Bungree Aboriginal Association is a Central Coast Aboriginal Community based organisation, which provides a wide range of services to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people residing on the Central Coast of New South Wales.
Bungree has been operating as a registered not for profit organisation since 7th July 1995 and has been providing services to children, families, the elderly, disabled and disadvantaged for over 20 years.
Bungree is the largest Aboriginal not for profit organisation on the Central Coast and currently employs approximately 35 permanent and casual field employees. We operate and deliver 28 funded programs and services to the Central Coast, Newcastle and Upper Hunter.
Bungree:
- provides services for Aboriginal people across the Central Coast region
- is one of the largest Aboriginal not for profit organisations on the Central Coast and currently employs approximately 35 staff
- is one of the largest Aboriginal providers of housing on the Central Coast
- is recognised as one of the most successful providers of Aboriginal social services in the Central Coast
- is a registered provider for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Click here to view Bungree’s Business Strategy and Business Units 2019-2022.
Our Purpose
Bungree’s purpose is to provide a wide range of funded programs and services that assist many of our vulnerable and isolated people and families such as our elderly and frail, people with a disability, people who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness, children, youth and families.
Our Mission
We advocate for our community and deliver high quality outcomes to our elderly and frail, people with disabilities, the homeless, and vulnerable children, youth and families.
Our Vision
Our Goal
Bungree aims to ensure that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people residing on the Central Coast of New South Wales have access to the provision of high quality and effective services.
Our STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Bungree aims to ensure that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people residing on the Central Coast of New South Wales have access to the provision of high quality and effective services.
Housing & Homelessness – Aboriginal people have better life outcomes through access to secure and affordable housing.
NDIS – People with disability achieve improved quality of life and wellbeing outcomes.
Aged Care – Elderly Aboriginal people are supported in their homes and remain connected to their community.
Child, Youth & Family Services – Aboriginal children feel safe in a caring family environment, and children youth and families have equitable access to education, training and learning opportunities.
Health – Aboriginal people are engaged and have access to health services that empower culture and enhance health and wellbeing.
Our Programs & Services
Click here to learn more about the range of programs and services offered by Bungree.
Our Values
Bungree provides high quality services and aims to make a difference for our community, our clients, our employees and everyone we affect. We care as much about how results are achieved as we do about the results themselves.
Bungree’s organisational values reflecting and influencing our culture are:
Respect – We demonstrate respect through our actions and behaviours for ourselves, our organisation, our community and our culture
Trust – We earn trust by operating honestly, fairly and ethically
Leadership – We lead the way in our community through positive collaboration and broad inclusion
Excellence – We listen to our clients and community needs and strive to continuously improve and innovate
Location
Bungree operates on the Central Coast of New South Wales. Currently over 300,000 people live in the area which is located between Newcastle and Sydney, covering 81 kilometres of coastline and 1,854 square kilometres of land.
More than half the region is national parks, bushland, open space and aquatic environments. It is the traditional land of the Darkinjung, Garingai and Awabakal people.