Project Examples

Here’s a selection of projects we’re currently working on, along with legacy work and past experiences that shape what we do at Good Projects Australia.

Warmun Art

A comprehensive, multiple-project engagement with a remote Aboriginal Arts and Culture Centre.

Location
East Kimberley, WA

Funds Raised
$3,500,000+

Highlights
Master Planning & Design
Capacity Building Connecting to Country
Indigenous Languages
Men’s Wellness Program

Dates
2023-present

Partners
Australian Government
WA Government
University of Melbourne Bower Studio
FRRR
WAITOC

Wave Hill Walk-off Track

This legacy project highlights our team’s prior experience managing a nationally significant heritage project.

Dates
2014-2020

Partners
Australian Government. Aboriginal Benefits Account
NT Government
University of Melbourne
Bower Studio
ARUP
Karungkarni Art & Culture
Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation

Location
Wave Hill, NT

Funds Raised
$350,000 +

Highlights
2016 Yali-McNamara Award, Australian Institute of Architects
2018 Venice Architecture Biennale

The Keeping Place

A master-planning, design and build project on the “Sistine Chapel” of the Tiwi Islands.

Location
Bathurst Island, NT

Funds Target
$2,000,000

Highlights
Community consultation
Site & building audit/ assessment
Disability & accessibility mapping
Architectural designs and master-planning concepts
Fundraising support

Dates 2025 - Present

Partners
Ngaruwanajirri Art
Many Rivers

Mutitjulu Wati (Men’s) Shed

Supporting the long-held vision of establishing a Men’s Shed at Mutitjulu (Uluru) community.

Location
Mutitjuli, NT

Funds Raised
$1,500,000+

Focus Areas
Co-design and build
Men and family wellbeing Cultural preservation Small enterprise and jobs

Dates
2024-present

Partners
Australian Government Mutitjulu Community Aboriginal Corporation
University of Melbourne Bower Studio
AMP Foundation

Karungkarni Art

A multi-staged redevelopment of an old power station into a functional art and culture hub.

Dates
2024 - present

Partners
Australian Government Karungkarni Art & Culture Aboriginal Corporation
University of Melbourne Bower Studio
ARUP

Location
Kalkaringi, NT

Highlights
Multi-staged
Design and refurbishment
Culture preservation
Economic empowerment

Ngaliwany Purrp’ku Child and Family Centre

This legacy project highlights our team’s prior experience establishing a community-led facility and program.

Dates
2018-2021

Partners
Australian Government Aboriginal Benefits Account
NT Government
Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation
University of Melbourne Bower Studio

Location
Kalkaringi, NT

Funds Raised
$2,000,000 +

Highlights
Design and construction of new facilities Family wellbeing

The Gija Men’s Place

A multi-year men’s wellness program, featuring a wide variety of community-led initiatives.

Dates
2024-present

Partners
Australian Government
University of Melbourne Bower Studio
AMP Foundation

Location
East Kimberley, WA

Funds Raised
$2,300,000+

Highlights
Men’s empowerment
Local jobs and training
Connection to Country
Family and community wellbeing

Warmun Joonba Grounds

Co-design and construction of a bough shelter at the Joonba (ceremony grounds) to support community gatherings and wellbeing.

Location
Warmun, East Kimberley, WA

Funds Raised
$50,000+

Highlights
Community wellbeing
Local jobs and training
Connection to Country

Dates
2025-present

Partners
Australian Government WA Government WAITOC
University of Melbourne Bower Studio
AMP Foundation
FRRR

Lipanangku
multi-purpose court

This legacy project highlights our team’s prior experience designing and constructing a game changing community facility.

Dates
2017-18

Partners
Australian Government Aboriginal Benefits Account
NT Government
Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation
University of Melbourne Bower Studio

Location
Kalkaringi, NT

Funds Raised
$750,000 +

Highlights
Lasting community health and wellbeing

Uluru - Mutitjulu Precinct

Supporting the self-determination vision of a leading Aboriginal Corporation in Central Australia.

Dates
2024-present

Partners
Mutitjulu Community Aboriginal Corporation
University of Melbourne Bower Studio
AMP Foundation

Location
Mutitjuli, NT

Funds Raised
$2,000,000+

Focus Areas
Master Planning
Wati (Men’s) Shed
Creative Hub
Heritage & Learning Centre
Employment Programs
Improving housing

Freedom Day Festival

This legacy project highlights our team’s prior experience managing an iconic First Nations land rights celebration over a decade.

Dates
2012-2022

Partners
Australian Government Aboriginal Benefits Account
NT Government
Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation
Karungkarni Art and Culture Aboriginal Corporation

Location
Gurindji Country, NT

Funds Raised
$3,000,000 +

Highlights
Major 50th and 55th Anniversaries
Community empowerment
Event sustainability

Uncle Rick’s Community Shed

Consultation, design and construction project, providing much-needed additions to a First Nations community shed in regional Victoria.

Dates
2024-present

Partners
Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation
University of Melbourne Bower Studio
ARUP
AMP Foundation

Location
Chewton, Vic

Funds Raised
$50,000+

Highlights
Community empowerment
Improved infrastructure
Skills transfer and jobs
Connection to Country

Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation

This legacy project highlights our team’s prior experience establishing and managing a successful remote community Aboriginal Corporation.

Location
Gurindji Country, NT

Funds Raised
$5,000,000+

Highlights
Capacity Building & self-determination
Community Enterprise
New & Improved Housing
Child & Family Centre
Freedom Day Festivals
Multi-use Court
AFL Oval
Wave Hill Walk-off Track

Dates
2012-2022

Partners
Australian Government Aboriginal Benefits Account
NT Government
University of Melbourne
Bower Studio

Good Cycles

This legacy project highlights our team’s prior experience establishing and managing a successful employment-based Social Enterprise.

Location
Melbourne, Vic

Highlights
Youth training programs
Apprenticeship program
Refugee engagement activities
Retail outlet
Corporate volunteering

Dates
2011-2017

Partners
PwC
Westpac
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation

University of Melbourne
Bower Studio

A collaboration on numerous high-impact projects in remote and regional Australia, with the award-winning Bower Studio.

Dates
2014-present

Partners
Australian Government Aboriginal Benefits Account
NT Government
ARUP
AMP Foundation
FRRR
WAITOC

Location
Multiple sites

Highlights
Wave Hill Walk-off Track
Kalkaringi & Daguragu
Child & Family Centre
Warmun Art Centre
Uncle Rick’s Shed
Karungkarni Art

Nalderun Education Precinct

Supporting the vision of First Nations education hub in regional Victoria.

Location
Djaara Country, Vic

Funds Target
$3,000,000

Highlights
Master planning
Youth education
Economic
empowerment

Dates
2024-present

Partners
Nalderun Education Aboriginal Corporation
University of Melbourne Bower Studio
ARUP
AMP Foundation

Wuggubun Community

Supporting a variety of community-led projects in a small community on the East Kimberley tourist trail, WA.

Location
East Kimberley, WA

Funds Target
$1,000,000

Focus Areas
Capacity support
Micro-grid Power System
Tourism & Arts

Dates
2025-present

Partners
WA Government
Wuggubun Aboriginal Corporation

Blue Economy

Supporting an innovative aqua farmer transform the oyster farming industry to create sustainable economic opportunity.

Location
Moreton Bay, QLD

Funds Target
$1,000,000+

Highlights
Sustainable industry
Biodiversity protection
Blue water economy
First Nations economic opportunity

Dates
2022-present

Partners
QLD Sea Farms
Stradbroke Island Association of Oyster Farmers

Modular Men’s Shed solutions

Consultation, design and construction of modular solutions to support Men’s Places, matched to the unique needs of communities.

Location
Multiple sites

Funds Raised
$250,000+

Highlights
Community empowerment
Improved infrastructure
Community enterprise

Dates
2024-present

Partners
University of Melbourne Bower Studio
ARUP
AMP Foundation