Welcome to Mununjali Country.

Andrew first trained to be a teacher but is now a lawyer in the Brisbane office of a national firm. His legal career has been focused upon disputes with a particular interest and expertise in regulatory matters. He has held several managerial and professional committee positions in his career, including as member of a health and ethics committee of a tertiary organisation. Andrew commitment to justice and community reflected in part in his current role as the chair of the community and pro-bono committee at Turks. He also leads the relationship with Orange Sky Australia Laundry for which he is an active volunteer.

Louise is senior litigation and regulatory lawyer with significant experience advising participants in the health industry. Commencing with the development of a Reconciliation Australia Plan at another organisation more than a decade ago, she has a deep respect for his commitment to growing awareness about indigenous culture, language, and the important role of elders in community. She has previously been a member of the Board of the Richmond Fellowship and brings her problem solving and communication skills to the Board of Mununjali Health Service as a founding member and Director.

Raelene is a proud Mununjali woman who has over 30 years’ experience within the health sector. She has over 15 years in Queensland Health with roles focused on providing management in a corporate environment to achieve desired outcomes in several work areas. She has a strong background in training, support and reporting as well as leading changes in a data warehouse environment to support end users of a Business Intelligence reporting system. She has a passion for building capability of staff for succession planning, collaborating with stakeholders for continuous improvement within systems and data and reviewing processes to identify any duplication to be more automated and streamlined. Raelene has certificates in Training and Assessment, Project Planning and graduated from QUT (Gardens Point Campus) in 2019 with a Graduate Certificate in Business (Public Sector Management).

Israel a Widtaru Moiety Guburu Bundjuri Mununjali, man of the Bundjalung Nation. Culture is at the heart of every society, working with influential people, Elders, and leaders and building a sustainable environment supporting the needs for a First Nation people’s holistic reintegration for men, women, and children to reconnect to community for prisons and prisons detention centres. Over the past twenty years, Israel has worked in Community Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care Counselling. Psychology of Emotion, Working with Trauma, Working with Addictions Alcohol and Other Drugs, Methods of Youth Work and Working with young people-youth and Working effectively with young people in the youth work. While in his early years accomplished builder and implemented apprenticeships in our community and leadership skills. Israel believes “the decision you make today will determine the outcomes for tomorrow.” Over the next two years as a community development practitioner, Israel endeavours to develop projects and programs to bring accountably sustainability, equity, and equality, such as reducing recidivism, alcohol and other drugs, domestic violence, sexual abuse, homelessness, unemployment and so many other issues for indigenous communities.

Kylie has over 25 years researching health and human services and undertaking program and policy reform evaluations. Her focus has been on at-risk families in contact with child safety, justice, or social services. Over the past decade she has worked with and learnt from Paul Paulson as the CEO of the Nahri Institute on several projects. Kylie has worked with the boards of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Organisations to build capacity in evidence gathering and communication of social impact, and will bring this critical thinking, social innovation, and strategic skills to the Board of Mununjali Health Service.

Barry has over 30 years’ community service to the Cherbourg community in Qld. I have acted in various community roles including health where I served as a board member for the Cherbourg Community Controlled Health Service. I have extensive community experience in other community roles including public safety and community sport and education in Cherbourg.

Barry brings considerable mentoring experience in community governance issues for Aboriginal and Torres Strait community-controlled organisations.

Terrence Stedman
Director

I am a descendant of the Kamilaroi peoples of New South Wales on my father’s side of the family. I am widely recognised in the community I live in as a member of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. I am the Chairperson of the Logan Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Elders.

Terry had an interest in politics at high school, started his working life as plumber, spent many years at the coalface of Corrective Services, and is an award-winning solicitor. Terry Stedman certainly has enjoyed a wide range of life experiences, while at the same time devoting enormous time and energy to the community.
Terry has served on numerous boards throughout his career, including time with Welfare Rights Qld (now Basic Rights) and the Stolen Wages committee with DATSIP.

I now assist clients with advice and with appearances at court for Family Law, Domestic and Family Violence matters. I previously worked with Child Protection matters, Debt matters and Neighborhood Disputes, as a general solicitor.

I was instrumental in establishing the State’s first Duty Lawyer Service for Child Protection matters at Beenleigh Children’s Court. As duty lawyer I would advise clients of the process they were involved in and provide them with advice on how best to deal with their issue at and after Court.

For most of my legal career I have provided legal advice and direction to vulnerable people. I have acted as Duty Lawyer for Domestic and Family Violence Magistrates Court and as Duty Lawyer for Family Law matters at the Federal Circuit Court. I have always believed that working in a community legal centre is an essential public service.

Terry was awarded twice at the 2018 Queensland Law Society Profession Awards, taking out the Community Legal Centre Member of the Year and the Equity Advocate Award for his service to the community. Terry currently works as a Seniors Legal Advice Service Solicitor and serves as Duty Lawyer in the Domestic Violence and Family Courts.