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Ngaldurrong Yana | Our Team

The Role of Members

Our members are an essential part of the governance of Djaara. They make important decisions about how Djaara is run, including who its directors are and how we manage the services we provide.

The principal objectives of Djaara is to promote the health and wellbeing of Dja Dja Wurrung People and to protect and promote the laws, Culture, property rights and human rights of Dja Dja Wurrung People.

We need members to ensure we reach these objectives and achieve our Dhelkunya Dja Country Plan’s goals and aspirations.

Board of Directors

The Djaara Board is the governing body of the Corporation.

Our Board of Directors is made up of a Director and an Alternate Director from each family group that has activated their Native Title rights. Our Directors are the governing body of our Corporation.

Each Director is nominated, voted in, and appointed by their specific family group at the Annual General Meeting.

Please meet our Directors and Alternate Directors.

Family Group

Director

Alternate Director

Tommy Avoca

Vacancy

Vacancy

John Charles

Aunty Sue Charles
Lisa Thorpe

Emma Curr

Peta Hudson
Vacancy

Alfred Davis

Mel Peters

Vacancy

Thomas Dunolly

Deb Dunolly

Kayla Baksh

Tommy Farmer

Vacancy

Vacancy

King Girribong, Lerimburneen, Walpanumin

Andrew Travis
Vacancy

David Harrison

Vacancy

Vacancy

Finemore
Jackson

Vacancy

Vacancy

Leonard
Kerr

Boadan Kerr
Vacancy

Samuel Kinnear

Vacancy

Vacancy

Caroline
Malcolm

Bec Phillips – Chairperson

Aunty Roslyn Dodson

Henry Harmony
Nelson

Mick Bourke – Deputy Chairperson

Trent Nelson

William Parker

Vacancy

Vacancy

Catherine
Robinson

Belinda Duarte

Vacancy

Martin Simpson

Vacancy

Vacancy

John Terrick

Vacancy

Vacancy

Charlotte Williams

Vacancy

Vacancy

Our Team

Rodney Carter
Dja Dja Wurrung Group CEO
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Cassandra Lewis
General Manager – Corporation
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Jim Brooks
Executive Team Manager
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Dominika Balwin 
Governance Officer
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Mariaa Randall
Communication Relationships Manager
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Dylan Brown
Project Officer LUAA – Trainee
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Davina Wijesinghe  
Program Manager Recognition & Settlement Agreement
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Caleb Dunolly-Lee
Project Support Officer 
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Mark Costello
Manager Partnerships & Policy
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Mike Hayes 
Project Manager Galkangu
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Jon Marshallsay
Program Manager Malamiya
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Jackson Dunolly-Lee
Aboriginal Heritage Officer
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Ron Kerr 
Project Coordinator Malamiya Statutory functions
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Kim Campbell
Project Coordinator – Cultural Heritage Administration 
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Noel Laidlaw
Compliance Officer – Mineral Exploration and retention Licences
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Michele Braid
Dhelkunya Dja Land Management Board, Executive Officer
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Janine Heislers
Systems Accountant
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Robert Trew
Group Finance Manager
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Sou Ganapathi
Project Development Officer
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Brittney Hawkes
Program Manager – Member Engagement
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Jenni Chaloner
Corporate events & Special projects officer
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Renee Affleck
Human Resources Administration 
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Jason Kerr
Cultural Heritage Artefact Officer
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Harley Douglas
Program Manager Galkangu
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Garry Richards
Senior Project Manager
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Jacinta Douglas
Traditional Owner Engagement Officer
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Corey Ilsley
DJANDAK Protection Officer
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Jacki Dimond
Nation Building Project Officer
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Cora Wolswinkel
 Project Officer Strategic Aboriginal Heritage Assessments
 
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Harley Dunolly-Lee
Project Officer Language Repatriation
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Benjamin Mallinson
Djandak Wi Program Manager
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Sharon Morrison
Corporate Services Manager
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Oli Moraes
Galk-galk Dhelkunya (Forest Gardening) Project Manager
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Nicola Dunnicliff-Wells
Communications Officer
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Rachel Sumpter
Digital Communications Coordinator
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Leon Smith
Business Systems Improvement Co-Ordinator
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Anita Jack
Board Executive Support Officer, DDLMB
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Sophia Jackson
Project Manager – Cultural Heritage
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Hannah Dunolly-Lee
Event Coordinator – Member Engagement
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Marykia Males
Dhelkunya Dja Policy Trainee
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Julian Cleary
Dhelkunya Dja Policy Officer
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Stacey Bennett
Djandak Wi Community engagement & Events Coordinator
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Dr. Di Smith
Strategic Aboriginal Heritage Assessment Coordinator
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Elias Norman
Agreement Maker – Agreement Unit RSA
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Beck Eames
Governance Support Officer
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Nihal Samara
Risk and Compliance Co-ordinator
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Donna Spiller
Nation Building Project Officer
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Nick Lewis
Right Way Project Officer
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Leanne Greenwood
Djandak Wi Strategic Planning Officer
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Daniela Davis
Yilingga Marna – Partnership Builder
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Jamie Mileto
Compliance Officer – Mineral Exploration and Retention Licences
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Jacqueline Grenfell
Government Heritage Liaison Officer
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Maria Caputi
Finance Officer
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Yanwen Ross
Accounts Admin Officer – Banking
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Cameron Connors
I.T Officer (Trainee)
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Natasha Harris
HR Coordinator
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Jason Trindall
Group OH&S Manager
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Organisation Structure

Dja Dja Wurrung lineage traces back thousands of years and to the future generations yet to come. Because of our Martiinga kuli, our elders and the Dja Dja Wurrung community, the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation now trading as ‘Djaara’ exists.