Billy is a water plant operator and has been in the water industry for nearly 20 years. He is chairman of the KULLA (Kaandju, Umpila, Lama Lama and Ayapathu) land trust that helps jointly manage a national park and freehold Aboriginal land across the four clan groups. He is also Chair of the Wunthulpu Land Trust of his own Ayapathu clan group.

Brian Singleton is a Yirrganydji Rainforest Bama (People) whose people’s ancestral traditional lands span from the Cairns region to Port Douglas. He is a Senior Ranger, with over 20 years experience in engaging Traditional Owners and Indigenous communities in land and sea management, and is a Queensland regional Board Member of CfAT.

Chrissy is part of the Stolen Generation and one of the Traditional Owners of Wuthathi Country. Chrissy sits on a negotiating team that has been negotiating with the Australian government to hand their land back which is now 50% Aboriginal freehold and 50% jointly managed (between Traditional Owners and government) national parks. 

Clayton is an Indigenous Land and Sea Management expert and has worked extensively with Queensland parks and wildlife services for nearly 20 years, in joint management services, marine conservation in the Great Barrier Reef and crocodile management across Queensland and the Torres Straits. As a Wuthathi person and Ranger Coordinator, Clayton works with Traditional Owners to look after their Country.

Debbie is the CEO for the Olkola Aboriginal corporation and a Traditional Owner of Olkola Country. She has been working on managing Country since the tenure resolution handover in 2014, in establishing the Olkola land management Ranger program, fire abatement/carbon farming and tourism initiatives. The Olkola Aboriginal Corporation works to bring their people back to Olkola nation’s lands to preserve and maintain the culture and their lands’ ancient ecosystems.

As a Lama Lama Traditional Owner and through his extensive experience in land management working as a Ranger, Gavin Bassani has been pivotal in establishing the Lama Lama Ranger Program. In 2009 the programme started with six Rangers. Now in 2021, there are 20 full-time Lama Lama Rangers based out on Country at Port Stewart and Silver Plains managing land and sea.

Learn how architecture charity, AzuKo was shaped by founder Jo’s experience with Engineers Without Borders UK in 2012.

Dr Hannah Robertson is a lecturer in construction management and conducts research in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to develop infrastructure on their homelands in response to their needs.

Learn how a user-first mentality has been embedded into startup, Qflow, as a result of co-founder Brittany’s experience with Engineers Without Borders UK.