A Barayamal initiative · Free for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
FirstCardOne place. Verified opportunities for Mob.
Source-checked public concessions, scholarships, support and Mob-owned directories in one place. FirstCard partner benefits appear only after their terms are confirmed.
The QR confirms active status only — never your name, community or evidence.
Live right now
Public opportunities, checked against the source.
Every live listing is checked by the FirstCard team before publication and links to the responsible provider. Here is a taste of what is available today.
Gold Opal - $2.50/day travel cap
ConcessionFirst Nations tourism experiences
Mob-ownedUp to $15,000/yr for health study
ScholarshipABSTUDY support for study or training
SupportCheaper PBS medicines through Closing the Gap
ConcessionAustralia’s Aboriginal-owned bank
Mob-ownedConcession plans + free 70GB recharge
ConcessionGeneral public benefits and programs, checked against provider sources.
Browse opportunities →Businesses and service providers
Bring a genuine member benefit to FirstCard.
Start with a verified business inquiry. FirstCard helps shape the terms, records written approval and tests redemption before anything is promoted as a partner deal.
How it works
Verify once. Keep useful support together.
Plain language and mobile-first. We only ask for what the review needs.
Approved members receive a FirstCard with a QR code that confirms active status only.
Open the responsible provider, confirm the current terms and save useful opportunities for later.
Culturally safe verification
Three pathways. All equally valid.
Not everyone has formal documents. Choose the pathway that fits your story.
A Confirmation of Aboriginality letter from a registered organisation.
A referee from a recognised community organisation vouches for you.
Tell us in your own words. The team may have a yarn with you to confirm.
Every pathway carries the same weight. No document upload is required; if the review team needs more information, it is handled securely and never shared with partners.
Early in-person support is focused on the disaster-affected communities of Moree, Lismore, Gunnedah and Tamworth — while source-checked opportunities support approved members nationally.
Your identity is not the product.
FirstCard is a Barayamal initiative. When a confirmed partner accepts FirstCard, its card check reveals active status without disclosing the member’s identity or evidence.
Useful opportunities, checked and ready.
About ten minutes to apply, no joining fee, with every live listing checked before publication.
Get your FirstCard →FirstCard acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and pays respect to Elders past and present.
FirstCard is a Barayamal initiative, proudly supported by a NAB Foundation Community Grant. Barayamal is an Indigenous-led not-for-profit, ABN 13 618 487 139, Gunnedah NSW. FirstCard is not a bank card, not a credit product and not a government ID.