About
The ACCO Aboriginal Employee Housing Grants Program will provide ACCOs in the Pilbara and Kimberley with grant funding to build, refurbish, or buy homes to provide as affordable rentals to their Aboriginal employees.
The program supports the valuable work of ACCOs across the North-West by providing secure and stable housing for Aboriginal employees and their families and will enable those employees to improve their income and financial wellbeing as they are supported by their employer to achieve their career goals.
The Department of Housing and Works delivers the program which is supported by the North-West Aboriginal Housing Fund (NWAHF).
Background
The Grant Application Period from 1 July 2024 to 30 August 2024 had a high response from across the Kimberley and Pilbara regions.
Seven projects were initially funded through six ACCOs in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions were awarded a total of $10.44 million in grant funding:
- Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation (Kimberley-based)
- Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (Pilbara-based)
- Wunan Foundation (Kimberley-based)
- Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation (Kimberley-based)
- Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Cultural Centre (Kimberley-based), and
- Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation (Pilbara-based).
In August 2026, the State Government awarded an d additional $8 million to through the ACCO Aboriginal Employee Housing Grants Program to four ACCOs.
Learn more about the North-West Aboriginal Housing Fund.
Media statement
Housing boost for Aboriginal employees in the Kimberley and Pilbara
$10.44m housing boost for Kimberley and Pilbara ACCO employees
