Those principles, together with a group of passionate and driven community members, has grown into Spinifex Foundation SA — an independent Indigenous Led Fund with a clear vision and mission.

Spinifex has now launched their new website, and we couldn’t be more excited. The site reflects who they are: grounded in community, guided by culture, and committed to doing things differently.  It offers a window into their purpose, their principles, and their grants - shaped by the needs and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in South Australia.

For us at Fay Fuller Foundation, we’re excited to see Spinifex becoming more visible, not only in how they resource and back community on the ground, but in how they’re helping shift what the philanthropic sector can look like. Spinifex is showing that there’s another way: one where decisions sit with community, power is shared, and community money stays in community hands. This achievement is the result of years of relationship-building, careful design, community informed and community-led decision-making.

We’ll be sharing a more detailed reflection on this journey in 2026, but for now, we just wanted to say congratulations to Spinifex. The website is more than a digital home - it’s a sign of a growing movement to shift to self-determination, centre culture, and back community leadership.

Here’s to continued partnership, deepening relationships, and the important work ahead.