Babana Aboriginal

Every single day...

we try and empower our people ...

to be all they can possibly be ...

We light the fires so our people can see ahead ...

Babana Aboriginal is based in and around the inner City of Sydney, Australia. We run programs and deliver services to our local community and our mob who live further afield. From suicide prevention and mental health to employment, education and primary health awareness, we do all we can to ensure our people are empowered and supported wherever they may be. Having started as a men's group nerly two decades ago we also work with a cross of families and communities, our men, women and children.

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[ Men's Groups ]

Babana Aboriginal runs monthly men's groups and yarning circles with the aim of creating a safe space to talk about life, challenges, barriers, how to overcome them and more ...

[ Suicide prevention ]

Babana Aboriginal runs a series of annual awareness days, develops resources such as "how to have a yarn and partners with others in the community to enable our people to live long and healthy lives

[ Primary Health ]

Babana Aboriginal works with a range of health providers on issues ranging from heart health, diabetes, eye-care and nutrition. We do this through health promotion, creating awareness and thorugh referral services

[ ANZAC Day Coloured Diggers March ]

Each ANZAC Day Babana Aboriginal is the force behind the Coloured Diggers March - a march designed to showcase the stories of our people who have served, empower our communities to recognise that service and to bring community connectedness to life ...

[ Jobs & Employment ]

We work with a cross section of partners and organisations when it comes to finding our mob jobs and employment opportunities. We do this through understanding what our people could be doing, career planning and mentoring ....

[ Awareness Days ]

Each year we run a series of awareness days that help to inform our mob about some of the key issues and challenges they face, sharing knowledge and stories, find solutions and more. We work to provide our people with access to support ...

Babana Aboriginal do incredible work when it comes to keeping the community informed, identifying challenges and solutions to overcome them. On the suicide prevention front their work has been incredible and it is making a huge difference in the community...Matthew Tukaki, Chair of Suicide Prevention Australia

Tribal Warrior has been working alongside Babana Aboriginal Men's Group now for more than a decade. Together we support each other in a range of activities but we can always rely on Babana to bring our community together and engage on the big issues...Shane Philips, CEO of Tribal Warrior, former Australian of the Year