Indigenous Small Business Development

Client: Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business

Location/s: Derby, Broome (WA), Alice Springs (NT), Ceduna (SA), Cairns, Cape York, Torres Strait (Nth Qld)

Brokerage and facilitation project for DEWRSB Small Business Section to assist Indigenous organisations to prepare funding applications to the Indigenous Small Business Fund (ISBF). This project required national co-ordination, ability to liaise with Aboriginal community groups and strategic analysis of their business development needs. Key organisations in Derby, Broome, Alice Springs, Ceduna, Cairns, Cape York,…

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Future Directions for Cultural Heritage

Client: Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) (NSW)

Location/s: Sydney

Facilitation of a two-day future directions workshop for the Cultural Heritage and Compliance branches of the department. DEC is responsible for legislation protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage in NSW.

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Australian Red Cross strategic planning workshop

Client: Australian Red Cross

Location/s: Melbourne

Facilitation of Indigenous Australia Future Directions workshop to plan development of Australian Red Cross Indigenous programs.

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Best Practice and Benchmarking in Local Approvals

Client: SHOROC (Warringah, Mosman, Pittwater and Manly Councils)

Undertaken with Albany Consulting, the project researched and developed a benchmarking framework for four Councils for development, implementation and improvement of the development approvals process. This project drew on extensive desktop research of best practice in local approvals in NSW and across Australia and involved extensive qualitative research with residents, councillors, council staff, state government…

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Design of Integrated Monitoring System for State Agency

Client: NSW Ageing and Disability Department (ADD)

Location/s: Armidale, Coffs Harbour, Singleton, Newcastle West, Dubbo, Orange, Wagga, Albury, Goulburn, Kiama, Wollongong, Bexley, Ryde, (NSW)

With the Albany Consulting Group, participated as senior member of the project team which reviewed monitoring systems used by ADD for funded services ($800 million). Developed a new monitoring system based on a review of best practice and extensive focus group research with funded agencies and services.

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