Aboriginal Affairs NSW | NSW Government
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Aboriginal Affairs NSW | NSW Government
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of people who have passed on in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.
Aboriginal Affairs NSW
We connect, listen, and advocate to lead accountability and change across Government, while contributing to the broader community. This purpose statement helps guide every decision, action, and plan for the agency.
Listen
‘In the Footsteps of our Ancestors’ © 2023 Amy Allerton
Learn more about
Policy reform and research - Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Aboriginal Affairs Strategic Plan 2023-2027
Grants and funding for Aboriginal people NSW
Access to information
Contact us
info
Acknowledgement
Aboriginal Affairs NSW acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work and the places in which we live. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders past and present. We recognise the unique cultural and spiritual relationship and celebrate the contributions of First Nations peoples to Australia.
Meet the Aboriginal Affairs NSW team
Meet the team who share a vision that every Aboriginal person and community is thriving and celebrated.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Our key initiatives
Grants and funding
Aboriginal Affairs NSW helps fund organisations, groups and Aboriginal communities working in NSW.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Healing
The NSW Government is working with Aboriginal communities to address past and continued harms. We listen to and work with Aboriginal people and communities towards healing.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The NSW Government is committed to Aboriginal Cultural Heritage reform. Listening to Community brings better understanding of ways to celebrate and protect Aboriginal culture.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Land rights
The Aboriginal Land Rights Act, 1983 (ALRA) provides land rights for Aboriginal people in NSW. The principle of self-determination underpins the ALRA.
Read more
Batemans Bay Sorry Day Bridge Walk 2025/Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Improving outcomes
Information about initiatives that support a new way of NSW Government building relationships with communities.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Data resources
Aboriginal Affairs NSW improves knowledge about Aboriginal communities and how this can guide relevant government programs.
Read more
What we do
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Contact us
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Work with us
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Latest Aboriginal Affairs updates
Ministerial media release
Pilot program creates pathway into careers in water operations for Aboriginal participants
A new two-week course is underway in the Shoalhaven region supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to build essential skills and open up career opportunities in the water operations sector.
Ministerial media release
Minns Labor Government boosts Aboriginal-led heart research to drive improved health outcomes
The Minns Labor Government is investing more than $4 million in Aboriginal-led research projects which aim to reduce heart disease and improve heart health outcomes for Aboriginal communities across NSW.
Ministerial media release
New toolkit supports local councils to Close the Gap in partnership with Aboriginal communities
The Minns Labor Government is supporting councils and councillors across NSW to work more closely with Aboriginal people, organisations and communities to help close the gap with the launch of a new toolkit developed in partnership with Local Government NSW and the Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO).
Media release
Grants now open to support NAIDOC celebrations across NSW
Aboriginal groups and community organisations across NSW are invited to apply for grants to support local NAIDOC events and activities.
News
Thunggutti Community leads seasonal burn to care for Country
The Thunggutti community has come together on Country for a seasonal burn, combining cultural knowledge and community care to protect homes, reduce hazards and pass on traditional fire practices to the next generations.
More Aboriginal Affairs NSW news
Ministers and Deputy Secretary
The Hon. David Harris MP
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Minister for Gaming and Racing, Minister for Veterans, Minister for Medical Research, Minister for the Central Coast.
For more information on
The Hon. David Harris MP
visit the
NSW Parliamentary website.
Trish Oxford
Acting Deputy Secretary of Aboriginal Affairs NSW
A proud Ngemba woman
Recent Aboriginal Affairs publications
Plan
Closing the Gap 2025–2028 Implementation Plan
The NSW Government, Local Government NSW and the NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO) have worked in partnership to develop the Closing the Gap Implementation Plan 2025–2028.
Report
Closing the Gap Program – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Package
This toolkit is designed as an entry-level guide to help Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) and Aboriginal businesses in effectively monitoring, evaluating, and learning (MEL) from their grant initiatives. It aligns with the objectives of the Closing the Gap Grants Program and was culturally adapted to include community-led approaches.
Report
Aboriginal Affairs NSW Closing the Gap Grants Program Evaluation
This evaluation aimed to assess the strengths and opportunities of Closing the Gap grants program, measure the program's effectiveness in achieving its objectives, capture the outcomes on ACCOs and businesses, record lessons learned and provide recommendations for future capacity-building programs.
Report
Closing the Gap Grants – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Toolkit Introductory PowerPoint Presentation
The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the new Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Toolkit and factsheets for Aboriginal businesses and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs). These have been developed by Curijo with Aboriginal Affairs NSW. The toolkit aligns with the MEL Framework, incorporating a cultural lens and aims to introduce basic MEL knowledge for grant-funded programs.
Report
2024 NSW Aboriginal population projections
Projections of the NSW Aboriginal population, by region, from 2021 to 2041.
Contact Aboriginal Affairs
Office address:
Level 6, 201 Coward Street, Mascot NSW 2020
Postal address:
PO Box 207, Mascot NSW 2020
General enquiries:
enquiries@aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au
Phone:
1800 019 998
Business hours: 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday
Follow Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Facebook
Linkedin
Youtube
Sign up for the Aboriginal Affairs NSW E-newsletter
Register to receive updates from Aboriginal Affairs NSW about events, grants, stories and other opportunities.
E-newsletter registration form
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of people who have passed on in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.
Aboriginal Affairs NSW
We connect, listen, and advocate to lead accountability and change across Government, while contributing to the broader community. This purpose statement helps guide every decision, action, and plan for the agency.
Listen
‘In the Footsteps of our Ancestors’ © 2023 Amy Allerton
Learn more about
Policy reform and research - Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Aboriginal Affairs Strategic Plan 2023-2027
Grants and funding for Aboriginal people NSW
Access to information
Contact us
info
Acknowledgement
Aboriginal Affairs NSW acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work and the places in which we live. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders past and present. We recognise the unique cultural and spiritual relationship and celebrate the contributions of First Nations peoples to Australia.
Meet the Aboriginal Affairs NSW team
Meet the team who share a vision that every Aboriginal person and community is thriving and celebrated.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Our key initiatives
Grants and funding
Aboriginal Affairs NSW helps fund organisations, groups and Aboriginal communities working in NSW.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Healing
The NSW Government is working with Aboriginal communities to address past and continued harms. We listen to and work with Aboriginal people and communities towards healing.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The NSW Government is committed to Aboriginal Cultural Heritage reform. Listening to Community brings better understanding of ways to celebrate and protect Aboriginal culture.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Land rights
The Aboriginal Land Rights Act, 1983 (ALRA) provides land rights for Aboriginal people in NSW. The principle of self-determination underpins the ALRA.
Read more
Batemans Bay Sorry Day Bridge Walk 2025/Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Improving outcomes
Information about initiatives that support a new way of NSW Government building relationships with communities.
Read more
These images are for exclusive use by Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Please contact us for usage requests.
Data resources
Aboriginal Affairs NSW improves knowledge about Aboriginal communities and how this can guide relevant government programs.
Read more
What we do
east
Contact us
east
Work with us
east
Latest Aboriginal Affairs updates
Ministerial media release
Pilot program creates pathway into careers in water operations for Aboriginal participants
A new two-week course is underway in the Shoalhaven region supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to build essential skills and open up career opportunities in the water operations sector.
Ministerial media release
Minns Labor Government boosts Aboriginal-led heart research to drive improved health outcomes
The Minns Labor Government is investing more than $4 million in Aboriginal-led research projects which aim to reduce heart disease and improve heart health outcomes for Aboriginal communities across NSW.
Ministerial media release
New toolkit supports local councils to Close the Gap in partnership with Aboriginal communities
The Minns Labor Government is supporting councils and councillors across NSW to work more closely with Aboriginal people, organisations and communities to help close the gap with the launch of a new toolkit developed in partnership with Local Government NSW and the Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO).
Media release
Grants now open to support NAIDOC celebrations across NSW
Aboriginal groups and community organisations across NSW are invited to apply for grants to support local NAIDOC events and activities.
News
Thunggutti Community leads seasonal burn to care for Country
The Thunggutti community has come together on Country for a seasonal burn, combining cultural knowledge and community care to protect homes, reduce hazards and pass on traditional fire practices to the next generations.
More Aboriginal Affairs NSW news
Ministers and Deputy Secretary
The Hon. David Harris MP
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Minister for Gaming and Racing, Minister for Veterans, Minister for Medical Research, Minister for the Central Coast.
For more information on
The Hon. David Harris MP
visit the
NSW Parliamentary website.
Trish Oxford
Acting Deputy Secretary of Aboriginal Affairs NSW
A proud Ngemba woman
Recent Aboriginal Affairs publications
Plan
Closing the Gap 2025–2028 Implementation Plan
The NSW Government, Local Government NSW and the NSW Coalition of Aboriginal Peak Organisations (CAPO) have worked in partnership to develop the Closing the Gap Implementation Plan 2025–2028.
Report
Closing the Gap Program – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Package
This toolkit is designed as an entry-level guide to help Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) and Aboriginal businesses in effectively monitoring, evaluating, and learning (MEL) from their grant initiatives. It aligns with the objectives of the Closing the Gap Grants Program and was culturally adapted to include community-led approaches.
Report
Aboriginal Affairs NSW Closing the Gap Grants Program Evaluation
This evaluation aimed to assess the strengths and opportunities of Closing the Gap grants program, measure the program's effectiveness in achieving its objectives, capture the outcomes on ACCOs and businesses, record lessons learned and provide recommendations for future capacity-building programs.
Report
Closing the Gap Grants – Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Toolkit Introductory PowerPoint Presentation
The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the new Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Toolkit and factsheets for Aboriginal businesses and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs). These have been developed by Curijo with Aboriginal Affairs NSW. The toolkit aligns with the MEL Framework, incorporating a cultural lens and aims to introduce basic MEL knowledge for grant-funded programs.
Report
2024 NSW Aboriginal population projections
Projections of the NSW Aboriginal population, by region, from 2021 to 2041.
Contact Aboriginal Affairs
Office address:
Level 6, 201 Coward Street, Mascot NSW 2020
Postal address:
PO Box 207, Mascot NSW 2020
General enquiries:
enquiries@aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au
Phone:
1800 019 998
Business hours: 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday
Follow Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Youtube
Sign up for the Aboriginal Affairs NSW E-newsletter
Register to receive updates from Aboriginal Affairs NSW about events, grants, stories and other opportunities.
E-newsletter registration form
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