Creating Impact With First Nations Knowledge And Evidence

Karabena Consulting worked with Vicsport to support Victorian sport organisations receiving Sport and Recreation Victoria funding to strengthen their First Nations commitments. By 2027, medium and large sports were expected to have a Reconciliation Action Plan, while smaller sports were expected to have a First Nations Policy or commitment statement.

July 2025 – June 2027

Karabena Consulting and First 1000 Days Australia worked with Danila Dilba Health Service (DDHS) to develop Growing Future Elders: Child and Family Model of Care. The model guides the redesign of child and family services across DDHS and brings existing services into a clearer life-course pathway.

February 2026 – May 2026

Having a Driver Licence is a critical enabler of social and economic participation, particularly for young people in areas with limited alternative transport options such as outer metropolitan, regional, rural, and remote locations. First Peoples youth, however, often experience barriers to obtaining their Learner Permit, including a lack of culturally appropriate learning resources, limited access to technology required to engage with resources, and difficulty accessing local support services.

November 2025 – April 2026

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) commissioned this Indigenist review to deepen understanding of the experiences of Aboriginal doctors within Emergency Medicine (EM) training and practice. Initiated by an Aboriginal ACEM Fellow in response to sustained cultural and colonial load, and supported by ACEM through its Indigenous Health Strategy, Reconciliation Action Plan, and Specialist Training Program Support Project, the review provides an evidence base for strengthening Aboriginal participation, retention, and leadership within the EM Fellowship pathway.

October 2024 - December 2025

The Pupangarli Marnmarnepu: Owning Our Future – Aboriginal Self-Determination Reform Strategy 2020–2025 represents a bold step by DEECA toward embedding Aboriginal self-determination as a foundation for public administration. The Strategy builds on a history of strong partnership with Traditional Owners and seeks to transform the way DEECA works with, and for, First Peoples. Developed through engagement with Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, the Strategy responds to two key calls: for the government to remove barriers to self-determination, and to work in genuine partnership by transferring power and increasing accountability to Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities.

May 2025 - December 2025

RACGP, Australia’s largest general practice organisation, and National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation(NACCHO), the peak body for 145 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, work to support high-quality, culturally safe primary healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Since 2014, they have partnered under a formal Memorandum of Understanding, guided by a co-designed Ways of Working Framework, to strengthen preventive care, clinical practice, and culturally safe service delivery.

September 2025 - December 2025