Our Partners

Communities for Communities is a 100% volunteer-run organisation based in Sydney, connecting people, partnergroups, and local projects to build stronger communities — both here in Australia and overseas. Guided by four core pillars — building and celebrating local community, reaching out to disadvantaged communities, raising awareness of local and global need, and encouraging other groups to adopt the model themselves — their volunteers give their time and skills to a wide range of causes, from supporting local institutions to funding infrastructure projects abroad.

Communities for Communities is one of the Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council’s longest-standing partners. Each year, their Sydney-based volunteers travel to Tamworth for a cultural immersion week, working alongside our teams, contributing hands-on to projects across the organisation, and providing mentoring to our young people. Their volunteers come from a wide range of professional backgrounds, which has opened the door to career-specific mentoring and given our young people the chance to build relationships with adults who bring fresh perspectives on regional issues from beyond the region. The partnership has also included three exchange visits to Sydney so far, with a fourth planned later this year. Communities for Communities' ongoing fundraising support helps us provide additional opportunities and benefits for our young people, and we're grateful for their sustained commitment to our community.

Tamworth LALC is a founding member of TACCO, an alliance of Tamworth's Aboriginal Community Controlled organisations. In 2025 we were pleased to partner with the Tamworth Regional Council to deliver the Mara Ngali Agreement - the first formal Closing the Gap partnership of its kind between a local government and an Aboriginal community-controlled alliance anywhere in Australia.

Mara Ngali means "our two hands" in Gamilaraay language, reflecting the partnership between TACCO and Council. Through this agreement, TACCO ensures Council hears directly from our communities and is held accountable for progress on Closing the Gap targets at a local level.

With almost 13% of our region identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander - well above the national average - this partnership matters. Together, TACCO and Council are co-designing a local Closing the Gap Implementation Plan, covering health, education, employment, housing, incarceration, land rights and language. It's about shared decision-making, culturally safe services, real economic opportunity for our people, and transparent data so progress can be tracked.

We look forward to building on this historic agreement in the years ahead.

Tamworth LALC has partnered with Food Ladder, a national social enterprise helping kids fall in love with fresh food while growing skills that last a lifetime. We're installing a Food Ladder system on our site - a self-contained hydroponic greenhouse that will feature at the heart of several of our programs.

Food Ladder provides greenhouses to communities across the country, including some of Australia's harshest environments, delivering food security to vulnerable communities while turning growing spaces into nourishing, experiential learning opportunities. Students will build STEM skills and healthy habits alongside a genuine connection to where their food comes from.

With Food Ladder's ongoing support, our greenhouse allows us to deliver programs aligned with the K–12 school curriculum, while also weaving into our own community initiatives - including our Youth, Women's, Diversionary, Ranger, and community engagement programs. It's a space where learning, culture, and wellbeing come together, helping build confidence, connection, and brighter futures for our young people, one child at a time.

Food Ladder was named Australia's Most Innovative Non-Profit by the Financial Review in 2025 - recognition we're proud to share in as one of their partner communities.