Actionable translation

We turn good intentions into tangible outcomes. We don’t 
just translate – we translate into action. We make complex policy practical, and cultural insight commercially viable.

Our strength lies in bridging technical frameworks and lived realities – translating across corporate, community and government contexts to create outcomes that are understood, owned and activated. From ESG reform to infrastructure inclusion plans, we apply commercial intelligence to social imperatives–ensuring the ‘why’ stacks up with the ‘how’.

We speak the language of boards and budgets, but lead with integrity, insight and cultural fluency. Our solutions are not theoretical–they’re executable. We understand what levers 
to pull, what processes to challenge, and how to future-proof outcomes so they’re built to last.

In short: we make equity real, measurable, and sustainable.

Our Services

your opportunities

Shaping
Policy

Turning policy into practice, strategy into equity.

We help governments, corporations and institutions move beyond policy intent - translating strategies into systems that deliver measurable outcomes for equity, cultural integrity, and community benefit.

From ESG frameworks to Indigenous participation plans and social procurement reform, our work connects technical compliance with lived experience - making policies relevant, actionable and enduring.


Policy Expertise

  • First Nations Participation Planning
  • Social & First Nations Procurement Strategies
  • Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Development & Implementation
  • First Nations & Social Inclusion Strategies
  • Social Licence & ESG Alignment
  • Governance, Implementation & Accountability

Policy case studies

Impact in action

Silver City Aboriginal Participation Planning

Silver City Aboriginal Participation Planning

The Aboriginal Participation Plan for Hydrostor’s Silver City Energy Storage Project on Wilyakali Country embeds Aboriginal leadership, employment, and enterprise opportunities across the project lifecycle, ensuring the clean energy transition delivers lasting benefits for local communities.

Policy
NSW Ambulance Aboriginal Health Action Plan

NSW Ambulance Aboriginal Health Action Plan

Through a culturally grounded and collaborative process, our team worked alongside Aboriginal staff, community representatives, and NSW Ambulance leadership to embed Aboriginal voices, cultural safety, and self-determination at the heart of emergency healthcare delivery across New South Wales.

Policy
EnergyCo Aboriginal Procurement & Participation Guidelines

EnergyCo Aboriginal Procurement & Participation Guidelines

In partnership with the NSWICC, Aboriginal Procurement and Participation Guidelines, tools, and staff training were developed for EnergyCo to embed culturally informed practices across its direct procurement and strengthen Aboriginal participation and supplier diversity.

Policy

Connecting people

Creating pathways to participate, belong, and thrive.
We support individuals and communities to access meaningful opportunity - through skills, enterprise, and economic inclusion.

Whether it’s a young person seeking employment, a social enterprise scaling impact, or a community navigating systems change, we walk alongside those driving transformation from the ground up.

Our focus spans individual empowerment, collective capacity building, and systemic change - ensuring equity isn’t just embedded in institutions, but realised in lived experience.

People expertise

  • Cultural Capability & Site-Specific Inductions
  • Inclusive Workplaces & Workforce Development
  • Community Consultation & Customer Mapping
  • Facilitation, Education & Program Design
  • Reference Group & Secretariat Support
  • Agreement Making & Inclusive Economic Participation

People case studies

Impact in action

Investa First Nations Reference Group

Investa First Nations Reference Group

Investa’s inaugural First Nations Reference Group (FNRG) embeds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and cultural insight to guide the development of the organisation’s First Nations Strategy and foster meaningful partnerships with First Nations communities.

People
Future Appin First Nations Reference Group (FNRG)

Future Appin First Nations Reference Group (FNRG)

The FNRG for Walker Corporation’s Future Appin Development ensures Aboriginal voices remain central to a long-term project on Dharawal Country, delivering around 13,000 homes, 6 schools, and over 250 hectares of open space through ongoing cultural governance and collaboration.

People
DPHI Aboriginal Procurement Awareness Program

DPHI Aboriginal Procurement Awareness Program

In partnership with the NSWICC, Aboriginal procurement awareness sessions were delivered for the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, building staff capability and connecting Aboriginal businesses with government buyers through follow-up supplier capability and networking events.

People
TPG First Nations Customer Support Strategy

TPG First Nations Customer Support Strategy

In partnership with Scout Insights and TPG Telecom, the inaugural First Nations Customer Support Strategy is being developed through on-Country research and cultural insight to identify barriers to digital inclusion and shape a framework for culturally safe, equitable, and community-informed customer service across TPG’s national operations.

People
Indigenous Supplier Development Program

Indigenous Supplier Development Program

A pioneering initiative designed to strengthen and accelerate the growth of Indigenous-owned businesses across NSW, delivered through funding support, curriculum co-design, and partner development to ensure the program is culturally grounded, strategically aligned, and built for lasting economic impact.

People

Transforming Place

Creating places that honour Country, reflect culture, and welcome all.

We work alongside communities, clients and design teams to ensure every project connects meaningfully to place - physically, culturally and socially. Through our Connecting with Country approach, we embed First Nations worldviews and community aspirations into the built environment.

Whether advising on major hospitals, housing precincts or parks, we co-design infrastructure that reflects deep narratives of Country - while supporting local jobs, cultural connection and long-term sustainability.


Place expertise

  • Designing & Connecting with Country
  • Place-Based Strategy & Community Planning
  • Inclusive Infrastructure & Urban Transformation
  • First Nations–Led Land Use Planning
  • Environmental Sustainability & Regenerative Design
  • Co-Design & Engagement Frameworks

Place case studies

Impact in action

Parramatta Light Rail - Stage 2

Parramatta Light Rail - Stage 2

This major infrastructure project extends light rail services from Camellia to Sydney Olympic Park, connecting key growth precincts including Rydalmere, Ermington, Melrose Park, and Wentworth Point. Located on Dharug Country, the project corridor traverses a landscape rich in cultural, ecological, and historical significance.

Place
Bathurst Hospital Redevelopment

Bathurst Hospital Redevelopment

This major redevelopment will deliver a contemporary healthcare facility that meets regional needs while reflecting the cultural identity and environmental character of Wiradjuri Country, guided by the NSW Government’s Connecting with Country and Designing with Country principles to create spaces that heal, connect, and belong.

Place
Mars Data Centre

Mars Data Centre

Situated near the Lane Cove River, traditionally known as Turrumburra, the site forms part of a rich cultural landscape shaped by thousands of years of ecological knowledge, seasonal rhythms, and enduring custodianship.

Place
Dharawal Nature Playspace & Simmos Beach Parkland Projects

Dharawal Nature Playspace & Simmos Beach Parkland Projects

The Dharawal Nature Playspace and Simmos Beach Parklands are envisioned as living cultural landscapes - places that inspire play, ecological learning, and quiet reflection. They demonstrate how Connecting with Country can guide councils and design teams to create spaces that are inclusive, respectful, and enduringly connected to place.

Place

Our process

A guiding methodology

tika
GARRA

Truth-telling, right speaking, and justice in action - across cultures, economies, and communities.

Tika

(Māori) true, upright, just, correct, fair, lawful, proper. It calls us to act with integrity, fairness, and respect - doing the right thing in the right way.

GARRA

(Dunghutti) to follow Garra is to live in balance with the world - with Country, kin, and spirit. It is not just law in the Western sense, but a living framework of responsibility and respect, taught through story, song, ceremony, and lived example.

how we apply TIKA GARRA

  • Listening deeply - we honour community voices, Indigenous knowledge, and lived experience.
  • Speaking truthfully - we create open dialogue that surfaces truth, even when it’s difficult.
  • Acting justly - we turn words into action, ensuring that justice and equity are embedded in outcomes.

Equity. Evolved.

To deliver on our promise, Equity. Evolved. Tika Garra guides us to:

  • Speak and act with integrity
  • Honour lived experience, cultural knowledge, and community voice
  • Promote inclusive economic participation and opportunity
  • Support enterprise development that creates fair, sustainable, and community-driven outcomes
  • Build relationships and partnerships based on respect, accountability,
and shared value
  • Contribute to systems change that delivers both social 
and economic justice

Tika Garra is both a cultural anchor and a universal principle - one that supports a more just, inclusive, and prosperous world through truth-telling, ethical action, and respect for people, place, and economies.