A successful and ongoing partnership with a leading Aboriginal Art Centre and community organisation. 

What began as support with a single grant, developed into a deep, year-long engagement that secured millions, built organisational capacity, and launched a range of significant programs and initiatives.

Client Case Study

About the Client

Location
East Kimberley, WA

About Warmun Art Centre

  • An iconic, world-renowned Aboriginal Art Centre.

  • Aboriginal-owned and governed.

  • Significant tourism hub and major local employer.

  • Provides community development programs and activities.

  • Supported by a board, management team, artists, and arts workers

  • Entered a period of growth and change in 2023/24

Initial Engagement

Date
January 2024

An organisation seeking support

  • Under new management in late 2023, the organisation had identified a need for consolidation, capacity building, and growth.

  • Like many remote Aboriginal Art Centres, the impacts of COVID had created significant challenges for Warmun Art Centre.

  • Led by the new Executive General Manager, the Board, and the Old People’s Advisory Committee, it was acknowledged that external support was needed.

  • In January 2024, Good Projects Australia was engaged initially to help prepare a grant submission.

An Immersive Partnership Begins

Duration
Ongoing

Support across all key service areas

  • What began as a simple grant writing engagement, soon grew into a much deeper collaboration.

  • Expanded to broader strategy, planning, delivery, and program support.

  • Built strong and deep relationships through regular community visits and close collaboration

  • Secured multi-million dollar investments and launched vital new programs and initiatives

Our Impact

Good Grants

We’ve led extensive fundraising efforts for the organisation, securing significant investment to help realise their long-term vision.

  • Grant research, audits and submissions

  • Budgets, project plans, and acquittals

  • Supporting arts, culture, wellbeing, capacity and infrastructure

Highlight

Funds secured through our comprehensive Good Grants fundraising program.

Capacity Support

We’ve provided consistent hands-on support, working across strategy, planning, operations, and delivery.

  • Strategic, business and enterprise development plans

  • Board level workshops

  • Budgeting and financial projections

  • Stakeholder engagement and communications

  • Community consultations

  • Marketing and website support

Highlight

Number of hours of capacity support provided to the organisation.

Design & Construction

We’ve brought together key stakeholders and technical partners to drive infrastructure planning and investment for the community.

  • Community consultation and co-design

  • Infrastructure planning and securing project funding

  • Stakeholder and project coordination

  • Supporting the vision of a new Warmun Art precinct 

Highlight

Led an urgent design and infrastructure response to help conserve invaluable art.

The Men’s Place

We secured multi-year funding and supported the rollout of an empowering men's program tailored to the needs of the local community.

  • Program design and development

  • Funding secured

  • Consultation, planning and delivery

  • Men’s wellbeing activities and workshops

Highlight

Implemented a community-wide men’s program that will inform a national roll out.

Co-Collaborators & Project Partners

  • University of Melbourne Bower Studio

    Design & Construction

  • Federal Department of Social Services

    Project Sponsors

  • WA Government

    Project Sponsors

  • National Indigenous Australians Agency

    Project Sponsors

  • Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council

    Project Sponsors

  • Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal

    Project Sponsors

This partnership grew from early wins into something much deeper — thanks to strong relationships, shared values, and community trust.

  • Early grant success built trust with leadership and board

  • Relationship deepened through consistent presence and delivery

  • Cultural alignment, flexibility, and hands-on support key to success

  • Enabled more ambitious and meaningful work across multiple areas

Our work with Warmun Art Centre continues, with a strong focus on long-term outcomes and community-led success. We are:

  • Continuing to support the organisation across all service areas

  • Helping to realise the broader organisational vision through strategic and practical support

  • Focused on building long-term sustainability, capability and impact in line with community goals.

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Looking Ahead