One Vision. Three Pathways.
Buneen Group exists to end Indigenous disadvantage by rebuilding systems with cultural strength, bold leadership, and community-led design.
Disadvantage is systemic
Disadvantage doesn’t exist in isolation. It shows up across care systems, workplaces, and governance — sustained by structures that were never designed with First Peoples at the centre.
Three pathways, one model of change
That’s why Buneen Group brings together three aligned, First Peoples-led entities. Each focuses on a different point of intervention — and together they form a pathway that strengthens lives and systems at every level.
Restoring hope and identity for Aboriginal children in care through on-Country journeys and cultural experiences.
Strengthening organisations and governance systems through cultural frameworks, leadership, and truth-telling.
Creating long-term, meaningful jobs by transforming workplaces and building entry-level career pathways.
Why we exist
Our Purpose
To end Indigenous disadvantage within a generation by rebuilding the systems around our people through cultural strength, bold leadership, and community-led design.
Our Vision
In 50 years, Buneen Group will be recognised globally as the catalyst that shifted narratives from deficit to strength, reformed systems, and closed the gap.
Our Values
Our Philosophy: Feel SAFE. Be BRAVE.
Lasting change doesn’t start with statements or policies — it starts with safety.
Organisations, communities, and individuals can’t step into growth if they don’t feel safe in who they are, in the systems around them, and in the environments they work and live in. That’s why the SAFE Method is our foundation. SAFE is where change begins, and it’s what we build into every project, partnership, and program.
Self — identity, reflection, and cultural integrity.
Action — commitments translated into measurable change.
Family — kinship, belonging, and intergenerational connection.
Environments — workplaces, systems, and Country designed for safety.
Once the foundations are SAFE, we can be BRAVE. BRAVE is where organisations, leaders, and communities step into accountability, truth-telling, and transformation.
Belonging — creating environments where people are celebrated, not tokenised.
Respect — cultural authority and protocols upheld.
Accountability — systems and leaders taking responsibility for outcomes.
Voice — truth-telling normalised and diverse voices prioritised.
Empowerment — people and communities equipped to lead into the future.
SAFE makes brave spaces possible. BRAVE makes transformation real. Together, they are more than a framework — they are the philosophy that drives all of Buneen Group’s work. From governance reform to workplace transformation, from children in care to boardrooms, SAFE + BRAVE ensures change is intentional, measurable, and sustainable.
