Thursday, March 19, 2026

11:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Adelaide Oval - Premiership Suite

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Overview

Presented by: Maria Palumbo - CEO of Junction Australia and Craig Rigney - CEO of KWY Aboriginal Corporation.

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Details

Join us for an unfiltered fireside chat led by Maria, CEO of Junction Australia, and Craig, CEO of KWY, sharing honest reflections on their transformative partnership. What began as a friendship has grown into a mutually empowering alliance, central to Junction’s commitment to cultural safety and authentic allyship with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs). Through their collaboration—from embedding cultural governance and pursuing a Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan, to supporting KWY’s growth and impact reporting—they have tackled real challenges, tough conversations, and celebrated hard-won progress in child protection and housing. This interactive session offers direct insights into the realities, lessons, and rewards of building genuine allyship and cultural capacity together, with opportunities for audience questions throughout. It promises to be as honest as it is unfiltered with real insights to what ACCO's really want from their NGO allies.