Koondee Woonga-gat Toor-rong

12/11/2025

05/11/2025

Another beautiful project finalised with the support of KWT Fund!
Thank you, Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative Limited for providing us with this valued feedback!

16/10/2025

Join our deadly money yarns!

13/10/2025

Great news! Current grants round has been extended till 24th October 2025! Please, share with your networks.

12/09/2025

ATTENTION: New grants round is OPEN now!

Are you seeking a grant to support your community project or initiative? The KWT community grants are currently OPEN for applications. To get an application you need to:
1. Contact the KWT team to discuss your project and the grant process before application.
2. An application form will be provided to you after your yarn with the team.
3. Fill out and forward your application form, the Auspice form and any supporting documents.
4. Applications Close 5pm, 3rd of October 2025.
Late applications will not be considered for this round.

06/08/2025

KWT Community Fund Trivia Fundraiser is coming up this Saturday, Tickets are still on sale $35 for general admission. We have a two for one generational special on at the moment for last minute ticket hunters. Come out for a night of fun, laughter and raising funds for a First Nations not for profit organisation.

Gather your family and friends for a deadly night of trivia, laughs and fun prizes, all to raise funds for a First Nations Led Charity Fund.

01/07/2025

Are you passionate about making a difference to First Nation communities?
We are looking for community minded, purpose driven, creative and strategic thinkers to join our committee. Bring your knowledge, your experience in philanthropy and your community networks and make a difference with KWT Community Fund.

01/07/2025

KWT Community Fund is a First Nations led philanthropic fund based in Narrm. We are a grant giving organisation, supporting the aspirations of First Nation individuals, groups and communities across Victoria.
We currently have 3 committee positions open for EOI from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Victoria. If you have board or executive committee experience, we would love to hear from you.
Contact our business support team for further information and how to apply.

Applications close 5pm, 18th July 2025.

19/06/2025

Leadership rooted in culture doesn’t just change communities. It changes systems.

Over 22 years, the Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership (FIL) has supported more than 40 First Nations leaders across Victoria, with influence spanning health, justice, education, sport, culture, Treaty and more.

📌 Rueben Berg and Ngarra Murray, Co-Chairs of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, leading Treaty negotiations.

📌 Belinda Duarte AM, CEO of Culture is Life, is transforming su***de prevention through cultural strength.

📌 Dr Paul Briggs AO established institutions like Rumbalara Football Netball Club and Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence, embedding Yorta Yorta values in local systems.

📌 Karen Milward AM has reshaped how governments engage with community, delivering cultural safety and economic empowerment.

📌 Shantelle Thompson OAM empowers young women through Kiilalaana, a trauma-informed, self-leadership program.
These leaders are respected across sectors and borders, nationally and internationally. They show us what’s possible when we invest in people.

📖 The Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership: Grounded in Culture, Guided by Purpose captures this impact and shares the lessons that others, especially in philanthropy, government and community, can learn from.

🔗https://indigenousfellowship.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FIL-Grounded-by-Culture-Guided-by-Purpose-Book-30-April-2025-.pdf

Please read. Share. And consider: how can you walk alongside and support First Nations leadership?


Shout out to some of our incredible Alumni:

First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria - Metropolitan Region - Alister Thorpe
Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
Rueben Berg, Member, First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
Koorie Academy
Shantelle Thompson - Barkindji Warrior
Bek Lasky
Terori Hareko-Avaivilla
Alice Ann
Ngarra Murray

As always thank you to all our supporters and donors.

10/06/2025

Big change often starts with a simple idea and deep trust.

The Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership began over 22 years ago with a powerful, unconventional decision: to back a person, not a project.

Dr Paul Briggs AO, a Yorta Yorta man working tirelessly for community, was supported not with a grant for outputs, but with a living wage, space to lead, and belief in his vision. This became the foundation for a leadership model rooted in trust, relationships and self-determination.

📖 The story of how it all started is a reminder that when we listen, back bold ideas, and invest in people (not processes) we can create lasting impact and is essential reading for funders, policymakers and changemakers looking for better ways to support First Nations leadership and long-term impact.

Read the full story in:

The Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership: Grounded in Culture, Guided by Purpose

🔗https://indigenousfellowship.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FIL-Grounded-by-Culture-Guided-by-Purpose-Book-30-April-2025-.pdf



Shout out to some of our incredible Alumni:

First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria - Metropolitan Region - Alister Thorpe
Girraway Ganyi Consultancy
Rueben Berg, Member, First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
Koorie Academy
Shantelle Thompson - Barkindji Warrior
Bek Lasky
Terori Hareko-Avaivilla
Alice Ann

As always thank you to all our supporters and donors!