Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA) Aboriginal Corporation

What Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA) Aboriginal Corporation does

The Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA) Aboriginal Corporation (ADAC) is a non-profit Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) founded in 1993 as the peak body in South Australia for Aboriginal alcohol and other drug (AOD) services, established through the January 1992 ATSIC Zone conference and the Camp Coorong state-wide Substance Abuse Conference to implement recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. ADAC delivers culturally appropriate frontline AOD services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families, and offenders across South Australia through a portfolio of seven named programs: two residential rehabilitation facilities (Footsteps – Road to Recovery, a 16-bed 24/7 facility in Port Augusta; and Back on Track – Adelaide Residential AOD Recovery Centre), day centres (Stepping Stones in Port Augusta and Ceduna), a residential reintegration facility for APY lands men under community corrections orders (Lemongrass Place, capacity 20 for ~3-month stays), mobile outreach (Makin' Tracks), regional services (Riverland ADAC in Berri), and post-release offender reintegration (New Directions). Service delivery sites span Underdale (head office, 155 Holbrooks Road), Adelaide, Port Augusta, Ceduna, and Berri, with services accessed via referrals from GPs, drug and alcohol workers, and community corrections, as well as self-referral. The organization is ISO 9001:2015 certified and operates under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act).

ADAC's underlying technology is non-existent in the traditional product sense — the "product" is human-delivered counselling, treatment, harm minimization, cultural programs, brief interventions, assessments, education, tailored care plans, and social and community support. There is no proprietary software, no AI/ML capability, no SDK or API, and no mobile app; service interactions occur via phone, email, in-person, and referral. The business model is government-funded managed services: ADAC operates as a non-profit Aboriginal Corporation receiving public funding to deliver free, culturally appropriate AOD services to Aboriginal communities across South Australia, with no commercial pricing or fee-for-service streams. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the organization has no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or commercial partnerships.

Name

Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA) Aboriginal Corporation

Legal name

Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (SA) Aboriginal Corporation

Website

https://adac.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ADAC is a South Australian non-profit Aboriginal Corporation and peak body providing culturally appropriate alcohol and drug treatment, residential rehabilitation, day centres, mobile outreach, and offender reintegration services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across South Australia, funded by government and operating since 1993.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Underdale

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: ADAC is a government-funded Aboriginal corporation providing frontline alcohol and drug services. The organization operates as a non-profit entity receiving funding to deliver culturally appropriate AOD services to Aboriginal communities across South Australia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADAC is the peak body in South Australia for Aboriginal alcohol and other drug (AOD) services, delivering frontline counselling, treatment, rehabilitation, residential recovery, day-centre programs, mobile outreach, and offender reintegration support across multiple regional locations. The organization operates culturally appropriate AOD programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, provided free of charge through government funding.

Product overview

The Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (ADAC) provides frontline alcohol and drug services across South Australia. The organization operates a portfolio of interconnected programs including residential rehabilitation centers (Footsteps and Back on Track), drug and alcohol day centres (Stepping Stones), mobile outreach services (Makin' Tracks), regional services (Riverland ADAC), reintegration support (New Directions), and a residential reintegration facility (Lemongrass Place). Together, these services offer harm minimization, cultural programs, harm prevention activities, brief interventions, alcohol and drug assessments, education, treatment programs, counselling, tailored care plans, and social and community support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Footsteps – Road to Recovery: A 16-bed residential facility operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing alcohol and drug recovery services to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal clients from across South Australia.
• Back on Track – Adelaide Residential AOD Recovery Centre
• Stepping Stones Drug & Alcohol Day Centres
• New Directions
• Makin' Tracks
• Riverland Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (RADAC)
• Lemongrass Place

Products and services

• Back on Track – Adelaide Residential AOD Recovery Centre Residential rehabilitation center in Adelaide for individuals aged 18+ offering individual counselling, tailored case plans, group and cultural activities, group therapy sessions, life skills programs, peer mentoring, and community and social development.
• Footsteps – Road to Recovery A 16-bed residential facility operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing alcohol and drug recovery services for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal clients from across South Australia.
• Riverland Aboriginal Drug & Alcohol Council (RADAC) Culturally appropriate alcohol and other drug services for Aboriginal community members in the Riverland region, delivered through the Berri office.
• Stepping Stones Drug & Alcohol Day Centres Free, confidential treatment, counselling and referral services for individuals and families concerned about alcohol, tobacco and other drug issues, with non-residential locations in Port Augusta and Ceduna providing drug diversion programs, daily support services, and diversionary activities.
• Makin' Tracks Mobile team of Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol workers available to help communities develop strategies to prevent petrol sniffing, alcohol and other drug misuse, serving both remote and urban communities.
• New Directions Program offering assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders to prepare and re-join their community after a prison sentence, providing support with legal/court appearances, fines enforcement, medical, housing, wellbeing, financial, education, employment, and AOD counselling.
• Lemongrass Place Residential facility for Aboriginal men from regional and remote communities (APY lands) eligible to reside under a community corrections order, delivered outside the secure perimeter fence of Port Augusta Prison with capacity for 20 participants for approximately 3-month stays.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia: South Australian peak body for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. Comparable as a state-level Aboriginal health/AOD advocacy and service-coordination body serving overlapping member organizations and government partners.
• Central Australian Aboriginal Congress: Large Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation providing primary health and AOD services across Central Australia. Comparable in delivering culturally appropriate AOD treatment, counselling, and rehabilitation to Aboriginal communities in a regional setting.
• Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO): Victorian peak body for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. Comparable as a state-level peer organization representing ACCHO members and coordinating Aboriginal health and AOD service delivery.
• Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC): Queensland peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations. Comparable as a state-level counterpart providing AOD, primary health, and cultural safety advocacy across a different state jurisdiction.
• Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA): Western Australian peak body for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. Comparable as a state-level peer delivering AOD advocacy, member services, and policy representation for ACCHO members.
• Danila Dilba Health Service: Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in the Northern Territory delivering primary health, AOD, and social support services to Aboriginal clients. Comparable in operating a multi-service ACCHO with AOD treatment capability under community-controlled governance.
• Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation: Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in far west NSW delivering primary health and community programs. Comparable as a regional ACCHO providing integrated health and community support services under Aboriginal community-controlled governance.
• Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service: ACT Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation providing primary health, AOD, and social support services. Comparable as an ACCHO delivering culturally appropriate AOD treatment and rehabilitation programs under community-controlled governance.

Broad incumbents

• National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO): National peak body representing over 140 ACCHOs across Australia. Comparable as the national-level umbrella for Aboriginal primary health and AOD services, of which ADAC is a state-member.
• Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA): South Australian state government provider of mainstream AOD treatment services. Comparable as a major South Australian AOD service provider operating in the same geographic market with overlapping treatment, counselling, and referral pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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