It’s hot and still when we arrive. The kind of heat that clings to the air and slows conversation. But inside the doors of this small Aboriginal community organisation, it’s a hive of activity. Phones ring, laughter carries across the open office, and the team move easily between caring for Elders, managing paperwork, and catching up with community members dropping by.

For the past 12 months, Social Sector Consulting has worked alongside this Aboriginal community organisation through the Service Development Assistance Panel (SDAP), a federally funded program that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care providers to strengthen their governance, systems, and service delivery.

Here was explore a case study on embedding compliance and strengthening culture. Together with this community organisation we have supported them to grow stronger while keeping cultural values at the centre.

Image taken in beautiful North Queensland.