Our Partnerships Our and Current Activities
Reconciliation Action Plan: April 2026 to October 2027
The Entity has taken the initiative to develop mutually beneficial, professional relationships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander businesses where possible. We will endeavour to further these relationships and build new partnerships in the future. We have engaged Indi-Print to facilitate certificates and folders for our Awards and Recognition framework, we’ve engaged Regional Economic Solutions, Print Junction and Madji Pty Ltd as providers for corporate requirements, and regularly work with Birrunga Gallery, Gather Foods and Heart to Harvest to cater at various training and forum events. We have also utilised Moorditj Supply to provide FCA branded clothing for on-Country hearings. We have also partnered with First Nations provider First People Recruitment to fill identified positions.
The NNTT and FCA (Native Title Practice Area) also work with other Commonwealth entities and organisations in the Native Title sector as well as with peak First Nations bodies, including the National Native Title Council. We regularly engage with Native Title Representative bodies and Registered Native Title Body Corporates throughout Australia as representatives or parties to legal proceedings, applicants to administrative requests and for strategic purposes at conference and workshops events.
The NNTT has recently engaged Yirra Miya, an indigenous owned NSW small business, to develop new branding and logos and Regional Economic Solutions led by Bidjara/Kara-Kara and South Sea Islander woman, Ms Leanne Wilson, to deliver cultural agility training to all staff.
Through their innovate RAP the FCFCOA are working to bridge the gap between the Courts and local communities by ensuring that case management processes are more culturally responsive. The Indigenous Family Liaison Officers (IFLOs) play a key role in supporting the review, development and updating of these processes. They provide valuable insights into improving the understanding and application of Cultures, Country, and Kin, which enhances the overall experience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system. Beyond their work within the Courts, IFLOs are actively engaged with communities, building strong relationships, consulting on family matters, and representing the Courts in a culturally sensitive manner.
Other initiatives include ongoing internal communication around dates of significance that are designed to educate staff and spread awareness of the cultural significance of these dates, such as National Reconciliation Week (NRW), NAIDOC Week and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s day, amongst others.
More recent internal initiatives include:
- Engaged Aunty Janice and Samala (MumRed) to facilitate weaving workshops in several offices for staff to participate in during NAIDOC week, where the facilitator shared stories of their family, Country and Culture while delivering the workshop.
- For Ochre Ribbon Week, we sourced chocolate bars that were wrapped in Ochre Ribbon branding that were then handed out at each office, along with information on Ochre Ribbon Week to raise awareness.
- For National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day we organised for staff at each office to engage in the ‘Happy Box Initiative’, inviting staff to donate ‘personal care products for women & children’ along with internal communication for awareness.
- The NNTT raised funds during NAIDOC week 2025 for ‘Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good’, a youth centric Indigenous NGO in Cairns in keeping with the 2025 NAIDOC week theme of ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy’.
