Client: UnitingCare Burnside, Dubbo
Location/s: Dubbo
These programs in regional NSW had a high Aboriginal participation rate. Data for the evaluation was collected by a telephone interviews with referral agencies and participating parents and carers. Face-to-face group discussions were conducted with parents and children at a social function designed to accommodate the research.
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Client: The Foundation for Young Australians
Location/s: Inala (QLD), Murray Bridge, Port Adelaide (SA), La Perouse (NSW)
A three-year project to evaluate a philanthropic program aimed at assisting Indigenous youth to develop leadership skills and capacity through developing and delivering programs to young people in their own communities. The work involved site visits to partner organisations in Qld., NSW and metropolitan and rural South Australia, interviews with participants, host bodies, mentors and…
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Client: Colmar Brunton for FaHCSIA (now Dept of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Evidence and Evaluation Branch)
Location/s: Wilcannia
Evaluation of the RSD program in Wilcannia, as part of a national evaluation conducted by Colmar Brunton. This involved developing a sampling frame, conducting quantitative and qualitative research into the impacts of the program and providing feedback to the Wilcannia community.
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Client: Barnardos Australia (Wollongong) and The Drug and Alcohol Multicultural Education Centre (DAMEC).
Location/s: Wollongong
Facilitated a review and analysis of all services offered by Barnardos, Wollongong, to test their effectiveness in reaching and meeting the needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities. The outcome of the project was a plan for strategic improvement of services in respect of CALD clients, and the documentation of a Cultural Competency Review…
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Client: The Albany Consulting Group for The Fred Hollows Foundation
Location/s: Sydney
Assisted in the design and facilitation of a two-day strategic planning retreat with the board and senior staff of The Fred Hollows Foundation and subsequent board strategic planning development. This project required quickly coming to an understanding of the programs and operations of the Foundation and the complex issues affecting its future.
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