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Barang Regional Alliance

Empowering Aboriginal people

Barang Regional Alliance Ltd (Barang) is a not-for-profit Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation. Barang operates as a regional governance structure so that the Aboriginal Community can speak with a unified voice. We support the empowerment of the Aboriginal community living on Darkinung land, on the Central Coast of NSW. Barang provides support directly and in collaboration with our Aboriginal community-controlled service delivery organisations, individual Aboriginal community members and leaders, and Aboriginal owned local businesses.

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Who Are We?

We work towards more effective service delivery outcomes and accountability to the Central Coast Aboriginal Community. We do this through the services we provide and by supporting our members to deliver services. Using our knowledge of the community gained in our work, we advocate to reform current thinking, systems and processes to deliver more effective service delivery outcomes and accountability to the Central Coast Aboriginal community. 

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Read how we’re empowering Aboriginal people through a unified voice.

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Our Impact

Barang impacts the local community in many different ways, most signicantly through these five programs and services:

gili-dhi muru (Youth Empowerment)

gili-dhi muru (lighting the path) is the Barang Regional Alliance Youth Empowerment Program that embodies the commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people on Darkinung Country through a range of activities.

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Empowered Communities

Amplifying the voices of the Aboriginal Community and fostering Indigenous leadership to shape local decision-making and advance regional development which improves the health, education and socioeconomic status of the Darkinjung Community.

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yagunda baranggu (Connected Beginnings)

Ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children get the best start in life through culturally inclusive early childhood education and family support programs.

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Joint Decision Making

Strengthening community voice in funding decisions that directly impact Aboriginal communities, fostering self-determination, and improving service delivery.

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nyangga mana (Local Decision Making)

Placing Aboriginal people at the centre of service design and delivery, forging a new relationship between communities and government to create meaningful change.

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Our Partners

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A logo featuring a black abstract shape within a circle surrounded by pink and white patterns is to the left. To the right, the text reads "Mingaletta Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Corporation - Empowering Aboriginal Communities Central Coast NSW.
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The Leaders Driving Change

View our diverse and experienced team + board driving for a better future for our community.

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Acknowledgement

Barang Regional Alliance acknowledges the Darkinjung People as the traditional owners, caretakers and custodians of the lands, seas and waterways of the Central Coast – the land in which we live, work and operate.

Barang Regional Alliance also acknowledges Traditional Owners, Caretakers and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the significance of continued and ongoing connection to lands, sea, water and culture. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and to our Elders, both past and present. 

Please note that this website may contain images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples that are deceased and acknowledge that this may cause distress for some people. Barang has been granted full permission to utilise all images contained within and we respectfully request that no image, text or information is replicated or used from this website, or any documents contained within, without first seeking full permission from Barang Regional Alliance in writing. Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions in relation to this.