Projects

Projects and Experience

Recent Projects

The Fred hollows foundation

Indigenous Australia Program – providing environmental health policy, advocacy and development effectiveness support for trachoma prevention initiatives.

Indigenous land corporation

 Expert advice on carbon markets and land sector carbon methods and planning and implementation of land sector carbon projects. Subcontracted by Latitude Forest Services.

Commonwealth department of environment

Subcontracted by the Aboriginal Carbon Fund to undertake a revegetation carbon project case study on Aboriginal land in South Australia

The nature conservancy

Provide a scoping study in relation to opportunities for Indigenous land holders in voluntary carbon markets for savanna fire management.

Department of planning, Transport and infrastructure

South Australian Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, subcontracted to the Story Catchers to provide facilitation of story workshops and report on the On The Right Track remote Aboriginal Road Safety and Driver Licencing program

Aboriginal corporations - nationwide

Individual Aboriginal Corporations – provide support for planning, implementation, audit and evaluation of carbon projects

National and International Experience

Indigenous land corporation national carbon strategy

Lead the development of the ILC’s national carbon strategy, including high-level strategic assessment of carbon and biodiversity opportunities, Carbon Farming Initiative/Emissions Reduction Fund method development, policy advice and the design, implementation, monitoring and communication of carbon demonstration projects on Indigenous-held land

Fish River and Merepah

Developed and implemented Fish River Fire Project (the first savanna fire management project registered under the Carbon Farming Initiative) and the Merepah Fire Project (a savanna fire management project on an operating cattle station)

policy and program development

  • Leadership in the development and continuous improvement of the ILC’s policies, processes, procedures, tools and client information.
  • Investigate policy and program options, and prepare reports and submissions on the ILC’s outcomes and initiatives
  • Provide high-quality oral and written advice on policy, strategic planning, program development and evaluation issues, to the ILC Board, senior management, staff, and external stakeholders.

national senior evaluation advisor

  • Lead the development and implementation of the ILC’s evaluation framework and activities, including coordinating the collection and reporting of benefit data
  • Lead the development and review of policies, programs and procedures to ensure that the ILC delivers sustainable benefits to Indigenous people through land acquisition and land management programs

International hygiene promotions advisor

  • Project management of 2005International Committee for the Red Cross Hygiene Promotion Project in Afghanistan, which ran in association with repair of water supply infrastructure, in the cities of Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif, Jalalabad and Herat.
  • Supervision and advice to Hygiene Promotion teams comprising 46 Afghan staff on technical and professional aspects of implementation of each step of the program, including data collection, analysis and evaluation, and management of human resources

Senior Scientific officer - water quality

  • Development of the South Australian Recycled Water Guidelines, Safe Drinking Water Bill Discussion Paper and various internal policies, procedures and protocols
  • Maintain the state’s water and wastewater incident notification and communication protocol.