National Indigenous Palliative Care Needs Study

Client: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

Location/s: Hopevale, Laura, Wujul Wujul, Cooktown, Cairns, Mt Isa, Mackay, Rockhampton, Ipswich, Inala (QLD), Tennant Creek, Alice Springs, Pitjantjatjara Lands, Darwin (NT), Broom, Fitzroy Crossing, Port Hedland, several suburbs in Perth, Kalgoorlie (WA) Shepparton, Mooroopna (VIC), Adelaide, North Adelaide, Riverland,( SA), Kempsey, Nowra, Western Sydney (NSW)

This year-long project involved a literature review and scoping study to discover what palliative care services were available to, or being used by Indigenous people. A multidisciplinary team, including Indigenous team members, undertook a national needs analysis, gathering numerous case studies through questionnaires and field visits. Some 400 people participated in focus groups and face…

Click for more details

Indigenous Youth Employment Consultants Program Evaluation

Client: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)

Location/s: Logan, Townsville (QLD), Geraldton, Perth (WA), Adelaide, Port Augusta (SA), Redfern, Central coast, (NSW), Bairnsdale (VIC), Hobart (TAS), Darwin, Alice Springs (NT)

Evaluation of a program targeted to disengaged Indigenous youth 15-19 years to support them to remain at school, or undertake training or employment in the transition from school to work. The project required visits to 12 pilot sites located in each state and the NT, conducting focus groups and interviews with youth participants, Job Network…

Click for more details

National Evaluation of the Local Approvals Review Program (LARP)

Client: National Office of Local Government

With Albany Consulting, assisted in project design, undertook background research, and planned and conducted interviews with local governments and their clients regarding the effectiveness of the LARP program across several states.

Click for more details

National Guidelines for Indigenous Heritage Management

Client: Australian Cultural Development Office, Department of Communication and the Arts (AIATSIS, Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Australian Heritage Commission, ATSIC)

Location/s: Sydney (NSW), Darwin (NT), Brisbane (Qld), Canberra (ACT), Melbourne (VIC), Hobart (Tas), Perth (WA)

Development of National Guidelines for the Management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Places. This project required preparation of guidelines compatible (where possible) with the Burra Charter, after extensive consultation with Indigenous communities and heritage professionals. The guidelines were recommended for adoption by Justice Elizabeth Evatt as part of her review of the federal…

Click for more details

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,…

Click for more details