EMPLOYMENT
services
cdp business
incubator
pilot
The Remote Jobs and Community Development Program (CDP) is part of the Australian Government's commitment to the Closing the Gap strategy. The CDP aims to achieve social and economic development through active participation, jobs and stronger communities in remote Australia.
The program is a jobs first approach which supports individuals to participate in employment, training and activities that contribute to the strength and sustainability of their communities.
The Remote Jobs and Community Development Program (CDP) is part of the Australian Government's commitment to the Closing the Gap strategy. The CDP aims to achieve social and economic development through active participation, jobs and stronger communities in remote Australia.
The program is a jobs first approach which supports individuals to participate in employment, training and activities that contribute to the strength and sustainability of their communities.
abOriginal
corporation
Winun Ngari Aboriginal Corporation (WNAC) is the largest community development provider for remote Aboriginal communities in the West Kimberley.
In addition to serving communities in and around Derby, we service several remote communities located along the Gibb River Road, and Looma (including surrounding communities). Including the town site of Derby, WNAC covers an estimated population of approximately 4,400 people from a range of age groups.
The support WNAC provides to remote communities differs from community to community, however services include enterprise and business development, employment and training, health and well being, governance and administration.
Welcome to
WINUN NGARI
about
Winun Ngari Aboriginal Corporation was founded in 1983, in Derby, Shire of Derby / West Kimberley, WA, as a safe place to meet, sharing life experience and helping each other to create a better future for our families and our youth.
WNAC has since become committed to improving health and educational outcomes by enhancing service delivery to our people, addressing domestic violence and drug & alcohol abuse and breaking barriers to mending the gap with mainstream Australia.
Today, WNAC service the greater part of the West Kimberley, the town of Derby, and communities and outstations along Gibb River Road and Fitzroy River.
VISION &
objectives
Winun Ngari Aboriginal Corporation (WNAC) is dedicated to ensure Indigenous communities in the West Kimberley continue to have a purpose to live, being healthy, educated, employed, living on their land and practicing their culture. As an organisation WNAC values are focused around 8 strategic goals; to strengthen culture, look after country, improve educational outcomes, create sustainable employment, improve housing conditions, improve health outcomes, enhance finance and enhance organisational capability.
Strengthen Culture
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WNAC aims to enable the practice of local Aboriginal Culture in the areas we service through:
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Engaging young people
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Creating a cultural awareness package for staff & clients
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Sharing knowledge & ideas
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Promoting respect for Elders
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Through conducting a country mapping project
Enhance Finance
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Source extra funding and make informed operational and investment decisions
Look After Country
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Ensure the sustainability of our land
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Create sales channels
Improve Housing Conditions
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WNAC wants more and better housing for our people.
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Develop new hubs
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Review IT infrastructure, HR Policies and Procedures and WHS frameworks
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Review existing policies to
ensure they remain culturally
appropriate, effective, and
aligned with current
standards. This forms part of
our broader commitment to
continuous improvement, strengthening our services, empowering
our team, and delivering meaningful outcomes for all communities.
Improve Educational Outcomes
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Increase school attendance rates and literacy & numeracy levels for adults
Create Sustainable Employment
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Create employment opportunities for our people through the building of communities
Improve Health Outcomes
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Improve the health of our people through by advocating for the community
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Fight DV and Youth Suicide
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Take over Environmental Health
Our core values of trust, honesty, openness and respect define everything we do.
BUSINESS
STRUCTURE
WNAC’s operations are structured into four business units: Organisation; Service Delivery; Commercial, and Advocacy.
WNAC is dedicated to ensuring Indigenous communities in the West Kimberley continue to have the strength and ability to celebrate their culture, manage their own country and grow their own futures.
Organisation
The Business Unit contains the corporation’s corporate functions including HR, Finance and the Office of the CEO. Through the organisation Business Unit, WNAC delivers centralised services to all other parts of the organisation.
Advocacy
As part of WNAC’s Strategic Plan 2025 to 2028, the corporation has formed a new unit led by the CEO to make sure the perspectives of Aboriginal people in the West Kimberley are included in matters that affect the region.
Service Delivery
This business unit delivers a core objective of WNAC, the delivery of high quality services to Aboriginal people within the West Kimberley.
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Kimberley Money Management Services (KMMS)
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THRIVE Program
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Driving access equity program (DAEP)
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Strategic plan 2025 – 2028
Commercial
WNAC has undergone a change in its governance model to allow it to work more effectively within the private sector. This change has allowed for the separation of the commercial arm under an independent business unit with a separate board structure. This business unit is Frilled Enterprises Pty Ltd.
Having WNAC’s commercial arm under an independent board provides a stable platform to encourage effective partnerships with the private sector. A key driver for Frilled Enterprises Pty Ltd is to secure long term maintenance work which offers stable long term employment, linking various commercial ventures to job seekers with meaningful employment and/or skills enhancement. Through commercial ventures and partnerships, Frilled Enterprises Pty Ltd will be able to access specialised skill sets in the delivery of projects and expose people employed under Frilled Enterprises with alternative employment pathways.
In our view this commercial model will improve the corporations income streams, allowing WNAC to continue improving and benefiting the lives of Aboriginal people in the West Kimberley.
