Bringing everyone along in the learning.

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Jessie's experience spans the deeply personal to the highly professional, driven by an anthropological background and moulded by a life spent in remote communities across Cape York, the Central Desert, the Northern Territory and the Pilbara.

Primarily, she supports organisations holding cultural or ecological knowledge, alongside government and other agencies wanting to engage well in this space, with what happens behind the scenes - the practical work that lets everyone else stay focused on Mob and Country. And where extra hands or feet are needed on the ground, she's just as ready to slot in - driving, cooking, keeping the fire going, whatever the day calls for.

She enters these spaces with a clear awareness of her position as a non-Indigenous visitor, and approaches the work accordingly.

Community priorities anchor everything she does, even when they sit outside conventional Western frameworks. Above all, the aim is to reduce the need for consultants in this field over time - not by filling a gap, but by bringing everyone along in the learning.

Email — bush-projects@outlook.com

Some of what this looks like in practice.

Interim and surge capacity

Scoped pieces of work, additional field capacity, or whatever keeps the cogs turning and the ball rolling - anything from strategic advice to a single report or round of consultation, through to stepping in for however long it takes, while finding the best long-term solution to the gap.

Planning and consultation

Community and cross-tenure consultation - from Traditional Owners to pastoralists to government agencies, and everyone in between - putting community priorities first and feeding directly into strategic plans and agreements such as IPA, IRP, ARP and joint management arrangements.

Cultural governance

Documenting and putting into practice what mob already know and lead - practical guides for anyone working alongside community, from corporation staff to government bodies, on who holds the right to be consulted, on what, and how to go about it.

Funding and compliance

Milestone reporting, annual acquittals and budget management - keeping funding flowing and contractual obligations met, so everyone else can focus on all the other moving parts.

Workforce and capability building

Recruitment days and accredited training pathways, developed around how people actually learn - which might mean time on Country rather than a classroom - alongside ongoing mentoring for coordinators and rangers, in whatever format works, so capability stays after Jessie leaves.