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Gurriny Yealamucka* (Good Healing) Health Services Aboriginal Corporation (Gurriny) has a holistic approach to improving the health, social and emotional wellbeing of the 3000 people that make up Yarrabah’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.

Part of this is its community healing, delivered through the men’s and women’s groups and youth programs, which has won accolades and is supported by researchers from James Cook University and the University of Queensland.

Tjanpi Desert Weavers is an ‘art centre without walls or borders’ spanning the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara (NPY) tri-state region of Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

*BBM motto

Bumma Bippera Media Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation (BBM) is the first and only Indigenous radio and media service in Cairns. They were granted a full-time community radio licence in April 1999. The station offers a range of programs, from arts to news and current affairs. Bumma Bippera means ‘People Talking’ in the Yidinji language.

A good news story from Wodonga, Victoria.

Matthew Burke, CEO of Mungabareena Aboriginal Corporation, is stoked … and with very good reason. Not too long ago he was approached by the Wilson Transformer Company (WTC) to form a partnership to deliver training for Indigenous youth.

After some difficult times, the Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation is on the move—in more ways than one! They have just moved into brand new premises in a prime location in Firebrace Street, Horsham in western Victoria.

The new office space is much bigger than the previous one in Darlott Street. It includes a large community meeting room and plenty of space and resources for community members.

The new chief executive officer, Jim Golden-Brown, is excited about the future of the corporation.

Recent celebrations at South Alligator River in Kakadu National Park have marked an important milestone in a long journey. For the past 10 years it has been a dream of a dedicated group of people to set up a regional health service that was not only culturally sensitive to the needs of the community but also controlled by the community.

Today that dream is a reality.

For over 30 years Orana Haven has been helping the community. It started from premises in Brewarrina in far-north New South Wales but now operates from nearby Gongolgon. In 1979 it incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976—an earlier incarnation of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006—making it one of ORIC’s oldest corporations.

Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation is growing quickly in size and in ambition. Its members are the Nyiyaparli people whose country is traditionally located south of Marble Bar in Western Australia’s Pilbara.

The corporation represents its people in matters associated with their native title claim, which includes all negotiations and business dealings.