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About CCSC
Currie Country Ecology
At the heart of Currie Country is a way of working grounded in relationship, responsibility and intergenerational knowledge.
Our Thinking
Ideas for Country-centred futures
Our thinking brings First Nations knowledge, law and governance into the systems shaping environmental, cultural and economic futures.
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Country is the Economy
Country is not separate from economic life. We advance approaches that recognise the relationship between Country, governance, cultural authority and economic participation, strengthening culturally safe, self-determined and just pathways for First Nations communities.
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Forever Economies
We explore economic futures grounded in intergenerational responsibility, long-term resilience and the obligation to care for Country and future generations.
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Water is inseparable from Country, cultural authority and governance. Our work centres Indigenous knowledge systems and jurisdiction in decisions affecting land, water and living systems.
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Climate justice is inseparable from Indigenous jurisdiction, cultural continuity and the restoration of right relationships between people, Country and institutions.
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We advance collective, matriarchal leadership and First Nations women's knowledge as essential foundations for resilient communities and enduring change.
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We work across policy, governance and institutional systems to support structural reform grounded in Country, accountability and care.
Artwork by Kate Constantine, used with permission
CCSC operates as a First Nations knowledge and policy institution, bridging Country and community with policy, law and global climate and biodiversity frameworks. Our work spans policy and governance reform, cultural diplomacy and Indigenous leadership, Country-led environmental stewardship and nature repair, and climate resilience and emergency preparedness.
Why CCSC
The systems supporting life cannot remain outside the systems measuring value.
Currie Country Social Change (CCSC) emerged from crisis and care, established in the aftermath of the Black Summer fires on Bundjalung Country in response to the urgent need for a First Nations–led, community-controlled organisation grounded in Country, law, and collective responsibility.
From its inception, CCSC has been shaped by an Aboriginal worldview — one grounded in First Nations sciences, ancestral law, and governance systems that have sustained land, water, and communities for tens of thousands of years. These knowledge systems continue to guide how we protect Country, govern change, and build enduring solutions.
Our purpose is to safeguard and restore environmental, cultural, and economic systems through Indigenous-led governance, self-determined development, and community-based leadership. We work to ensure that First Nations authority is recognised not as advisory, but as foundational to decisions affecting lands, waters, and futures.
The heart of Currie Country
Our values are relational and intergenerational. We are accountable to Country, guided by Elders and Ancestors, and committed to the transmission of knowledge, responsibility, and care across generations. Climate justice, cultural continuity, and the exercise of Indigenous jurisdiction are central to our work.
CCSC operates as a First Nations knowledge and policy institution, shaping environmental, cultural, and climate governance across local, national, and international contexts. Our work bridges Country and community with policy, law, and global climate and biodiversity frameworks — translating lived custodianship into systems change.
We advance collective leadership, First Nations science, and matriarchal governance as essential foundations for resilient societies. Our work affirms that enduring solutions emerge when Indigenous knowledge, law, and authority are embedded at the centre of environmental and climate decision-making.
Artwork by Kate Constantine, used with permission
Engage CCSC
Engage CCSC to think, shape, convene and influence.
We work with governments, universities, civil society, business and global institutions to address complex questions that sit across Country, climate, law, economics and governance.
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Strategic thinking & advice
Complex policy, governance, climate, Country and economic questions. We bring Country-centred thinking, First Nations knowledge and systems perspectives to complex challenges.
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Research & policy development
Commissioned research, submissions, frameworks and institutional analysis grounded in First Nations knowledge, governance and environmental systems.
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Convening & facilitation
Roundtables, salons, leadership discussions and cross-sector engagement that create space for knowledge exchange, collective thinking and meaningful dialogue.
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Speaking & keynotes
Keynotes, panels, executive briefings, conferences and public conversations exploring Country, climate justice, Indigenous governance, environmental stewardship and systems change.
Latest Thinking
Recent articles & commentary.
Currie Country Social Change is open to philanthropic and corporate partnering opportunities that will assist in the delivery of sustainable and intergenerational outcomes for all peoples of the region, with First Nations.
Submission Date:
1 January 2026
Ulan Coal Mine Modification
Currie Country Social Change’s submission objects to Ulan Coal Mine Modification 6 on the basis of unresolved impacts to groundwater, surface water, headwater catchments and culturally significant water systems.
It argues that the proposal does not adequately recognise First Nations water rights, cultural responsibilities or Indigenous knowledge, and raises concerns about cumulative and intergenerational impacts from continued mining.
The submission calls for stronger assessment of groundwater impacts, genuine engagement with First Nations water knowledge holders, recognition of cultural water values, and application of the precautionary principle before further mining is approved.