MORETON Consulting was officially launched in Griffith on Monday.
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Chairperson and majority stakeholder Bronwyn Penrith was at the event to explain just what the company hopes to achieve in Griffith.
“It’s a private consulting company and building relationships and trust is first and foremost,” she said.
“Through our workshops, through our planning workshops and through our capacity building workshops we take what Aboriginal people say, discuss what they can do and what expertise they have, with discussion about what they would need to have to get to a certain level.”
Ms Penrith became the majority stakeholder for Moreton Consulting in 2014 while holding the role of chairperson since 2011.
“Because I come from a background in Aboriginal affairs I was keen to find the sort of people who could make the kind of changes that need to be made,” she said.
“I saw that interventionist type policies like Close the Gap programs weren’t getting that much traction.
“Part of being the chairperson of Moreton Consultant I have to stay abreast with what all the trends are for Aboriginal people across the country.
“I come from a background in facilitation and I felt that I could add value to the company and bring a particular Aboriginal voice to the company.”
One of the ways that Moreton Consultant tries to help their clients is with the ‘plantrack’ service.
“Many Aboriginal people have a difficulty in how to report back, how do you be accountable and many times you don’t realise the importance of the reports you put in,” she said.
“So really ‘plantrack’ is an easy way to see if you’re on track with different things that you said you would and if you have a tool like plantrack you can see for yourself whether you’re hitting those measures and you can adjust accordingly in your organisation.” The main point that was driven home during the presentation was just how important it is for people to be listened to.
“I guess what we’re saying is that lived experience is just as important as any studied experience. For Aboriginal people it’s really important to listen to any lived experience,” Ms Penrith said.