We know our clients have a choice in who they use to provide high quality services. At Kolbang we are committed to working to offer the very best quality and leadership in fulfilling the needs of our clients, whilst also bring about meaningful improvement and opportunity for the Aboriginal community in WA.
Dedicated to making a difference in Western Australia. As an Aboriginal owned enterprise registered on Supply Nation and the WA Government Business Directory, we are committed not only to providing the best services to our clients, but also leveraging our experience to improve the wellbeing of the first nation’s community in our state.
With Kolbang, not only will we get the job done to the best standards you deserve, but you can be sure that you’re also making a real difference to the lives of Aboriginal people in Western Australia. This isn’t only through the direct engagement and participation of Aboriginal people in WA, which is significant, but also because of the foundations and charities that we support.
By partnering with established and proven businesses like ADCO Group, Kolbang delivers electrical, mechanical, communications, fire services and building maintenance right across Western Australia. Our work extends from residential developments, right through to commercial and large scale industrial projects.
Kolbang is an extension of your team. We work with our clients to develop not just a deep understanding of their needs, but also deliver solutions for their projects or challenges they face. Regardless of whether it’s installation, maintenance, refits or a complex solution to your needs, Kolbang has you covered.
Elected to the WA Parliament in 2017 and subsequently serving as the 35th Leader of the Opposition, Zak used his inaugural speech to talk about his families history:
“It is worth noting that we are standing in the very place that voted in favour of a series of oppressive and draconian pieces of legislation that sought to restrict and oppress the rights of all Aboriginal people, which has also included members of my own family. In 1904 Thomas Kirkup was forbidden by the Geraldton magistrate to marry his fiancée because he didn’t have the consent of the Chief Protector of Aborigines. As a result of measures passed in this house, Aboriginal people could not marry freely, because it was the view of this chamber that they should try to “breed out the colour” of Aboriginal Australians. My grandfather, Brian, was born in 1941, an Aboriginal man from the midwest, and as a result of decisions made in this place, for much of his life he was unable to own property freely, to move freely, to own a business freely or to marry freely. When my father Robert was born in 1962, his Aboriginality meant that he would not have been counted as an Australian in the national census held four years after his birth.”
Key to co-founding Kolbang was Zak’s mission to make a meaningful difference to improve the lives and future of the Aboriginal community in WA.
At Kolbang, in addition to maximising Aboriginal engagement and participation, we donate a dedicated percentage of our profits to helping improve the lives of Aboriginal people in WA.
Kolbang works directly with key partners to jointly develop workforce attraction, retention and development programmes which are tailored to our team of apprentices and skilled trades. Our partners are fundamental to long-term success in helping close the gap.
If you would like to join Kolbang as a partner, please get in touch: admin@kolbang.com.au.
Companies who have worked with Kolbang to support direct training and entry pathways for Aboriginal apprentices are our key training partners.
They share a common vision to work with Kolbang to see as many Aboriginal apprentices engaged and supported throughout their training journey.
With a focus on engaging in Kolbang as a preferred electrical contractor, a Development Partner understands the importance of not only training apprentices but giving our skilled trades the economic opportunities to get ahead.
Development partners are key to the long-term development of an Aboriginal workforce with Kolbang and are considered fundamental to the ongoing success of the Kolbang model.
There are plenty of plans and strategies out there.
Kolbang works to put those words into meaningful action and help close the gap. If your organisation would like to be part of this exciting and important journey, please get in touch to see how we can work together to make a real difference for Aboriginal people in Western Australia.
Kolbang Pty. Ltd.
Electrical Contractors License: EC 14763
Registered Building Contractor: BC 103981
Aboriginal Corporation ICN: 171 248
Kolbang acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to the land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures; and to their Elders past, present and future.
