern central Cape York Peninsula.

Townsville health service grows bigger and better

Townsville, Queensland: It’s as if it has always been there. The Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health Services, known as TAIHS, has been part of the local community for forty years. 

It’s happening at Hodgson Downs

Hodgson Downs Community/Minyerri, Northern Territory: If you drive about 270 kilometres south-east of Katherine towards the Hodgson River you’ll arrive at the remote community of Hodgson Downs, also known as Minyerrri.

Serving the community

Yulu-Burri-Ba Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health (Yulu-Burri-Ba) provides primary health care and associated health services to the Aboriginal people of North Stradbroke Island and Capalaba in south-eastern Queensland.

Keeping language alive

Geraldton, Western Australia: One of the central elements of culture is language. Aboriginal people know this more than most which is why every effort is made, sometimes against great odds, to nurture ‘language’ and to keep it strong.