Coomaditchie United Artists Corporation:
 

• Plays a pivotal role in the Illawarra and South Coast NSW serving as a key centre for Aboriginal artistic expression, cultural preservation, and community empowerment. As an Aboriginal-owned and managed social enterprise, CUAC supports local artists from the Illawarra region and beyond, providing a platform for Aboriginal creatives to showcase their stories and traditions through visual art, cultural projects, and community initiatives.
   

• Works to improve the social well-being of Aboriginal people, particularly those in crisis, by assisting with the relief of poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, destitution and helplessness through the provision of appropriate welfare services to members of the Aboriginal community

 

• Raises the self-esteem, pride, motivation and dignity of Aboriginal people through culturally appropriate programs that strengthen Aboriginal identity and culture and encourage self-determination

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• Creates awareness and support in the broader community of local Aboriginal culture and heritage issues; establishing a multi-purpose cultural centre at Coomaditchie

 

• Maintains an Aboriginal bush tucker trail and information bay at Coomaditchie Lagoon

 

• Provides opportunities for the local Aboriginal community to participate in a range of social, cultural, education and employment programs and activities to assist them to improve their life circumstances

 

• Operates and maintains a gift fund to be known as “The Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation Gift Fund”, in accordance with the requirements of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997