Skip navigation
Skip navigation
  1. Home
  2. 5. Investing in First Nations Businesses and Suppliers: Building the Indigenous economy
  3. Partners in progress: Other relevant organisations

Partners in progress: Other relevant organisations

There are many First Nations-led alliances and organisations in Australia working in community, regional and national settings. 

These organisations do not replace a proponent’s necessary contact with Traditional Owner groups impacted. Rather, knowledge of these organisations may be useful for building trust and relationships with local communities.

National Peak Organisations

Coalition of Peaks - made up of national, state and territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled peak and member organisations across Australia, representing some 800 organisations. Find their members here.

First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance - a coalition of member organisations representing First Nations Peoples from across Australia, including major Native Title, Land Rights, Traditional Owner, and community-controlled organisations nationally. Find their members here.

National Native Title Council - the peak body for the native title sector made up of regional Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs), Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs), local Prescribed Body Corporates (PBC)s and Traditional Owner Corporations (TOCs). Find their members here.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association (NATSIHA) - addresses housing issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through community-controlled housing solutions.

ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body - represents Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Elected Body is the only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice to government in Australia.

NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (NSW CAPO) - seeks to change the way government works with Aboriginal services and sector. It is made up of peak Aboriginal community-controlled organisations in NSW.

Aboriginal Regional Alliances/Assemblies - regional Aboriginal governance bodies that advocate and negotiate on behalf of their local Aboriginal communities with the NSW Government through Local Decision Making about which services are delivered and how services are designed and implemented in their communities. They include:

Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory (APO NT) - an alliance committed to increasing First Nations involvement in policy development and implementation, and to expanding opportunities for First Nations community control. 

First Nations of SA Aboriginal Corporation (FNSAAC) - the peak body for First Nations. It includes representatives of Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) and native title groups across the state. It has an authoritative voice on issues relating to First Nations heritage and well-being.

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre - represents the political and community development aspirations of the First Nations community.

Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Corporations - a state-wide body that convenes and advocates for the rights and interests of Traditional Owners while progressing wider social, economic, environmental and cultural objectives. 

Council of Aboriginal Services Western Australia (CASWA) - aims to strengthen and increase the capacity of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations involved in service delivery to Aboriginal people in Western Australia.