We are proud to be a Supply Nation member, connecting with verified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses and supporting a stronger, more inclusive local and national economy.
What is Supply Nation?
Supply Nation connects Australian organisations with verified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses.
It helps to grow a prosperous, vibrant and sustainable Indigenous business sector by making it easier for organisations like ours to buy from First Nations businesses.
All businesses listed with Supply Nation are independently verified, so we can be confident we are working with genuine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander enterprises.
Why this matters
At the City of Mitcham, we are committed to reconciliation and creating meaningful opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
We know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses have historically received a much smaller share of government contracts.
Being a Supply Nation member helps us take practical steps to change this by:
- Supporting businesses to grow and thrive
- Strengthening economic participation and self-determination
- Building more inclusive and respectful partnerships
- Turning our reconciliation commitments into real action
This is about creating opportunities that support long-term success.
What this means in practice
Being a Supply Nation member helps us create opportunities in a fair and transparent way.
It is about a hand up, not a hand out supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses to compete, grow and succeed.
Through our membership, we:
- Promote our tenders through Supply Nation’s Indigenous business network, helping us reach businesses we may not connect with through standard channels like SA Tenders
- Purchase goods and services from verified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses
- Build relationships with First Nations suppliers across a range of industries
- Make sure our procurement processes remain fair, open and accountable
Supply Nation also helps us manage risk. All listed businesses are independently verified, so we can be confident that any money spent goes to businesses that are at least 50% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned and operated.
This helps prevent practices like “Black cladding”, where businesses misrepresent their Indigenous ownership.
Learn more about Supply Nation
Visit the Supply Nation website to explore their work and directory of verified businesses.