First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria

What First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria does

The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria (operating as Gellung Warl) is a statutory non-profit representative body established in 2019 and headquartered at 48 Cambridge Street, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. It is the democratically elected body representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples residing in Victoria for the purpose of conducting statewide treaty negotiations with the Victorian Government, with elected Assembly Members organized across five regions: Metro, North West, North East, South West, and South East. The Assembly operates a 70-person staff supporting its mandate around self-determination, cultural rights, and recognition of First Nations peoples in Victoria.

The organization's core offerings are institutional rather than commercial: the Statewide Treaty negotiation framework is the central policy initiative, supported by sub-products including the Self-Determination Fund, the Treaty Authority, a Document Library (containing annual reports, governance documents, negotiation frameworks, and internal rules), Treaty Artwork Stories, and the Friends of Treaty ally engagement program. Its digital platform at gellungwarl.org consolidates treaty information, news, events, and resources, with multi-channel community engagement across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and Threads.

The Assembly does not sell products or services and has no disclosed revenue model. Its financial underpinning is not detailed in available sources. As the sole legitimate statewide representative body for Victorian First Nations in treaty processes, it operates under principles of self-determination with governance by elected members rather than shareholders, and reports are issued via the Document Library. Its primary stakeholders are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Victoria and the Victorian Government as the negotiating counterpart.

Name

First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria

Legal name

First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria

Website

https://firstpeoplesvic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria (Gellung Warl) is the democratically elected statutory representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Victoria, conducting statewide treaty negotiations with the Victorian Government.

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Product category

Indigenous Representative Body

NAICS

American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (921150), Legislative Bodies (921120)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• Indigenous representative body
• Treaty negotiations
• Self-determination programs
• First Nations advocacy
• Cultural governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Collingwood

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

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Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria (Gellung Warl) is the democratically elected representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Victoria. It negotiates a statewide treaty with the Victorian Government, manages the Self-Determination Fund, and oversees the Treaty Authority on behalf of First Nations communities across five regions of Victoria.

Product overview

Gellung Warl is a unified digital platform and organizational identity serving the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria. The platform provides governance, information, and community engagement functions including the Statewide Treaty initiative as the core policy focus, supported by the Self-Determination Fund and Treaty Authority sub-products. The Document Library archives governance and policy documents while Treaty Artwork Stories provides cultural content. Friends of Treaty offers ally engagement resources. This is not a commercial technology product but rather an organizational platform for Indigenous self-governance and treaty negotiation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Statewide Treaty The core policy initiative and negotiation framework for establishing a treaty between First Peoples of Victoria and the Victorian Government. It is the Assembly's central mandate and the institutional focus of its work on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Victoria.
• Self-Determination Fund A fund providing financial resources to support First Peoples' self-determination initiatives and community empowerment programs in Victoria. Operated by the Assembly as a tangible mechanism of self-determination beyond formal treaty negotiations.
• Treaty Authority An institutional body established to support and facilitate the treaty-making process between First Peoples and the Victorian Government. Operates as a supporting institution under the Assembly's broader treaty framework.
• Friends of Treaty An ally engagement program providing information and resources for non-Indigenous supporters to walk alongside First Peoples in the treaty process. Targets members of the general public who wish to support treaty work in Victoria.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• BC Treaty Commission: An independent tripartite body facilitating treaty negotiations between First Nations, the Province of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada. It is the closest functional analogue to the Assembly's role of facilitating state-level treaty processes with a sovereign Indigenous constituency.
• New Zealand Māori Council: A national representative body for Māori people in New Zealand, established to advocate for Indigenous rights and engage with government on issues paralleling self-determination and treaty obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi. Comparable in function as an elected Indigenous advocacy body.
• Treaty Commission of Manitoba: An independent body established to oversee treaty negotiations between the Government of Manitoba, Canada, and First Nations in the province. Directly comparable as a sub-national treaty-facilitation body with a mandated representative role analogous to the Assembly's.

Broad incumbents

• Assembly of First Nations: The national representative organization of First Nations people in Canada, advocating for treaty rights, self-determination, and policy reform. Comparable as a larger, established First Nations advocacy umbrella that has institutionalised Indigenous political representation at a different (national) scale.

Regional players

• Torres Strait Regional Authority: An Australian statutory authority representing Torres Strait Islander peoples and Aboriginal peoples in the Torres Strait region. Directly comparable as an Indigenous representative body operating within Australian federal-state governance structures, though geographically and culturally distinct.

Others

• Waitangi Tribunal: A New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry addressing Crown breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. Comparable as a standing institutional body set up specifically around Indigenous-state treaty obligations, though judicial rather than representative in nature.
• National Native Title Tribunal: An Australian Commonwealth body that determines native title claims and assists in negotiations between Indigenous claimants and other parties. Comparable as a statutory Australian institution facilitating Indigenous rights negotiations with government, though it is a tribunal rather than a representative body.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@firstpeoplesassemblyofvictoria
• Facebookfacebook.com/firstpeoplesvic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/first-peoples-assembly-of-victoria
• Instagraminstagram.com/firstpeoplesvic
• TikToktiktok.com/@firstpeoplesvic

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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