badgebup aboriginal corporation

What badgebup aboriginal corporation does

Badgebup Aboriginal Corporation is a Western Australian Aboriginal Corporation registered under the ORIC framework and headquartered in Badgebup, operating in the Central Great Southern region. It serves Noongar communities through a portfolio of land-based enterprises and social programs, including the Ngoolark Rangers (conservation and land management), Mungart Seed Orchards, Merentj Bushfoods, Badjeebup Tourism Enterprises, and the BAC2Boodja internal cultural mapping application. Its social programs comprise the Early Years Initiative hub, Junior Ranger Program, Youth Hub, and Healing & Wellbeing services delivered across Badgebup and surrounding communities including Gnowangerup, Tambellup, Katanning, and Broomehill.

The corporation's business model is a hybrid of grant-funded non-profit operations, philanthropic partnerships, fee-for-service conservation contracting, and emerging commercial land-based enterprise revenue. Revenue is sourced primarily from state and federal government grants (notably the McGowan Government Aboriginal Ranger Program, which provided $616,000 in 2020), philanthropic partners including Lotterywest and Minderoo Foundation, and fee-for-service environmental work for counterparties such as Woodside Energy (G-Link Project) and Greening Australia. Commercial revenue from bushfoods, seed orchards, and tourism is in development and not yet material to the income base. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; go-to-market is relationship-driven via community, government, and Indigenous procurement channels.

Operationally, the corporation employs a ranger workforce of approximately 15–30, is led by CEO Julie Hayden (transitioned from Acting CEO in 2019), and was founded around 2012. Its competitive position rests on traditional Noongar custodial authority, ORIC-registered status conferring preferential access to Indigenous ranger and procurement funding, and deep community embedding across multiple Noongar communities. There is no disclosed use of AI/ML, proprietary data assets, or commercial technology platform beyond the BAC2Boodja mapping tool.

Name

badgebup aboriginal corporation

Legal name

Badgebup Aboriginal Corporation

Website

https://badgebup.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Badgebup Aboriginal Corporation is an ORIC-registered Noongar non-profit in Western Australia's Central Great Southern region, delivering ranger conservation, bushfoods, tourism, and social programs to local Aboriginal communities via grant and partnership funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aboriginal Community and Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Administration of Conservation Programs (92412)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Forestry & Indigenous Land Stewardship Services (IMAMAJAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH), Indigenous/Tribal Education Authorities & Boards (EDADABAM)

Keywords

• Land conservation services
• Aboriginal community programs
• Revegetation and seed collection
• Cultural heritage tourism
• Ranger employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Badgebup

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Funding: BAC receives funding from federal, state, and local government sources including the McGowan Government's Aboriginal Ranger Program ($616,000), National Indigenous Australians Agency, Department of Communities, and various government departments for social programs and land management projects.
2. Philanthropic Partnerships: Partnership with Minderoo Foundation and Telethon Kids Institute through the 10-year Early Years Partnership. Also supported by Lotterywest grants for equipment and infrastructure.
3. Fee-for-Service Conservation Work: Ngoolark Rangers operate as a casual workforce engaged by organizations like Greening Australia under fee-for-service contracts for planting, land restoration, and conservation projects.
4. Commercial Land Enterprises: BAC is developing commercial enterprises including Ngoolark Rangers, Mungart Seed Orchards, Merentj Bushfoods, and Badjeebup Tourism Enterprises to generate sustainable income.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Badgebup Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) is a not-for-profit Aboriginal community organisation in Western Australia that operates a portfolio of land-based enterprises — including Ngoolark Rangers (conservation and land management), Mungart Seed Orchards, Merentj Bushfoods, and Badjeebup Tourism Enterprises — alongside social programs (Early Years Initiative/Connected Beginnings, Junior Ranger Program, Healing and Wellbeing). Its work delivers on-country employment and training for Noongar people, environmental restoration services, and culturally secure community services in the Central Great Southern Region of WA.

Product overview

Badgebup Aboriginal Corporation operates as a portfolio of interconnected land-based enterprises and social programs. The core enterprise portfolio includes Ngoolark Rangers (conservation and land management), Mungart Seed Orchards (seed collection and propagation), Merentj Bushfoods (traditional bush food development), and Badjeebup Tourism Enterprises (cultural heritage tourism). Supporting these enterprises are programs including the BAC2Boodja cultural mapping app, Ngoolyark Junior Ranger youth training, Early Years Initiative/Connected Beginnings for early childhood development, and healing and wellbeing programs. These products work together to deliver on-country employment, training, and cultural outcomes for Noongar people in the Central Great Southern region of Western Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ngoolark Rangers A land-based conservation and land management enterprise providing employment and training for Noongar people, undertaking planting, seed collection, and habitat restoration projects across the Great Southern and adjacent regions of WA for government, NGO, and corporate clients.
• Mungart Seed Orchards An enterprise supporting native seed collection, propagation, and orchard husbandry that supplies both Ngoolark Rangers restoration projects and the Merentj Bushfoods commercial initiative with native plant seed.
• Merentj Bushfoods A bushfoods enterprise dedicated to the culturally secure development of traditional Noongar bush foods for national and international markets, combining traditional knowledge with commercial and scientific skills through a paddock-to-plate supply chain.
• Badjeebup Tourism Enterprises A cultural tourism enterprise dedicated to the restoration of traditional Noongar cultural stories and the development of cultural tourism experiences that benefit the local community and visitors.
• Ngoolyark Junior Ranger Program A school-based Aboriginal Student Based Training Program delivered in partnership with Katanning Senior High School, linking Australian curriculum subjects with on-Country learning for school-aged Aboriginal students in the Central Great Southern Region.
• Early Years Initiative / Connected Beginnings Program A 10-year partnership delivering the Connected Beginnings Program providing culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal and CaLD communities for children aged 0-4 years in the Central Great Southern region.
• Healing and Wellbeing Programs Social programs connecting community members with working on country, providing therapeutic and healing outcomes through cultural engagement activities for Aboriginal individuals and families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800,000+ seedlings planted in Southwest and Midwest WA regions
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, major and core.

• Sonic HealthPlussupportingOthers · 1 January 2020Provided professional drug and alcohol screening services for Ngoolark Rangers as part of zero tolerance approach for G-Link Project.
• Community Arts Network (CAN)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnered on Aboriginal Place Name Project to decode Dreamtime stories and develop cultural tourism. 18-month project with Katanning Noongar Leadership Group.
• Department of AgriculturemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Smart Farming Partnership supporting saline bush foods project creating paddock-to-plate supply chain based on traditional Noongar saline bush foods.
• FervorsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Culinary partnership with chef Paul Iskov for bush food dining experiences promoting local produce and culture.
• Greening AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Key partnership for 20 Million Trees planting projects. Greening Australia provides work contracts, technical advice, training, equipment, and transport assistance. Rangers have planted nearly 800,000 seedlings through this partnership.
• South Regional TAFEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Key partner for Aboriginal training in the region. Delivers customized programs leading to employment including Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management and Horticultural Studies. 6 Aboriginal trainees completed Cert II in 2019.
• Indigenous Community VolunteerssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Provides skilled volunteers to help on projects important to the community. Community Development Officers work closely to develop plans respecting community needs.
• Parks and Wildlife Service (DBCA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Founding partner providing encouragement, support, and technical advice in early business planning phase. BAC provides cultural advice and local knowledge on wetlands and reserves.
• Shire of KatanningmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Notable supporter since 2014. Provided administrative help, contacts, and letters of support for establishment grants. Winter Warmers initiative partnership for COVID-19 support.
• Gnowangerup Aboriginal CorporationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on ranger programs with new recruits from Gnowangerup joining Ngoolark Rangers for planting projects.
• Southern Aboriginal CorporationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged BAC and Jeert Mia Aboriginal Corporation to distribute COVID-19 crisis support packs to families in Katanning.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation: An Aboriginal corporation in northeast Arnhem Land operating the Dhimurru Rangers, delivering Indigenous-led land and sea management, cultural mapping, and fee-for-service conservation work. Highly comparable to BAC's Ngoolark Rangers model as another community-owned Aboriginal ranger organization combining cultural authority with paid conservation contracts.
• Waltja Tjuwanpa Aboriginal Corporation: Central Australian Aboriginal corporation running the Tjuwanpa Women Rangers and related land enterprises. Comparable to BAC as an Aboriginal community-controlled organization operating ranger programs, cultural knowledge transfer, and social enterprises for remote Aboriginal communities.
• Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation: Aboriginal corporation in the Pilbara/Western Australia delivering the Murujuga Rangers program for land and cultural heritage management. Direct peer in terms of WA-based, Aboriginal-controlled ranger enterprise model with conservation and cultural-protection mandates.
• Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation: Registered Aboriginal corporation delivering land and water management, cultural heritage services, and ranger employment in northern Victoria. Comparable community-controlled structure delivering conservation outcomes and Indigenous employment pathways, similar to BAC's integrated enterprise and social program portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Greening Australia: Australia's largest community environmental enterprise, running large-scale native revegetation programs including the 20 Million Trees initiative that employs Ngoolark Rangers. Comparable as BAC's principal fee-for-service customer and the national platform through which BAC delivers planting scale.
• Bush Heritage Australia: National conservation NGO that partners with Aboriginal corporations for co-management of conservation reserves and Indigenous ranger programs. Comparable as a broader conservation counterpart that channels philanthropy and partnerships toward Indigenous-led land management, adjacent to BAC's operating model.
• Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation (ILSC): Australian Government entity funding Aboriginal-led land acquisition, management, and enterprise. A direct counterparty that helped fund BAC's founding business plan and is an indirect comparable for the national landscape of Indigenous land enterprises BAC sits within.
• Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), WA: WA Government agency managing parks, reserves, and biodiversity programs and a founding BAC partner. Comparable as a buyer of Indigenous-led conservation and cultural advice services and as the broader institutional context within which BAC's ranger contracts are delivered.

Regional players

• South West Catchments Council: Regional NRM body in southwest WA partnering with BAC on the Toolibin Lake revegetation project. Comparable as a regional natural-resource management partner with overlapping conservation footprint and grant-funded delivery model in WA.
• Kimberley Land Council: Peak Aboriginal body in the Kimberley region of WA supporting traditional-owner land management, ranger programs, and cultural heritage services. Comparable as a larger, geographically distinct Aboriginal land-management organization operating in WA with similar ranger, cultural, and advocacy functions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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