Bryan Hunter, a proud Aboriginal man from the Kulin Nation, brings more than 40 years of engineering and public service experience to his role as Managing Director of TurboExchange Australia (TurboExchange), a Garrett Authorised Service and Sales Centre. As the leader of a majority Aboriginal‑owned business, Bryan is committed to driving innovation while creating meaningful economic opportunities for Aboriginal people.
Established in 2025, TurboExchange provides new, exchanged, and remanufactured turbocharger solutions to critical industries across Australia. Their services combine technical expertise, reliability, and sustainability to keep essential equipment performing at its best.
In its first year, TurboExchange has already achieved major milestones. The company has recently started as an AMCAP Industrial Vendor to be on-sold to tier 1 companies. This is a significant achievement that began with a connection through the Black Coffee networking events and progressed to three months of onboarding and quality assurance. TurboExchange also launched their website earlier this year, giving customers a streamlined way to explore services and connect with the team: turboexchange.com.au.
Through the Waalitj Hub, TurboExchange have accessed a wide range of free support designed to strengthen Indigenous businesses. This has included legal advice, marketing assistance, logo development, capability statement creation, and website development. The Hub also provides office facilities, business coaching, industry connections, and independent professional services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneurs across all stages of business.
Looking ahead, Bryan hopes to build a sustainable enterprise that creates long‑term economic opportunities for his family and contributes to broader Aboriginal economic empowerment.
Reflecting on his journey, Bryan shared, “The Waalitj Hub is such an important service as it provides new Aboriginal businesses with services to test their business ideas and establish their business structures. They provide mentoring and networking opportunities as well that can be really helpful when starting out.”
His message to others considering the Hub: “It’s a great place to start testing your business ideas and getting access to business support.”
The Waalitj Hub supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people wanting to start, grow or sustain their businesses through a combination of in-house business coaching and access to professional support and is supported by the National Indigenous Australians Agency and Corporate partners. Find out more.
