In an effort to better serve our Members, IBN is opening an office in the Perth metropolitan area in order to provide: access for the 1/3 of IBN Members that live in the Perth Metro area; better support for Pilbara Members who come to Perth for medical or education services ; and greater opportunities for […]

IBN Wangka December 2023 WEB

2023 Marks the 21st year IBN was established and 21 years of supporting the Yinhawangka, Banyjima and Nyiyaparli people. We are proud to present the Annual Report for the 2022/23 Financial Year. Please click on the below link to view/download the Annual Report. IBN Annual Report – 2022/23 Financial Year

2023 has been a busy year so far for IBN. Read our latest IBN Community Newsletter for Executive updates, progress report, strategies, awards, project and course information, and well as event updates and the latest from the community. READ HERE

We are pleased to present to our members and stakeholders IBN’s Strategic Plan for Agreement Years 22 to 24. First and foremost, we would like to acknowledge all our Traditional Owner groups, Yinhawangka, Banyjima and Nyiyaparli, and our Elders past and present and emerging. It was the hard work and determination of our Elders and

Dear Members, Our CEO, Dale Brown’s, contract expires at the end of February 2024. Following that Dale will be moving back to Perth and is looking forward to the opportunity to spend more time with his Perth based family. Dale has made a significant contribution to IBN during his tenure including improvements in the processing

IBN was nominated for 4 awards on Saturday 16 September 2023 at the Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce Inc (PHCCI) Business Excellence Awards. PHCCI noted that there were a record number of submissions this year. They went on to add that IBN to have four nominations accepted was a significant achievement. IBN was nominated for:

This year’s NAIDOC theme has raised many issues and memories that are still relevant to this day. For Our Elders who are our parents and grandparents that fought in the past. This was not long ago, and we are still told by them that it is still hard for them to talk about. The struggles

At the 25th May 2023 IBN Board meeting, as part of the normal review of Board roles, the Board appointed Christina Stone and Geoff Parnell as Co-Chairs, and Darren Injie as Deputy Chair. https://ibngroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/f_-ibn-directors-announcement_cs_gp_bjt_edit_2023-06-23.mp4 The decision to appoint Co-Chairs was based on boosting IBN’s leadership capacity through complimentary knowledge, skills and experience, and for each

The reconciliation process has been running for decades and a key moment came at a historic meeting of First Nations people from across the country at the First Nations’ National Constitutional Convention in 2017. As many as 250 Indigenous representatives from all around Australia met at Uluru and after many days of discussion, reached a