PARTNERS
We don't do this alone.
Winmarra is built on partnership — with First Nations communities, with universities, with sponsors, and with people who believe in what young Aboriginal people can become.
Our Partners
Community, program, education, funding & supporting partners
Community & Cultural Partner
Nari Nari Tribal Council
Traditional Custodians of Country in the Riverina and Low Bidgee regions of NSW. Provide access to the Gayini and Toogimbie Indigenous Protected Areas as the on-Country home of Connect to Country.
Community & Cultural Partner
Brewarrina Shire Council
Founding partner of the 2025 Emerging Leaders Program cohort — co-developed the program from the ground up with community.
Community & Cultural Partner
Brewarrina community & Elders
Elders, families and schools whose guidance, cultural authority and trust make this work possible.
Program & Mentoring Partner
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The NRL club at the heart of the Emerging Leaders Program's mentoring network. Co-founder Latrell Mitchell and the wider Rabbitohs family provide young people with direct access to elite Aboriginal athletes and role models that no other organisation can offer.
Education & Research Partner
Charles Sturt University
Strategic partnership for agriculture and environmental science pathways, and our research anchor for monitoring and evaluation across all three regions.
Funding Partner
NSW Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ)
Funding partner supporting the delivery of our programs — backing culturally grounded, community-led early intervention and leadership development for Aboriginal young people at risk of, or in contact with, the youth justice system.
Supporting Partner
Minderoo Foundation
Supporting partner that donated Recovery Pods to our Taree and Brewarrina programs, giving participants and their families practical wellbeing and recovery resources as part of their journey.
Become a Partner
If you represent a government department, philanthropic foundation or corporate partner exploring multi-year support for young Aboriginal leaders in regional NSW, we'd love to talk. Our 2026–2029 strategy is ready to share.
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Contact Sunny Brar, Chair
