Our Social Impact and Community Engagement
$100,000+
Annual spend toward Indigenous support programs and charities.
$33,000+
Annual contribution toward Indigenous social club sponsorships.
Mibilla Foundation
Offers four $10,000 grants each year to Indigenous Australians, businesses or community organisations.
Indigenous Business
Provide support by purchasing from existing businesses or via funding and advice through Mibilla Pty Ltd.
We are committed
to diversity and Inclusion
We believe in creating a level playing field for all members of our workforce, regardless of their background or circumstances. We are committed to fostering an environment that promotes growth and development, both for our employees and the wider community. With a focus on nurturing the next generation of skilled professionals, we strive to create a positive impact that extends beyond our organisation.
- 5 Indigenous staff and actively looking to hire more
- 8 women in surveying and leadership roles
- Continuous program of training graduate surveyors
- Actively supporting the Aboriginal Trainee Survey Program
Supporting Indigenous Business and Communities
Luke Penrith
Arts & Designs
'Yarning circles' printed work shirts and apparel for our employees.
Native Botanical Brewery & Coffee Beans
Financial support, business advice and mentoring.
Business Development
Advice & Financial Support
Provide startup capital, mentoring and business advice.
Housing Scheme rent-to-buy
Developing a rent-to-buy scheme to assist low income Indigenous Australians to own their home.
Promoting Surveying as a profession
In collaboration with the Get Kids into Surveying crew, TSS arranged major surveying bodies to be involved in creating an awareness and interest in the profession by younger generations.
We started the campaign with a theme that mixed Indigenous Australian history and land protection with surveying in the hope that it encourages our Indigenous youth to take up surveying as a profession.
Our Indigeneous Australian History
Michael Hatton
Our Founder & Director
Michael is a descendant of the Nyikina, Bunuba and Wiradjuri mobs.
The Nyikina are one of the traditional owners of the north-west Kimberley region in Western Australia. The Bunuba people are one of the traditional owners of the southern West Kimberley region. The Wiradjuri ‘people of the three rivers’ are from central NSW from the land bordered by the Lachlan, Macquarie and Murrumbidgee Rivers.
History of Contact
An extract from bunuba.com
When the first colonists had come to Bunuba Country, our ancestors assumed that this was temporary and ignored them. But as the maln͟garri (the red faced ones) spread across our land, their practices began to impact on our country, and on the lives and customs of our people. Although our ancestors tried to maintain their traditional lifestyles, the encroachment of the stations and the impact on our vegetation and native animals meant that there were no longer the food sources to support our families.
Modern Period
An extract from bunuba.com, wa.gov.au, wikipedia.com
In 1998 we lodged our first Native Title Claim but had to wait until 2012 for ‘Bunuba Number 1’ to be settled. Part of this settlement gave us exclusive Native Title possession of our 3 cattle stations. Our organisation then became a registered Native Title Body Corporate, and we took on the name of Bunuba Dawan͟garri Aboriginal Corporation, representing all the muwayi (clan groups) of Bunuba Country.
In December 2020, the Nyikina and Warrwa native title holders were formally recognised as traditional owners of over 8 thousand square kilometres of land in the north-west Kimberley region.
The Wiradjuri are the largest Indigenous group in New South Wales. Major groups live in Condobolin, Peak Hill, Narrandera and Griffith with significant populations in Wagga Wagga and Leeton.