Keogh Bay

What Keogh Bay does

Keogh Bay is an Australian professional services firm founded in 2010 in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, operating from five offices (Perth HQ, Darwin, Adelaide, Sydney, Cairns) and specialising in advisory services at the intersection of Indigenous engagement, NDIS disability services transition, aged care reform, and regional economic development. The firm operates alongside Keogh Bay Training, a 37% Aboriginal-owned subsidiary established in 2012, and serves government agencies, disability service providers, Aboriginal organisations, resource companies, and not-for-profits across Australia, with particular depth in regional and remote communities.

The company's offering is structured around four core consulting pillars—NDIS transition consulting, Indigenous business development, aged care consulting, and community engagement—supplemented by proprietary training products delivered via Keogh Bay Training. Digital delivery is built on in-house instructional designers using Articulate Storyline and SCORM-compliant content management, with flagship products including the Working with Indigenous Employees Online Training (20+ modules, ~6 hours of content, launched 2018) and the free Working and Walking Together NDIS Learning Place platform (launched 2020). The firm also developed the ADE NDIS Readiness Self-Assessment Tool on behalf of the Department of Social Services, rolled out to over 200 providers.

Keogh Bay's revenue model is predominantly project-based professional services (consulting engagements, feasibility studies, financial modelling, workforce planning) with multi-year contracts supplemented by per-seat licensing for online training modules and a freemium tier for the NDIS Learning Place. Distribution occurs through a consultative sales motion led by named directors, government program partnerships, and referrals from resource sector clients including BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside, Chevron, and Bis Industries. Cumulative outcomes include assisting 150+ disability service providers, supporting 60+ Australian Disability Enterprises through NDIS transition, training 47 NATSIFAC program providers on the new Aged Care Quality Standards, and delivering 21 NDIS transition projects for the NT Government in 2017-18.

Name

Keogh Bay

Legal name

Keogh Bay

Website

https://keoghbay.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Keogh Bay is an Australian specialist consulting firm founded in 2010 providing NDIS transition, Indigenous business development, cultural training, and community engagement services to government agencies, disability providers, Aboriginal organisations, and resource companies across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous and NDIS Consulting Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Placement Coordination (Assisted Living, Memory Care, SNF) (HSABAIAL), Benefits, Insurance & Entitlement Navigation (Medicare/Medicaid/VA/LTC) (HSABAIAG), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Disability consulting services
• Cultural awareness training
• Indigenous business development
• Community engagement consulting
• Aged care consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. NDIS Transition Consulting Services: Advisory and consulting services for disability service providers transitioning to the NDIS, including feasibility studies, financial modelling, business planning, compliance support, and workforce planning. Revenue is project-based and typically scoped for specific engagements.
2. Cultural and Diversity Training Programs: Face-to-face and online training programs including Working with Indigenous Employees, Indigenous Employment Strategy workshops, Cross-Cultural Communication training. Revenue derived from per-head fees for training programs and module licensing.
3. Online Training Subscriptions: Per-head access fees for online training programs with discounts offered for staff of Aboriginal Corporations. Free evaluation access provided for organisations to trial the program.
4. Indigenous Business Development Advisory: Business feasibility studies, strategic planning, governance reviews, and capacity building for Aboriginal organisations and businesses.
5. Aged Care Consulting: Support for aged care providers transitioning to new Aged Care Quality Standards, NATSIFACP program support, and service development assistance.
6. Community Engagement Services: Cross-cultural community engagement, consultation facilitation, plain English development, and Indigenous communications tools for government and resource sector clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Keogh Bay is an Australian consulting firm that delivers NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) transition support, Indigenous business development, cultural awareness training, aged care consulting, and community engagement services. The firm supports government agencies, resource sector companies, Aboriginal organisations, and disability/aged care providers across Australia with both face-to-face advisory work and online e-learning programs.

Product overview

Keogh Bay is a consultancy offering a portfolio of advisory services and training products focused on Indigenous engagement, disability services transition, and regional economic development. The core offering consists of consulting services (NDIS Transition Consulting, Indigenous Business Development, Aged Care Consulting, and Community Engagement) complemented by proprietary training programs delivered through Keogh Bay Training, a 37% Aboriginal-owned subsidiary established in 2012. The training portfolio includes face-to-face Cultural Training Programs, the Working with Indigenous Employees Online Training program (SCORM-based e-learning with 20+ modules), and the free Working and Walking Together NDIS Learning Place platform. Services are delivered across Australia with particular expertise in regional and remote communities, serving resource companies, government agencies, Aboriginal organisations, and not-for-profits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NDIS Transition Consulting Advisory support for organisations transitioning to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, including business readiness, registration, pricing strategy, and operational reform. Designed for disability service providers and government agencies.
• Indigenous Business Development Consulting support for Aboriginal-owned businesses and organisations partnering with Indigenous enterprises, covering strategy, capacity building, governance, and supply-chain participation with major resource and government clients.
• Cultural Awareness Training Suite of cultural training programs for resource companies, government departments, and NGOs to build staff understanding of Aboriginal cultures, histories, and engagement practices. Delivered face-to-face and online.
• Aged Care Consulting Strategic and operational advisory for aged care providers navigating policy reform, funding models, service design, and culturally appropriate care delivery for Indigenous and remote clients.
• Community Engagement Services Stakeholder and community engagement support for resource companies and government clients, including engagement strategy, consultation facilitation, and Aboriginal community liaison.
• Working and Walking Together / NDIS Learning Place SCORM-compliant online e-learning platform delivering cultural awareness and NDIS-related training modules to organisational learners across Australia.
• Digital Learning Development Bespoke design and development of digital learning content (using tools such as Articulate Storyline) for organisations that require tailored e-learning courses on cultural and disability-related topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Assisted over 150 disability service providers across Australia with NDIS transition
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ARDS Aboriginal CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Long-standing partnership with ARDS Aboriginal Corporation in the Northern Territory. ARDS has decades of experience in fostering dialogue with Aboriginal people on topics in law, health, science, mining and government in bilingual contexts. Together ARDS and Keogh Bay help clients get the most from engagement. Keogh Bay worked with ARDS to deliver community engagement services for NT Power & Water Corporation projects including smart electricity meters, water efficiency, and solar installations across remote NT communities.
• BHP Billiton Iron OrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor client partner for Indigenous employment strategy, cultural awareness training, and NDIS transition support services. BHP has contracted Keogh Bay for Working with Indigenous Employees training, NAIDOC presentations, diversity traineeship development, and WWIE e-learning content development.
• Rio TintocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partner for Indigenous employment strategy, cultural awareness training, and Aboriginal business development. Keogh Bay supported Rio Tinto Iron Ore with Aboriginal Employment Strategy management and cultural awareness training development for Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation.
• WoodsidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing client partner for cultural awareness training and community engagement. Keogh Bay has also conducted reviews of Nyurra Nyingu Art exhibition for Woodside.
• NT GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey government partner for NDIS Business Readiness Program, strategic planning workshops, organisational reviews, and local decision-making facilitation. NT Government Department of the Chief Minister has engaged Keogh Bay for multiple projects including facilitation of Multi-Agency Partnership engagement processes.
• Department of Social ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for development of the ADE NDIS Readiness Self-Assessment Tool, which was rolled out to over 200 disability service providers. Also partnered on ADE consultation projects with NDIA.
• Bis IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted Keogh Bay to develop cultural awareness e-learning for national delivery across Bis sites. Keogh Bay's e-learning specialist worked with content specialists to record video and audio content for the program.
• Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for NATSIFACP Training and Support Project, providing training and support to 47 NATSIFAC Program service providers. Also partnered for Service Development Assistance Panel (SDAP) aged care projects and COVID-19 response materials development.
• Western Australian Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKeogh Bay conducted Mental Health Training Needs Assessment for WAPHA to assess cultural training requirements of primary health care professionals supporting Aboriginal people with mental health and substance use issues.
• Indigenous Business Australia (IBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Indigenous Business Prequalification Support Project, consulting with major resource companies, government departments, and Indigenous business owners. Developed 'Prequalification Toolkit' and provided mentoring to seventeen Indigenous businesses in WA and SA.
• Local Buying Foundation (BHP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged by LBF (funded by BHP) to deliver feasibility study for establishment of a national model for delivery of business support services to Indigenous businesses across the BHP footprint.
• Thamarrurr Development CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple engagements including business feasibility studies for pest control, cleaning, and fishing bait businesses; NDIS feasibility study; review of fuel supply arrangements; and financial management system review.
• EON FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted Keogh Bay to assist with due diligence assessment of nine communities in the Roper River region for involvement in EON's Thriving Communities Program supporting edible garden development.
• Northern MineralsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssisted Northern Minerals with all aspects of negotiations with Traditional Owners in the East Kimberley region, including development of a local contracting and procurement strategy for the Brown's Range project. Guided Northern Minerals through Jaru Agreement-making process.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• All Together Now: Australian cultural-diversity and inclusion organisation delivering workplace cultural awareness training with a racial-justice lens — overlaps Keogh Bay's cultural training programs and targets similar corporate buyers.
• Skill Hire: Australian training, employment, and disability-services provider that also navigates NDIS and Indigenous employment outcomes — competes for adjacent NDIS training and workforce-planning work in regional Australia.
• Generation One (Minderoo Foundation): Minderoo Foundation initiative driving Indigenous employment outcomes with corporate partners including some of Keogh Bay's mining clients — adjacent rather than direct, but competes for Indigenous engagement and training budgets at the same enterprises.

Direct peers

• PwC Indigenous Consulting (PIC): PwC's dedicated Indigenous consulting arm provides advisory services to Indigenous communities, government, and corporates on Indigenous engagement, economic development, and capability building — directly competing with Keogh Bay for government and resource-sector mandates.
• Cultural Infusion: Australian cultural-diversity and inclusion consultancy delivering cultural awareness training and e-learning to corporates and government — directly comparable to Keogh Bay's Working with Indigenous Employees program and broader cultural training suite.
• KPMG Australia Indigenous Services: KPMG's Indigenous Services practice advises government and corporate clients on Indigenous economic participation and engagement; Keogh Bay's leadership was previously inside KPMG's Health and Human Services practice, making it a near-overlapping peer for advisory mandates.
• Evolve Communities: Australia-based cultural awareness, reconciliation, and Indigenous engagement consultancy offering training and facilitation for corporate and government clients — closely aligned with Keogh Bay's training and community engagement offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Synergy Group Australia: Australian advisory firm where Keogh Bay's Executive Director Nigel Fredericks previously led Governance, Risk and Assurance; competes for government and human-services advisory mandates with a broader risk and transformation portfolio.
• Deloitte Australia Indigenous Practice: Deloitte's Indigenous Consulting and Indigenous workforce services target government, resources, and human-services clients across Australia — a broader incumbent that competes for the same enterprise advisory work Keogh Bay performs, but with a much wider portfolio.

Others

• Reconciliation Australia: National peak body driving the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) framework that underpins much of Keogh Bay's corporate training demand; not a commercial peer but sets the standard and ecosystem that Keogh Bay sells into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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