Our Core Purpose
TRACA exists to amplify the voice, strength, and sovereignty of Tasmanian Aboriginal communities through advocacy, collaboration, and culturally grounded leadership. As a peak body, TRACA will provide unified representation, facilitate member organisation development, and champion the priorities of Aboriginal communities.
Our Vision
A strong, united, and self-determined network of Tasmanian Aboriginal community organisations working together to create lasting change for our people.
Community-led
Guided by our member organisations and grounded in Aboriginal self-determination
Respectful
Upholding cultural protocols, diversity, and shared knowledge and experience
Accountable
Transparent, ethical, and responsible
Stronger Together
Collective strength through shared purpose and advocacy
Supporting Aboriginal-Led Solutions Across Tasmania
The Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance (TRACA) works to support and strengthen Aboriginal-led initiatives that improve outcomes for Tasmanian Aboriginal people and communities.
As a collaborative alliance representing seven Aboriginal community-controlled organisations across the state, TRACA brings together diverse regional perspectives to advocate for solutions grounded in cultural strength, equity and self-determination. Central to this work is ensuring that communities are trusted, properly resourced and able to lead initiatives that deliver lasting and measurable impact.
TRACA’s work focuses on three key priorities.
Equitable and accountable investment in Aboriginal regional communities
TRACA advocates for funding models that recognise the reach and impact of Aboriginal community-controlled organisations. This includes ensuring that funding is allocated fairly, supports strong governance and accountability, and enables communities to deliver meaningful outcomes. Support for initiatives such as Truth Telling and Healing is also seen as an important step toward broader agreement-making and reconciliation.
Long-term investment in Closing the Gap initiatives
TRACA promotes sustained investment in programs that demonstrate strong outcomes for Aboriginal people and communities. Evidence-based initiatives — including programs that support justice outcomes, strengthen families, and respond to family, domestic and sexual violence — play a critical role in progressing the commitments under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.
Place-based partnerships that reflect cultural diversity
Aboriginal Tasmania is diverse, with multiple languages, cultural practices and regional identities. TRACA advocates for place-based partnerships that recognise this diversity and ensure Aboriginal communities are represented in decision-making processes. Supporting multiple regional voices strengthens policy, programs and services across the state.
Through collaboration, advocacy and community leadership, TRACA seeks to help create the conditions for Aboriginal communities across Tasmania to lead initiatives that support cultural strength, community wellbeing and long-term positive change.
Flow of information
Information and agreed matters are communicated through a clear and structured pathway to ensure community voices are effectively represented. Community members share their insights and priorities with their local Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs). These organisations then work with TRACA to consolidate regional perspectives, which are in turn communicated to government to support informed discussion and decision-making.
Our Members
Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation
Embracing our culture to inspire and empower Aboriginal people.
Six Rivers Aboriginal Corporation
Continuing culture, caring for country, empowering community.
Flinders Island Aboriginal Association Inc.
Working with and for the community to achieve a self sufficient, healthy Aboriginal Community, promoting social, economic and cultural pride.
South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corporation
Improving the health, wellbeing and connectedness of our Aboriginal and wider community.
Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana Aboriginal Corporation
Melaythenner Teeackana Warrana operates on the premise of acknowledging that our Land is sacred, our Culture is precious, and we are a unique People.
Parrdarrama Pungenna Aboriginal Corporation
Weetapoona Aboriginal Corporation
Embracing our culture to inspire and empower Aboriginal people.
Our Associate Members
Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service
TALS specialises in criminal, civil, and family law for Aboriginal people in Tasmania.
Land and Sea Aboriginal Corporation Tasmania
LSACT was developed to provide a mechanism to engage and advise the Government at all levels in regard to affairs affecting Aboriginal Tasmanians.
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Aboriginal Tasmania is not one place or one voice — it’s many. Decision-making must reflect that. Place-based partnerships ensure communities are truly heard, and that can’t happen unless there are opportunities at the highest level for multiple perspectives to be reflected.
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Behind every submission, meeting and policy discussion are real communities, real experiences and real priorities. TRACA helps bring Aboriginal voices into conversations that shape decisions