Budyari Ngalaya:  Business Partnerships Success Stories

Budyari Ngalaya First Peoples’ Business Partnerships links Aboriginal businesses and communities with the private sector.  It achieves its aims by providing systems support, or the donation of goods or services, or employment and training.

How the program works:

The popular global publication, The Lonely Planet supports the Budyari Ngalaya program by working with, and providing support, to NSW Aboriginal tourism businesses. 

The Lonely Planet (www.lonelyplanet.com) included five NSW Aboriginal tourism businesses on its website at no cost to the businesses. This listing helped these businesses promote their services to the world as a destination.

Quicken Australia donated 10 copies of its accounting program to Aboriginal enterprises based in Far West NSW. The Aboriginal firms were ready to take on computerised accounting as the next step in their business development. Quicken’s accounting program provided the organisations with the ability to develop better compliance practices, improve their understanding of finances and develop skills in accounting.

Willowdene Constructions supports Budyari Ngalaya First Peoples’ Business Partnerships by engaging Aboriginal businesses as sub-contractors. Ability Plus, an Aboriginal painting and decorating firm, won a sub-contract worth over $1 million dollars from Willowdene. This sub-contract generated six employment opportunities for Aboriginal people.

Ashton Coal Mine near Singleton provided a contract for work on revegetation, erosion mitigation, fence clearing and construction as well as the introduction of native wildlife. Yenuga Mine Services, an Aboriginal business, won one of these contracts worth $160,000. Ashton Coal Mine was so pleased with the work done by Yenuga, it extended the contract resulting in more employment opportunities for Aboriginal people.

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