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Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation (RRKAC) is the registered native title body corporate for the Robe River Kuruma native title determined areas. RRKAC’s primary source of funding comes from mining agreements. Mining royalty payments are held and managed by RRKAC’s subsidiary company, Kuruma Marthudunera Limited (KML).
RRKAC and KML have a responsibility to work collectively to deliver the vision of the Robe River Kuruma (RRK) people. They do so through a foundation built on trust, accountability, innovation, transparency, and making decisions collaboratively for the betterment of the RRK community.
The Joint Boards collaborate to identify RRK needs and priorities and to develop strategies to achieve positive outcomes for community, culture, and Country.3Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation, Robe River Kuruma Annual Report 2023-2024, [link]
The Role of RRKAC
The role of RRKAC is to hold RRK determined lands in trust for the RRK people and progress the broader interests of the RRK membership. RRKAC represents the RRK people in their dealings with industry, government, and the private sector. RRKAC monitors and implements obligations under the RRK people’s various participation agreements, provides services that protect and preserve RRK cultural heritage, and utilises charitable trust funds to deliver programs for the betterment of the RRK people. RRKAC are the doers – they are on the ground working with RRK people representing their rights and interests in mining agreements, delivering programs and protecting their Country. They are the eyes and ears of the RRK people.4Nicholas Haney, Chief Operating Officer, e-mail to Australian Indigenous Governance Institute, 4 November 2025.
The Role of KML
The role of KML is to ensure that the RRK funds sitting in the Trust are well managed. KML guides how charitable trust funds are utlilised to bring about change now and for future generations. KML makes investment decisions that ensure social and economic benefit for RRK people now and into the future. KML is RRK’s investment bank. They hold the money from compensation and make sure it is used according to the rules, benefits RRK people, grows over time and sustains the work of RRKAC.
