Derby, Kimberley, Western Australia
Community-designed. Solar-powered. Locally built. KINRA is creating up to 100 climate-adapted homes in Derby, Western Australia — governed by Traditional Owners, engineered for net zero, and designed to generate lasting economic and health benefits for Kimberley families.
What is KINRA
KINRA — Knowledge for Indigenous Nature-based Regenerative Architecture — is the founding regional initiative of a global platform supporting Indigenous communities to lead the design of net-zero regenerative neighbourhoods rooted in culture, climate and place.
Kin means family, connection, community. Ra means sun, light, energy. Together they describe what this project is: housing built by community, powered by Country.
Led by the Liyan Foundation and Binjabo Global, the Derby precinct is KINRA's flagship — a proof of concept designed to be replicated across remote and regional Australia.
"We don't need to import solutions. We build from Country — with the people who know it, for the families who live here."
Victor Hunter, Traditional Owner
Three Interconnected Goals
Up to 100 mixed-tenure homes designed for Kimberley conditions — elevated, ventilated, solar-powered, built for extended families and intergenerational living.
One in six Derby children carry Strep A. RHD is a disease of overcrowding and inadequate housing. KINRA changes the environment — reducing disease transmission at its source.
Local Resource-Based construction. ILO-proven methodology. Vocational training. Enterprise incubation. VPP energy revenue. Kimberley workforce participation at 37.3% — KINRA changes that.
"Public housing in the Kimberley is not fit for the region's escalating heat, flood and cyclone risks now or toward 2050. Housing must be climate-adapted — proper shade, ventilation, insulation and more dwellings to reduce overcrowding." National Climate Risk Assessment, September 2025
Next Steps
The pre-feasibility study is underway. Government agencies, research partners, industry and funders are invited to join the coalition now.