Our clients include
- Development WA
- Kimberley Development Commission
- Ngaringga Ngurra Safe House
- Community Skills WA
- Yura Yungi Medical Service
- Kimberley Language Resource Centre
- Kimberley Regional Group of Local Governments
- Trancolino Madden Contracting
- The Fulcrum Agency
- RPM Project Management
- WA Council of Social Service
Examples of work
- Designed and facilitated strategy workshop to develop a new industry peak body
- Designed and facilitated strategic priority workshops for local governments.
- Developed a housing policy and advocacy strategy for an alliance of Aboriginal organisations.
- Undertook stakeholder engagement planning and implementation for a disaster resilience study and Shire housing strategy.
- Wrote successful funding applications for Aboriginal community controlled and non-government service providers, and Kimberley Aboriginal businesses.
- Wrote successful award nominations for businesses, non government and Aboriginal community controlled organisations.
- Wrote successful tenders for statewide peak bodies.
- Developed an operational model for a Kimberley NGO.
- Developed policy positions and a stakeholder engagement strategy for a regional group of local governments.
- Executive management services for an Aboriginal community controlled organisation.
Grant writing is a fraction of our work. In the last eighteen months we have secured over $7.5M in grants and tenders for local businesses and non-government organisations.
Delivering outcomes
Partnerships and collaboration
- Negotiated $800M State Road Funds to Local Government Agreement 2011/12-2015/16 and $41M Local Government Grain Freight Network Road Assistance Package; $10.3M State/Local Government Framework Agreement for the provision of Public Library Services, increased State funding of $4M
- Strategic Alliances: WA Aboriginal Community Housing Alliance, WA Alliance to End Homelessness, WALGA and Local Government Professionals Local Government Homeless Knowledge Hub
Our clients
- Not-for-profit Organisations
- Local Government Authorities
- State Government Agencies
- Aboriginal Corporations
- Government
- Industry
Advocacy
- Led successful community sector advocacy campaigns, including Unlock Housing and Make Renting Fair, which delivered new funding and resources
- $93M Social Housing Economic Recovery and $875M social housing investment packages, $72M homelessness package, $30M Residential Relief Grants Scheme
Leadership, strategy and management
- Managed $6.1B through 550 Royalty for Regions partnerships
- Grants and tenders: won over $21M for Shelter WA and members
- Strategy: Rio Tinto Regional FIFO and Pilbara Aboriginal Business Strategies
- Developed new programs and services: Aboriginal Community Housing Capacity Building, Port Hedland Courthouse Arts Centre and Gallery, Dalgety House Museum, South Hedland Lotteries House,
- Research commissioned and managed: Social and Economic Impact, Regional FIFO Communities, Acil Allen, Reimagining Indigenous Housing, Health and Wealth, PWC Indigenous Consulting, WA Community Housing, New Opportunities for Sector Growth and Development, Paxon Group, The Funding of Homelessness Services in WA, CSI UWA.
Government
- Representative policy positions and presented evidence: Productivity Commission review, National Housing and Homelessness Agreement; Inquiry into the Financial Administration of Homelessness Services; COAG Road Reform Plan and Road User Pricing; National Ports Strategy; National Freight Strategy; Environmental Protection (Clearing of Native Vegetation) Regulations 2004; Main Roads Act 1930; National Aviation Green and White Papers; WA Ports Review; National Road Safety Strategy; Disability Services Act 1993; Health Act 1911; Food Bill 2005; Emergency Management Act 2005·
- Ministerial advice - over 800 briefings and Parliamentary Question responses
- Government committee member- housing, transport, regional development