CONSULTING & PARTNERSHIPS

Working Together
for Lasting Change

Our best work happens in partnership. We work alongside Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, First Nations-led organisations, government, universities, health services and workplaces to support meaningful cultural, organisational and systems change.

Our approach is relational, reflective and grounded in First Nations ways of knowing, being and doing.

We bring community networks and wisdom, expertise in anti-racism, cultural safety, leadership, wellbeing and organisational change — while recognising that the people closest to the work hold knowledge too.

Rather than arriving with a fixed solution, we listen, make sense of what is happening together and offer solutions to shape an approach that responds to your people, context and priorities.

From a single facilitated conversation to a long-term partnership, our role is to create the conditions for honest reflection, stronger relationships and meaningful action.

Work With Us

HOW WE WORK

More than a consulting project

Over the years, we have been proud to partner with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, First Nations-led organisations, universities and governments.

Our work is grounded in relational practice and spans to First Nations consulting, cultural supervision, leadership coaching, strategic planning, facilitation, cultural safety and anti-racism practice.

Check out just some of the projects we have worked on, get in touch to learn more.

Our project work can include:
- First Nations strategy and organisational advice
- Cultural safety and anti-racism
- Leadership development and coaching
- Cultural supervision and reflective practice
- Communities of practice
- Strategic planning and facilitated conversations
- Organisational ecosystem reviews and sense-making
- Consultation and co-design
- Policy and practice development
- Staff, leadership and community engagement
- First Nations wellbeing and workforce initiatives
- Bespoke workshops, gatherings and learning experiences
No two partnerships look the same.
We usually begin with a yarn about what is happening, what you are hoping to achieve and where the tensions, opportunities or unanswered questions might be.
From there, we shape the work together — identifying the right people, process and pace. This might involve consultation, facilitation, reflective practice, co-design, coaching, strategic advice or a combination of approaches. Where appropriate, we also build in opportunities to pause, sense-make and adapt as the work unfolds.
Because every project is different, our fees are shaped by the scope, complexity, duration and people involved. We can work on one-off projects, defined packages or longer-term partnerships.
If you have an idea, a challenge you are working through, or simply know that something needs to change, get in touch. We can start with a conversation about what is happening and what support might be useful.

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service

We worked with the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Executive Team to support strategic planning during a significant milestone period: 50 years of community-controlled legal support and advocacy.

Through this process, we created space to reflect on VALS’ legacy, clarify future priorities and support executive-level sense-making for the organisation’s next chapter. The work explored not only what needed to be achieved, but also the mindset, practice and leadership shifts required to carry that work forward.
Connecting Home

We delivered a six-month group cultural supervision program with Connecting Home, blending yarning, wellbeing, peer support and reflective practice. The program created a culturally grounded space for staff to pause, reflect and strengthen practice while navigating complex work alongside community.
RMIT

We delivered a 12-month coaching and career development program for First Nations students working at RMIT. Through free individual coaching, students were supported to map their career pathways, identify strengths, build confidence and explore professional development opportunities.
Koori Mail

We partnered with the Dart Centre and the Koori Mail to deliver sessions on truth-telling, First Nations care and trauma in response to the devastating Lismore floods.
The work centred on cultural safety, care and the responsibility of holding First Nations stories with integrity, particularly during times of crisis, grief and community recovery.
Koori Youth Centre

We worked alongside Koorie Youth Council and a group of 30 young people to support the development of KYC’s five-year Strategic Plan. Marking KYC’s 20th year, the planning process created space to honour the guidance of community and Elders, reflect on KYC’s legacy, and listen deeply to the hopes, priorities and aspirations of young mob.
Through collaborative facilitation, youth-led reflection and strategic sense-making, Blak Wattle supported KYC to shape a plan that clearly articulated its future direction, strengthened shared purpose and centred the voices of young people in imagining what comes next.