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