Our story
Founded in 2019, Olive Branch Enterprise is a 100% Aboriginal owned business that celebrates our Indigenous Culture.
Owned and operated by family members that fall under Senior Elder Timothy Champion Senior, a respected Aboriginal elder and community member to the Goldfields region, Olive Branch Enterprise has a passion to see Indigenous Aboriginal Businesses and the Aboriginal Community thrive.
Olive Branch Enterprise aims to challenge the status quo in order to deliver services, products and training/development that stays true to our core values as a company, family and business.
Our Native Title Solicitor Simon Blackshield referenced Olive Branch Enterprises by writing, “Simon Shin and Olive Branch Enterprises represent a prominent, highly respected branch of the Champion Family comprising Timothy Champion Senior and his descendants. Marlinyu Ghoorlie Applicant James Champion is a leading member of his family; The Marlinyu Ghoorlie Applicants strongly and unambiguously support Olive Branch Enterprise in pursuing business and employment opportunities throughout the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim area on behalf of its shareholders…”
Suicide has emerged as a major cause of Indigenous premature mortality.
In 2014, it was the fifth leading cause of death among Indigenous people which is around twice as high as the non-Indigenous rate.
(Government of Western Australia, n.d.)
33%
Aboriginal youth experienced high levels of psychological distress
83%
Would not attend Headspace if they have mental health problems
13%
Experienced very high levels of psychological distress
[71% of the estimated total population of Aboriginal young people in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.] (2017, Guthoo)
OUR VISION
Olive Branch Enterprise have a strong vision to decrease unemployment rates, criminal activity, reduce drugs and alcohol issues and also, decrease suicide rates within all regions of Western Australia.
We achieve this by improving pathways to educational opportunities with all our partnered commercial businesses and mining companies; increasing employment opportunities and pathways within the commercial and mining industry and by supporting and fulfilling the entrepreneurial gifts each individual has. Olive Branch Enterprise emphasises the focus on the next generation ensuring we leave a legacy that will continue to shine and grow throughout the years.
Statement from Timothy Champion Senior (RIP 2022)
“Founded in 2019 & led by my trusted family, including Simon Shin whom I’ve adopted like a son, Olive Branch Enterprises are family representatives for the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim Group in the Goldfields regions which I started with my siblings over 40 years ago. We are a private 100% Aboriginal business that celebrates, delivers & provides all that it means to be Aboriginal.
I, Timothy Champion (Senior), would like you to challenge the status quo & partner with our corporation & aim to give back to our land and my people/family by standing united with us for what was once flourishing with beauty & brilliance to help you shine on our country land.”
Meet our team
James Champion
Chairman of OBE & Applicant to Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim Group
James Champion is a respected Elder who is an Applicant and a member to the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim Group. James has lived most of his life in the Kalgoorlie / Goldfield Region and knows the country to the core. With over 30+ years’ experience within the mining industry, James understands and executes what it means to deliver the Aboriginal Culture.
Noelene Walley (Champion)
Founder & Educator for Cultural Awareness Training | Secretary
Noelene Walley is a respected Elder who is a member of the Marlinyu Ghoorlie Claim Group. She is an experienced Training Assessing Educator who has resided in Kalgoorlie for over 35 Years. With so much love and passion for her country, her people, and her culture, Noelene embarks on this journey to educate all those that reside, work and or benefit from her Native Title Land ensuring the true culture is present in all actions.
Danielle Champion
Co-Founder and Artist for Cultural Awareness Training | Chief Operations Officer
Danielle Champion is a respected artist who delivers what it truly means to represent her culture in the Goldfields. With artwork showcased all around Kalgoorlie, Danielle has truly translated stories from elders to her paintings. Danielle is also the Chief Operations Officer striving to achieve her entrepreneurial gifts in the Aboriginal Cultural ways and lead the Aboriginal Community to believe they too can achieve great things and no dream is too small.
Simon Shin
Chief Executive Officer
Simon started working with Olive Branch Enterprises in 2018 and has been an ambassador for the late Timothy Champion Senior (RIP 2022). He has dedicated his work to the Aboriginal community ensuring the success, equality and equity that deliver benefits for the Traditional Owners under the reigns of Olive Branch. Simon originally committed to a journey in eradicating suicide and has chosen the Aboriginal Community as his priority. He is an entrepreneur at heart and one of the founding supporters for all businesses that come under Olive Branch Enterprise. His business & leadership model, personality and deliverance is recognised through his Christian Faith and shares the vision to grow the next generation.
Jonathan Quay
Chief Strategy Officer
Jonathan has been working with Olive Branch Enterprise for the last few years and in that time has contributed significantly to the vision and values of the company. Jonathan comes from a background of directing a real estate business and prior to that serving in the executive teams and boards of multiple church organisations. He is passionate about helping the Aboriginal community, decreasing the suicide statistic while improving mental health.
Our 3 Pillars of Success
We believe every young Aboriginal person deserves the opportunity to shape their own future with confidence, pride, and purpose. By investing in education, employment, and entrepreneurial pathways, we are building stronger foundations for the next generation to succeed and thrive.
