Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation

Name

Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation

Legal name

Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation

Website

https://tangentyere.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aboriginal Community Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

Keywords

• Aboriginal community services
• Community-controlled housing
• Indigenous social enterprise
• Family violence prevention
• Town Camp services

Headquarters

HQ city

Alice Springs

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Funding: Tangentyere Council receives government funding from multiple sources including NT Department of Local Government Housing and Community Development, Department of Chief Minister, National Indigenous Australians Agency, and Services Australia to deliver essential services to Town Camps.
2. Social Enterprise - Tangentyere Constructions: Subsidiary construction company delivering property management, new construction work, and trade repairs and maintenance to Alice Springs Town Camps and 22 remote communities.
3. Social Enterprise - Tangentyere Design: Aboriginal-owned architectural practice providing architectural and project management services to Aboriginal Australians throughout the Northern Territory.
4. Social Enterprise - Tangentyere Artists: Aboriginal owned not-for-profit art enterprise for Town Camp Artists, selling artworks and supporting artists with professional development.
5. Tangentyere ID Card Sales: Sale of Tangentyere ID Cards to community members as photo identification documents accepted by banks and service providers.
6. Central Australian Affordable Housing Company: Community housing provider managing 74 homes as Affordable, Seniors and Supported Housing, delivers My Place Program for private rental market access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation is a community-controlled Aboriginal organisation that delivers an integrated suite of human services and social enterprise activities to Aboriginal people from Town Camps and Central Australia. Services span housing and tenancy support, employment, education, youth, family and child safety, community safety, aged and chronic care, and emergency assistance, delivered through 7 community centres across 16-17 Town Camps. The organisation also operates social enterprise subsidiaries: Tangentyere Constructions (building and maintenance), Tangentyere Design (architectural and project management), Tangentyere Artists (art sales, including Yarrenyty Arltere Artists and Ewyenper Atwatye Artists), and the Central Australian Affordable Housing Company (74 affordable, seniors and supported homes).

Product overview

Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation is a community-controlled Public Benevolent Institution delivering human services and social enterprise activities for Aboriginal people from Town Camps and Central Australia. The organization operates as a portfolio of integrated programs rather than a single unified product, encompassing core community services (housing, employment, youth, family support, community safety, education) alongside social enterprises (Tangentyere Artists, Tangentyere Constructions, Tangentyere Design). The core programs work holistically and are integrated through Community Centres, with subsidiaries providing specialized construction, design, and housing management services. The organization was incorporated in 1979 and is one of the 10 largest Aboriginal Corporations in Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tangentyere Artists: Aboriginal owned, not-for-profit art enterprise for Town Camp Artists established in 2005.
• Tangentyere Constructions
• Tangentyere Design
• Central Australian Affordable Housing Company (CAAHC)
• Central Australian Youth Link-Up Service (CAYLUS)
• Tangentyere Men's Family Violence Prevention Program (Marra'ka Mbarintja)

Products and services

• Tangentyere Artists An Aboriginal-owned, not-for-profit art enterprise established in 2005, providing professional and career development opportunities for Town Camp artists and operating as an industry best-practice Aboriginal art centre.
• Tangentyere Constructions A professional building contractor subsidiary that manages residential and commercial construction projects, providing property management, new construction, and trade repairs and maintenance to Alice Springs Town Camps and 22 remote communities, promoting Aboriginal self-determination in construction.
• Tangentyere Design An Aboriginal-owned architectural practice providing architectural and project management services to Aboriginal Australians throughout the Northern Territory, operating as a Public Benevolent Institution.
• Yarrenyty Arltere Artists An internationally recognised Art Centre established in 2000 at Larapinta Town Camp, renowned for soft sculptures made from recycled bush-dyed blankets, and winner of the NATSIAA 3-D art award twice.
• Ewyenper Atwatye Artists A textile enterprise established in 2015 by Hidden Valley Town Camp community as a satellite project of Tangentyere Artists, creating bold designs with text for fashion products.
• Employment Services Provides Aboriginal job seekers with upskilling and training, language literacy and numeracy programs, and employment mentoring through the Remote Australia Employment and Services (RAES) program and Community Development Program (CDP) activities.
• Youth Centre at 3 Brown Street A youth facility providing safe, culturally appropriate activities for young people on Town Camps, including sports, music, art, and digital access programs.
• Central Australian Youth Link-Up Service (CAYLUS) Works with remote communities to reduce the impact of substance misuse by reducing supply, harm, and demand through alternative programs, Low Aromatic Fuel support, and youth skills development.
• Family Support Service A culturally responsive, trauma-informed program for Aboriginal families providing early intervention support to keep children safe and families together.
• Safe Houses (Ndarndarinjika Safe Houses) Short-term crisis accommodation for Aboriginal children aged 0-12, including respite care, providing a physically, emotionally, and culturally appropriate family environment. Tangentyere is the only Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation providing Out of Home Care residential services in the NT.
• Early Childhood Education Program Supports children 0-5 years and their families with place-based approaches strengthening engagement, identity, connectedness and resilience, including supported playgroups.
• HIPPY (Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters) A two-year early learning and parenting program for Aboriginal families helping prepare children for school through literacy, numeracy, and language skills.
• Land and Learning Program Delivers two-way science learning combining Aboriginal learning and Western school learning, working with over 40 schools across Central Australia since 1998.
• Tenancy Support Service Provides case management for vulnerable households in public housing, assisting with financial counselling, safety planning, and service navigation.
• Municipal and Essential Services Delivers routine cleanup, landscaping, waste disposal, street lighting repairs, and environmental hygiene activities across 7 Town Camps.
• Central Australian Affordable Housing Company (CAAHC) Community housing provider managing 74 homes as Affordable, Seniors and Supported Housing; delivers the My Place Program for homelessness prevention and private rental market access. CAAHC was the first nationally accredited community housing provider in the Northern Territory.
• Night and Youth Patrol Culturally appropriate services improving community safety by patrolling streets and linking vulnerable young people to appropriate services.
• Men's Behaviour Change Program (Marra'ka Mbarintja) A psycho-educational program working with men who use violence, offering 16-week group sessions plus follow-up to reduce use of violence, working towards safety and wellbeing of women and children affected by family violence.
• Tangentyere Women's Family Safety Group Empowers Aboriginal women with early intervention and primary prevention of family and domestic violence through training and advocacy.
• Tangentyere ID Card Photo identification document accepted by banks and service providers, enabling Town Camp community members to access essential services. Sold to community members on a transactional basis.
• Aged, Disability and Chronic Care Services Provides aged care, disability support, and chronic disease services to Aboriginal people in Town Camps, supporting elderly and disabled community members to remain living at home and connected to community.
• Return to Country Program Assists Aboriginal people to return to their home communities through Centrepay-deducted contributions, coordinated with Services Australia and Centrelink services at City Hall.

Quantifiable outcome

• Finalist in 2016 Reconciliation Australia Indigenous Governance Awards
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• ColesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2020Coles donated food items for Tangentyere's pilot Food Security Program launched May 2020 to support Town Camp households during the COVID-19 crisis. The partnership provided care packages to vulnerable families.
• Northern Territory GovernmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local Decision Making Agreement signed in 2019 establishing framework for community-controlled housing and services. Partners include NT Department of Chief Minister, NT Department of Local Government Housing and Community Development.
• Westpac Banking CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestpac and Tangentyere operate an instore banking branch supporting community members with basic banking needs including card ordering, password resets, account maintenance, and cash services. Partnership addresses remote banking access challenges.
• National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIAA supports Tangentyere through funding including Aboriginal Benefit Account (ABA) Building and Resources Program for Land and Learning Bilingual Resources Project and NAIDOC Week events.
• Department of Local Government, Housing and Community Development (DLGHCD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment department providing housing authority services on Town Camps and funding for tenancy management, property management, and repairs and maintenance through Tangentyere.
• Central Land CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in establishing Central Australian Affordable Housing Company (CAAHC), providing land council perspectives on Aboriginal housing and land tenure issues.
• University of Newcastle - School of Architecture and Built EnvironmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on housing projects with Town Camps incorporating Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and accessibility research.
• Charles Darwin UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in developing bilingual educational resources including the Pitjantjatjara Maths curriculum claymation film and books with Areyonga School.
• Melbourne UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in developing bilingual educational resources including the Pitjantjatjara Maths curriculum.
• Services AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Return to Country program funding through Centrepay deductions and government service coordination including Centrelink services at City Hall.
• Alice Springs Town CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for dog control services and animal management in Town Camps area.
• National Affordable Housing Consortium (NAHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in community housing model development for Town Camps as part of Local Decision Making Agreement priority.
• Congress (Central Australian Aboriginal Congress)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Child Family Centre Connected Beginnings Program providing child health teams and multidisciplinary health assessments for Aboriginal children 0-5.
• NT PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Men's Outreach, Assessment and Referral Services (MOARS) based at Alice Springs Local Court and integrated response to family violence.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tangentyerewomen
• Instagraminstagram.com/yarrenyty__arltere
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tangentyere-council-aboriginal-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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