Bank Australia's renewed backing of Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network will help the organisation deepen its work with frontline communities and continue building a national movement of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander climate leaders.

The bank has committed $75,000 a year in untied funding for two years, with an option for a third, giving Seed flexibility to direct resources where they are needed most.

Butchulla / Woppaburra woman and Seed national director Angel Owen said the funding would allow the organisation to work more closely with grassroots communities and respond to local priorities as they emerge.

"The partnership with Bank Australia means that we can confidently co-create plans and strategy with the frontline communities and grassroots network that we work with and pivot based on their needs and we are able to move at the pace of trust," Ms Owen said.

"It is rare in the philanthropic space to see this level of trust.

"So we see Bank Australia's ongoing support as a testament to their genuine commitment to First Nations self-determination, by ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people remain in the driver's seat of climate solutions."

The renewed funding comes as Seed continues work under its 2025 to 2027 strategic plan and builds on its role as Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network.

Part of that work was on show at Seed's recent gathering in Magandjin (Brisbane), where nearly 30 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders from across the country came together to strengthen strategy, relationships and organising capacity.

The gathering marked an important moment for the organisation and showed how much the network had grown.

Ms Owen said participants were deeply engaged in conversations about campaign strategy, community organising and the broader task of building collective power.

"The gathering was honestly really powerful," Ms Owen said.

"We brought together nearly 30 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders from across the country, and the level of investment in the space was huge.

"People were deeply engaged in conversations about campaign strategy, community organising, and the bigger picture of how we build power together."

The Magandjin / Brisbane meeting also helped shape Seed's priorities for the year ahead.

A strong focus emerged around community-based organising, including local events, stalls, screenings, beach clean-ups and place-based conversations aimed at bringing more people into the movement.

Ms Owen said volunteers were also interested in using creative approaches to connect communities and campaigns.

"It was amazing to see this group have such confidence in their ideas and having a clear sense of their role in the movement," Ms Owen said.

"It felt like a real milestone for Seed, seeing years of relationship building come together in one space.

"There was a strong focus on growing the movement through community, things like NAIDOC stalls, local events, screenings, beach cleanups and place based conversations and sessions giving us the opportunity to bring more people into the movement through conversations."

Seed is also looking at ways to use art, storytelling and film as part of that work.

Ms Owen said these approaches would help connect struggles, solutions and community experiences across different parts of the country.

"Our volunteers were really excited about taking a more creative approach through things like art, storytelling and film to connect our struggles, fights and solutions across communities," Ms Owen said.

Looking ahead, the renewed partnership would help Seed build on existing momentum and strengthen the foundations for longer-term change.

She said the agreement came at an important midpoint in Seed's current strategic plan.

"Seed's current Strategic Plan spans 2025 to 2027, so this renewed partnership and support marks an important midpoint in this shared journey," Ms Owen said.

"As we look ahead, we are excited to build on the momentum created so far, deepen our impact, and strengthen the foundations needed to realise our long-term vision for change."

Seed will host an online webinar, Building Power Together: our vision for 2026, on Wednesday 13 May.