Centre for Peacebuilding & Transformation
Connecting deeply.
Building together. Transforming what matters.
We are a not for profit centre for
peacebuilding and transformation
and a serious partner for community,
government and academic institutions.
We are a not for profit centre for peacebuilding and transformation and a serious partner for community, government and academic institutions.
Leadership Community Engagement Workplace Conflict Transformation Relationships Research Capacity Building
Across Australia,
Cygnet supports change
with humanity
Our research studies and insights are sought by
partners including the NSW Ombudsman’s Office,
Corrections Victoria, Queensland Department of Premier
and Cabinet, Our Watch, Act for Kids, Tharawal
Aboriginal Corporation, Queensland Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP),
UnitingCare Queensland and the University of Wollongong.
We work with government, NGOs, universities and community
organisations across Australia and internationally.
Cygnet Centre for Peacebuilding & Transformation Ltd. (Cygnet)
honours the spiritual and cultural connections of the First Nations Peoples of this earth in all that we do.
We express our deepest respect and gratitude to the First Peoples of Australia as the custodians of the country on which our work emerges and thank them for the safe passage and generosity of wisdom given in undertaking this work.
We recognise their continuing unceded connection to land, water, culture, community and Spirit.
We pay our deepest respect to the old people who have walked before us and to the wise ones who guide us in the present, as we collectively take a stand beside the young ones who will guide our future.
Cygnet Centre for Peacebuilding & Transformation Ltd. (Cygnet)
honours the spiritual and cultural connections of the First Nations Peoples of this earth in all that we do.
We express our deepest respect and gratitude to the First Peoples of Australia as the custodians of the country on which our work emerges and thank them for the safe passage and generosity of wisdom given in undertaking this work.
We recognise their continuing unceded connection to land, water, culture, community and Spirit.
We pay our deepest respect to the old people who have walked before us and to the wise ones who guide us in the present, as we collectively take a stand beside the young ones who will guide our future.
We go only where invited. When we arrive, we bring our whole selves.
We are a registered charity working toward Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status with the ACNC. Based in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, we work across urban, regional and remote Australia and internationally. What we know, after decades in this work, is that systems don’t change because someone issues a directive. They change when enough people inside them have been genuinely heard – when harm has been named with care rather than punishment and when those with the power to act have sat long enough in the presence of those most affected to understand what is actually at stake. That is the work. Intentional, relational, rigorous and more urgent than ever. We are grateful to walk it alongside the communities, organisations and government partners who share that conviction.
Three Pillars: Embedding our values in our process
01
Connecting
Building trusted relationships and fostering partnerships that bridge people, cultures, communities and systems
02
Building
Co-creating solutions, growing capability, developing innovative strategies through leadership, governance, systemic capacity and strategy for transformation
03
Transforming
Supporting bold, courageous dialogue and action to disrupt inequality, heal harm and transform systems.