A Confirmation of Aboriginality (COA) is a document that is acquired from and Indigenous Elder Council or an Aboriginal Corporation that acknowledges your Indigenous descent and your involvement in the community. This document must be signed by the nominee, a qualified witness, and the organization, as well as being stamped with the organisation’s Common Seal.

Winnam is able to provide a Confirmation of Aboriginality for whose family originates from Quandamooka country, or those who have familial attachments to the area.

Winnam’s Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must:

• Be of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander descent*
• Identify as an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander person.
• Have blood or family connections from Quandamooka country.
• Be accepted as such by the Bayside community.

*Winnam is unable to provide a Confirmation of Aboriginality to anyone of Torres Strait Islander descent, as there is not a Torres Strait Islander Director on Winnam’s Board.

How to apply for a Confirmation of Aboriginality

When applying for a Confirmation of Aboriginality, you will need to provide the supporting documentation as outlined in the Confirmation of Aboriginality Application Form.

Please click on the following link for the Confirmation of Aboriginality Application Form.

The Confirmation of Aboriginality remains entirely at the discretion of the Winnam Board. Despite an application being complete, if the Winnam Board does not have any knowledge of the applicant or their family heritage, they will not approve the Confirmation of Aboriginality. Furthermore, Winnam will only issue a Confirmation of Aboriginality to people over the age of 18 years.

If you have any Confirmation of Aboriginality enquiries, please contact Administration on (07) 3396 3431 or email admin@winnam.org