Nicole Brown

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About Nicole Brown

Nicole Brown is a prominent Larrakia leader, advocate, and City of Darwin Councillor (Lyons Ward) known for her work with First Nations people, driving cultural safety, and fostering community connection, recognised with awards like Darwin Citizen of the Year 2022 for her work in Indigenous affairs, leadership, and youth engagement, inspiring many through her own journey overcoming adversity.

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Angela Sammons: Backing Aboriginal entrepreneurs means supporting the people already creating change

The owner of Sammons Contracting shared her experience at the Developing Northern Australia Conference recently, speaking about returning to her home region around Elliott, building a business and sup...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 21, 2026
She showed Australia our oldest food system was never lost: Aunty Dale Chapman honoured as Sunshine Coast's Deadly Elder

Aunty Dale Chapman has spent a lifetime protecting culture, creating opportunities and lifting others up without ever seeking recognition. The respected Yuwaalaraay and Kooma Elder has been named reci...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 21, 2026
Aboriginal Investment NT: $73.5 million to back First Nations-led economic development across the Territory

Aboriginal economic development is strongest when Aboriginal people have the power to decide what their communities need, where investment should go and what success looks like.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 20, 2026
Building opportunity: Kennelly Constructions recognised with Sunshine Coast's inaugural Blak Business Award

For more than 15 years, Kennelly Constructions has built a reputation for delivering quality projects while creating opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Aug 11, 2026
Indigenous Business Month celebrates the strength of community: 'Local & Connected'

Long before Australia understood the language of commerce, our old people understood the power of exchange. Across this continent, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples traded goods, shared kn...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 20, 2026
Santos puts Indigenous participation at the centre of business

The conversation around Indigenous participation is shifting. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are no longer asking simply to be included in projects on their Country.

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 17, 2026
Building futures on Sea Country, one catch at a time

In a world where you can be anything, be as happy as these fellas. The smiles on the faces of the newest Thamarrurr Sea Farmers recruits said it all as they travelled from Wadeye to Darwin last week f...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 26, 2026
Investing in people, growing communities: Impact North backs Territory businesses to thrive

Behind every successful business is someone who took a chance, backed themselves and kept going when things got tough. For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneurs, building a business...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jun 25, 2026
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