Innovate RAP Endorsed

TheFulcrum.Agency respects the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and acknowledges their long, continuous spiritual connection to their lands. We recognise that the taking of these lands has come at a significant cost to the culture and wellbeing of First Nations peoples and to an acceptance of our shared destiny

TheFulcrum.Agency is committed to using our skills in the built environment to build a reconciled Australia, where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are foundational to our national identity and embraced by our institutions.

Our vision for reconciliation in Australia is one in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians live together as equals, enjoying the same benefits of health and well-being, the same opportunities for education and employment, and the same dignity of recognition and respect. It is vison for a country that acknowledges the pain of its colonial past while striving for a shared and optimistic future.

Our vision is led by all of our staff and is guided by the cultural authority of our clients and the communities with whom we are privileged to work. This shared work is motivated by a commitment to social justice and a desire to redress systemic racism and structural inequality.

Daily Practice

In our daily practice, we create opportunities for First Nations peoples to actively participate in the development of our cities and our regional and remote communities. We do this in several ways:

Strategy: we provide strategic advice to Indigenous communities seeking to navigate local planning systems; and to non-Indigenous businesses looking to incorporate a First Nations perspective into their building initiatives.

Community Co-Production: we insist that First Nations communities remain in control of the decisions that affect their lives and are at the forefront of the decision-making process.

Research: we partner with First Nations researchers, communities and leaders to inform an evidence-based understanding of the relationship between the built environment and health and well-being.

Built Environment: we draw on our skills in strategy, co-production and research to design places and spaces that care for Country on projects that directly improve the quality of the built environment in remote communities and our regional and metropolitan centres.

We are a small business that maintains an ambitious approach to employment practices. We foster a work environment that mentors emerging Indigenous creative practitioners and promotes ‘on Country’ cultural training for our staff. Our governance structure is overseen by First Nations experts in business and the built environment.

 

TFA Innovate RAP 2021 – 2023