Our Story

As one of the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations in Australia, with a history stretching back more than 30 years, Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation has a long and proud record of community service delivery in Tennant Creek and the broader Barkly region.

The Corporation grew out of the Warumungu Papula organisation, formed in 1974. Its primary purpose then, as it remains today, was to alleviate poverty and improve the wellbeing of the Aboriginal people of Tennant Creek and surrounding homeland communities.

To ensure that the work of JCAC is relevant to the communities it serves, with input from across the Barkly, the JCAC Board consists of twelve representatives elected from a total of one hundred and ninety members, who represent twenty-four language areas from the South East and North Barkly Region.

The Corporation’s mission is to promote sustainable economic and social development in communities through individual and community achievement.

In addition to providing a range of housing, community and social services, we are the largest employer in Tennant Creek and the Barkley region, with more than 90 permanent staff.