Aboriginal Catholic Ministry (ACM)
The Aboriginal Catholic Ministry team offers spiritual, social, cultural and practical support through a number of services and workshops.Â
Contact:
Executive Officer: Lisa Buxton
11 Yarra Rd, La Perouse 2036
Phone: (02) 9698 4265
Australian Catholic University (ACU) - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student ServicesÂ
Each ACU campus has its own hub for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The Indigenous Higher Education Units (IHEU) are welcoming, culturally safe and supportive places.
Yalbalinga (Place of Learning)
Strathfield Campus, North Sydney Campus
Phone: (02) 9701 4258
Email: yalbalinga@acu.edu.au
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is an independent statutory authority with a vision to inspire improvement in the learning of all young Australians through world-class curriculum, assessment and reporting.
Level 13, Tower B,
280 Elizabeth Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 1300 895 563 or (02) 8098 3100
Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG)
The NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc. is a non for profit Aboriginal organisation that provides advice on all matters relevant to education and training with the mandate that this advice represents the Aboriginal community viewpoint.
37 Cavendish St, Stanmore NSW 2048
Phone: (02) 9550 5666
Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF)
AIEF provides scholarships and support through its two core programs, the AIEF Scholarship Program and the AIEF Pathways Program. The AIEF Scholarship Program provides funding that enables Indigenous students to pursue their education at leading Australian boarding schools and universities.
Suite 2A, Level 2 /2/12 Foveaux St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Phone: (02) 8373 8000
Fax: (02) 8373 8001
Email: info@aief.com.au
Web: www.aief.com.au
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited (AITSL)
Developing expertise and empowering teachers and school leaders to create better education outcomes for Australian children.
Level 8, 440 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
AUSTRALIA
Mailing address
PO Box 299
Collins Street West VIC 8007
AUSTRALIA
Phone: (03) 9944 1200
Email: info@aitsl.edu.au
Deadly Choices
Deadly Choices aims to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to make healthy choices for themselves and their families – to stop smoking, to eat good food and exercise daily. Deadly Choices also encourages our people to access their local Community Controlled Health Service and complete an annual ‘Health Check’.
22 Cox Road
Windsor QLD 4030
Phone: (07) 3828 3600
Go Foundation
Founded by Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin (with much help from their good mate, James Gallichan), the GO Foundation began its focus on education in 2014. With strong foundations in place, GO is now expanding its program beyond independent schools into public schools and universities.
Phone: (02) 9339 9191
Email: info@gofoundation.org.au
Indigenous Education and Boarding Australia (IEBA)
IEBA provides advocacy and national leadership for all student boarding services. Indigenous With a focus on policies, practices, systems and innovation from across the nation to communicate, educate, inspire and influence the work of others in supporting Indigenous student education and boarding.
PO Box 1008
Clearview SA 5085
admin@boardingaustralia.edu.au
Phone: 1300 378 416
KARI
Through the provision of quality Indigenous community support services, KARI’s goal is to build strength in Aboriginal families.KARI has established two community organisations. KARI Limited to continue to be the leader in Aboriginal child protection and KARI Foundation to build investment and deliver opportunities for the community.
3/131-135 George St
LIVERPOOL NSW 2170
Postal address
PO BOX 207
LIVERPOOL
NSW 1871
Phone: (02) 8782 0300
Fax: 8782 0353
Life for Koori Kids
Recognising the increasing and great need for children living on the margins in Woolloomooloo, Redfern, Waterloo and Marrickville; it was decided to establish a voluntary support group, now known as ‘Life for Koori Kids’. The continuity of the LFKK community program is one of it’s greatest strengths.Â
Ms Ailsa Gillett, OAM
Founder & Public Officer
Email: AilsaGillett4@gmail.com
Link UP NSW Aboriginal Corp
Link-Up (NSW) Aboriginal Corporation was founded in 1980 to assist all Aboriginal people who had been directly affected by past government policies; being separated from their families and culture through forced removal, being fostered, adopted or raised in institutions.
Link-Up (NSW) supports the healing journeys of those removed; delivering professional, culturally sensitive and confidential research, reunions and Social, Emotional and Wellbeing services to those over the age of eighteen.
4/2 Central Place
Ropes Crossing NSW 2760
POSTAL ADDRESS
PO Box 185
St Marys NSW 2760
Phone: (02) 9421 4700
1800 624 332 (Free call, not available to mobiles)
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
The Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council is a significant organisation in the community, who seek to become the most highly visible and most recognised Aboriginal organisation in the Sydney Metropolitan Region. Metro’s continued existence and strength is an important symbol and a vital ongoing resource to its members.
72 Renwick Street,
Redfern NSW 2016
Phone: (02) 8394 9666
Fax: (02) 83949733
Email: metrolalc@metrolalc.org.au
Murama
Murama brings together Indigenous youth to celebrate their cultural journey, to connect them with Elders and each other and them to lead their schools and communities towards deeper cultural understanding and appreciation.
Narragunnawali
Reconciliation Australia’s Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Education program supports all schools and early learning services in Australia to develop environments that foster a high level of knowledge and pride in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and contributions.
The Narragunnawali online platform is free to access and provides practical ways to introduce meaningful reconciliation initiatives in the classroom, around the school and with the community. Through the Narragunnawali platform, schools and early learning services can develop a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and a suite of professional learning and curriculum resources are available to support the implementation of reconciliation initiatives.
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC)
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) is the peak advisory body to the Australian Catholic Bishops on issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics.
80c Payneham Rd, Stepney SA 5069
Phone: (08) 8363 2963
National Indigenous Australians Agency
The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) is committed to improving the lives of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The NIAA recognises that each community is unique. Our team includes people across Australia who work closely with communities to make sure policies, programs and services address these unique needs.
We work to support the Minister for Indigenous Australians, The Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP.
Phone: (02) 6271 5111
Fax: 02 6271 5414
NSW Aboriginal Land Council
As the State’s peak representative body in Aboriginal Affairs, the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council aims to protect the interests and further the aspirations of its members and the broader Aboriginal community. NSWALC is the largest member based Aboriginal organisation in NSW.
Level 5, 33 Argyle St,
Parramatta NSW 2150
PO Box 1125
Parramatta NSW 2124
Ph: 02 9689 4444
Fax: 02 9687 1234
Email: media@alc.org.au
Web: https://alc.org.au/
NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation (AbSec)
AbSec provides child protection and out-of-home care policy advice on issues affecting Aboriginal children, young people, families and carers, and are informed by a membership base and community to ensure that Aboriginal perspectives are included in government policy and reform directions.
21 Carrington Road, Marrickville NSW 2204
PO Box 604, Marrickville NSW 1475
(Ph) 02 9559 5299
(Fax) 02 9559 1669
Email: admin@absec.org.au
NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA)
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is an independent statutory authority reporting to an independent Board and the NSW Minister for Education.
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) has developed a Commitment to Aboriginal Education in partnership with the Aboriginal Education Consultative Group NSW Inc. (AECG).
117 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Postal address:Â
GPO Box 5300, Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: (02) 9367 8111
Fax: (02) 9367 8484
Web: https://www.educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home
NSW State Library
Celebrating and sharing stories of Indigenous Australia, and helping to locate and prioritise Indigenous voices in the Library’s collections.
Corner of Macquarie Street and
Shakespeare Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Phone: (02) 9273 1414
Web: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/about-library/services/indigenous-engagement
Reconciliation Australia (RA)
As the lead body for reconciliation in Australia, RA inspires and enables all Australians to build relationships, respect and trust between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.Â
Old Parliament House, King George Terrace
Parkes ACT
PO Box 4773, Kingston ACT 2604
Phone: (02) 6153 4400
Fax:Â (02) 6273 9201
Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
SNAICC is the national non-governmental peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. SNAICC works for the fulfilment of the rights of our children, in particular to ensure their safety, development and well-being.
Level 7, Melbourne Polytechnic Collingwood,Â
20 Otter StreetÂ
Collingwood VIC 3066
PO Box 1144, Collingwood VIC 3066 /
Phone: 03 9419 1921
Email: info@snaicc.org.au
Stronger Smarter Institute
The ‘Strong and Smart’ approach, developed by Dr Chris Sarra at Cherbourg State School, is now used in schools across the country to embrace a strong and positive sense of what it means to be Aboriginal in contemporary Australian society.
Their role is to work with educators to improve the educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and beyond them, all Australian school children.Â
PO Box 509 Ground Floor,Â
33 King Street
Caboolture QLD 4510
Phone: (07) 5499 4135
The University of Sydney - Yooroang Garang student support unit
Cumberland Campus
T Block, Level 4, Via Gate 1, East Street
Lidcombe NSW 2141
Phone: (02) 9351 9114
Email: simone-cherie.holt@sydney.edu.au
Web: https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/study-medicine-and-health/indigenous-student-pathways.html
Tranby National Indigenous Adult Education and Training (Tranby)
Tranby, as a nationally registered training organisation (RTO), offers units of competency, full VET qualifications, and non-accredited skill development initiatives to Indigenous adults from across Australia.
13 Mansfield Street
Glebe NSW 2037
Phone: (02) 9660 3444 or free call 1800 601 988
E-mail: reception@tranby.edu.au
University of Notre Dame
Indigenous Student Support OfficerÂ
Fremantle campus at the Notre Dame Study Centre
ND 44 on Mouat StreetÂ
Phone: (08) 9433 0864Â
Email: indigenous@nd.edu.au
Web: https://www.notredame.edu.au/current-students/support/indigenous-portal
University of NSW - Nura Gili, Centre for Indigneous Programs
Balnaves Place,Â
Lower Ground Floor of the Electrical Engineering Building G17
Anzac Parade, Kingsford NSWÂ
Phone: (02) 9385 3805
University of Technology Sydney - Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research
Research Unit
Level 17, 15 Broadway, Ultimo
Phone: (02) 9514 9655
P: 1800 064 312
Email: indigenousresearch@uts.edu.au
Student Services Unit
Level 6, 15 Broadway, Ultimo
Email: atsirecruitment@uts.edu.au
Yalari
Yalari is a not-for-profit organisation that offers quality, secondary education scholarships at leading Australian boarding schools for Indigenous children from regional, rural and remote communities.
5/62 Siganto DriveÂ
Helensvale Qld 4212
PO Box 1355, Oxenford Qld 4210
Phone: (07) 5665 8688
Fax: (07) 5665 8611