Karen Milward First Nations Consultant
Consultant | Trainer | Facilitator
Karen Milward provides cultural solutions to businesses and community groups across Australia.
As a Yorta Yorta woman based in Melbourne she has a grounded and comprehensive understanding of the cultural diversity of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities - particularly in Victoria.
Karen is known for being a strong advocate for developing culturally appropriate solutions to the issues confronting First Nations people.
First Nations consulting services
Karen's cross-cultural services can assist both First Nations and non-First Nations clients to deliver services and programs that address key areas concerning First Nations people.
Being actively involved in the First Nations community provides Karen with the knowledge and expertise required to deliver timely and accurate policy and program development responses across the key areas concerning First Nations people in Australia.
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Consulting
Karen provides project, policy and program management and can prepare strategic, business and community plans, communications strategies and feasibility studies.
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Training
From cultrual competency and awareness training for non-First Nations clients to community, business and strategic development, leadership and governance training for First Nations clients, Karen offers a range of training options.
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Facilitating
Karen provides workshop facilitation across all issues and interests of a social or business nature relating to First Nations people, at all levels of community, business and government.
Our approach
First Nations community consultations are integral to both the developmental and evaluative projects Karen is regularly involved in.
Being actively involved in the First Nations community provides Karen and her partner network with the knowledge and expertise required to deliver timely and accurate policy and program development responses across the key areas concerning First Nations people in Australia.
Karen’s culturally respectful programs and consulting work aim to empower individuals and communities so they can confidently and effectively move forward.
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Partner network
Karen Milward Consulting is an integrated service - working closely with an extensive First Nations and non-First Nations partner network. This network ensures your business or organisation is provided with the highest level of expertise.
Karen and her partner consultants all have experience in projects relating to achieving positive outcomes for First Nations communities. Each has a minimum of 20 years’ experience working in Aboriginal Affairs at a senior government or consultancy level.
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Write On Consulting
Karabena Consulting Trust
LDC Group
Cox Inall Ridgeway
Who Karen works with
Karen's cross-cultural services can assist both First Nations and non-First Nations clients to deliver services and programs that address key areas concerning First Nations people.
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First Nations Organisations
First Nations community consultations are integral to the developmental and evaluative projects her consultancy is involved in.
Her culturally appropriate solutions empower individuals and communities so they can confidently and effectively move forward.
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Non-First Nations Services
With extensive experienced in social research, particularly in the areas of First Nations communities and organisations, including early intervention and prevention, children and young people, health, housing, drugs and alcohol, family violence, native title, education, training and employment, cultural heritage, social justice, and First Nations cultural competence and responsivenes in government and mainstream services.
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Government Departments
Karen has held senior policy and program management positions in Government and has been consulting in Aboriginal Affairs for over 20 years.
We can provide reviews, audits and evaluations of services for First Nations and non-First Nations programs.
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Partnership Development
Karen has experience partnering with consulting agencies and companies to assist with the development of culturally-appropriate service models for Aboriginal communities
With the input of multiple cultural experts, Karen is able to deliver a stronger response to specialist projects.
Trusted by clients across Australia
