Sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors for supporting CONVERGE 2025. We also thank CBF as an ongoing sponsor of CONVERGE.

Platinum Sponsors

NBN Co

NBN Co's purpose is to Elevate Australia by Connecting People and Powering Progress.

It is recognised that for many First Nations people digital exclusion is real, NBN Co remains committed to playing their role in addressing priority reforms associated with Target 17 of Closing the Gap.

NIAA

The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) works in genuine partnership to enable the self-determination and aspirations of First Nations communities. We lead and influence change across government to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a say in the decisions that affect them.

Proudly supported by the Australian Government.

Silver Sponsor

AIATSIS

AIATSIS is Australia’s only national cultural institution whose work is solely dedicated to the diverse history, cultures, and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia.

AIATSIS works with Australia's First Nations people to tell the story of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to create opportunities for everyone to encounter, engage with, and be transformed by that story.

Bronze Sponsor

Rio Tinto

For nearly 120 years, we’ve been working with Australia to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs. We’re proud to play our part in helping build a stronger and more prosperous country by working collaboratively with communities, government, and partners.

Special Thanks

Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) are proud champions of community broadcasting – Australia’s largest independent media sector.

Each year the CBF receives funding from the Australian Government’s Community Broadcasting Program to redistribute in grants to community media organisations, content producers and sector organisations. This year we granted more than $19.15 million to support 343 organisations communicate, connect and share knowledge with their communities through radio, television and digital media. This included First Nations, ethnic, LGBTIQ+ and print-disabled Australians, as well as others in our communities who are underrepresented in other media.

Ngaarda Media was created by the Yindjibarndi community for all Aboriginal people of the Pilbara region. We are the only licensed Aboriginal broadcaster in this 500,000 square kilometre region and the collective voice of more than 30 language groups of Traditional Owners.

Ngaarda Media is a respected news broadcaster and local content producer. We connect Aboriginal communities across the Pilbara through the sharing of language, culture, news, sport, community messaging and entertainment. We are the only First Nations media outlet in Western Australia with a dedicated daily bulletin focused on First Nations breaking news. We pride ourselves on giving a voice to the people of the Pilbara and ensuring First Nations issues are acknowledged, aired, and discussed.

The Top End Aboriginal Bush Broadcasting Association (TEABBA) was established in 1989 to support local broadcasting in remote Aboriginal communities across the Top End. Formed by community members, TEABBA aimed to assist with the development of local radio and information services using equipment provided under the BRACS (now known as Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Services or RIBS) project.

TEABBA is a non-profit organisation providing operational support and training to 29 remote Indigenous broadcasting units. These RIBS units are equipped with radio equipment and often have local operators who broadcast community news, weather, and announcements in their local language. They also interview government representatives and involve school children in their programs.