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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.

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.

Michael Ross, the chairman of Olkola Aboriginal Corporation with two of his grandchildren, Hamish and Glen Kulka, both land managers, at Nurrakoora Lagoon, Cape York. Photo: Lyndon Mechielsen/ News Corp Australia

Spotlight on, December 2014

Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health Services (ICN 7681)

Entertaining the crowd at the official opening. From left to right: Aiden Ross-Edwards (front), Jamahl Ross (back), Uncle Elemo Tapim and Donald Whaleboat (on drums)

Spotlight on, November 2014

Alawa Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 3358)

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.

It may be remote but there’s an energy and activity about this place.

Spotlight on, October 2014

Yulu-Burri-Ba Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health (ICN 2034)

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 [see map].

Spotlight on, September 2014

Bundiyarra Aboriginal Community Aboriginal Corporation (ICN 1422)

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.

For Sam Raciti, CEO of Mudth-Niyleta Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation and the board of directors it’s all about joining the dots—keeping the pathways open. It’s about going that extra mile, going further than just a job description. It is about how they can make the necessary partnership arrangements happen.