Southern Aboriginal Corporation
About us
Founded in 1983, Southern Aboriginal Corporation (SAC) is a not-for-profit, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation that exists to support the unique and evolving needs of Aboriginal people across the Great Southern, Southwest and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia.
Who we are
SAC's offices are located in Albany, Katanning, Bunbury and Narrogin, from which services are delivered to 17 regional and remote locations.
Our comprehensive suite of integrated services include affordable housing, tenancy support, health promotion, social and emotional wellbeing, skills and employment, family violence prevention legal service, family dispute resolution, Aboriginal Rangers and support to access a drivers license.
As a not-for-profit, Incorporated Aboriginal Association under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006, all profits made by SAC are retained within the corporation, for the benefit of SAC clients and members. SAC is primarily funded through government and non-government grants, philanthropic partnerships, and through income from our Community Housing program.
Our programs and services enable Aboriginal people to be at the forefront of positive change for themselves and their families, while having a positive impact on progress under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
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Our story
SAC was established in 1983 as a regional body to represent the interests of Noongar people across the Great Southern, Southwest and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia. Community leaders collectively identified the need for a central organisation such as SAC to enable them to have an influential, heard voice on social, economic and land rights issues affecting them and their families.
Since our inception, SAC’s mission has been to provide effective representation of local Aboriginal people, as well as the delivery of a comprehensive suite of best practice support services designed to address issues of health, housing, recreation, employment, education and training, within a Noongar social and cultural framework.
Over the last 40 years, SAC has worked to address the evolving needs of our cohort of clients and is now recognised by the Noongar community, State and Federal Government Departments, stakeholders, and corporate and philanthropic partners as a leading Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation.
With Noongar values at the heart of our organisation, SAC maintains a strong and enduring commitment to the training and education of Aboriginal people in the regions we support.
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Bunbury
Katanning
Perth
Narrogin
Albany
Our locations
Our offices are located in Albany, Katanning, Bunbury and Narrogin, from which services are delivered to 17 regional and remote locations.
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Need support or information?
Visit one of our offices or contact us for support and further information.
Phone (08) 9842 7777 or email reception@sacorp.com.au.
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