Karabena Consulting methodologies are evidence-based (NHMRC funded and six years worth of work through UoM), include offering second chances to people who are underemployed or unemployable, promote coaching not case management, and are consultant inclusive – for National Projects we contract Indigenous consultants who are active across all States and Territories.

“On behalf of the Beyond Blue team, I wanted to say a massive thank you to Kerry for her brilliant chairing ‘Beyond Blue’s The Way Back Support Service Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Evaluation Advisory Group’ on April 20, 2021. There was a lot of content to cover and Kerry managed to keep us on track, and all done in such an inclusive and warm way with members. The feedback received was incredibly useful for us.”
— Eliza Hovey - Research, Evaluation and Monitoring Adviser, Suicide Prevention Beyond Blue

Our Objectives

While our focus is on generating outcomes unique to each project, our core objectives are:

  • To enhance and promote opportunities for Australia’s First Peoples.

  • To address root causes of social and environmental inequity.

  • To promote narratives and practices that positively impact environmental health and our wellbeing.

We Offer

  • Quality research and evaluation services

  • Public Speaking, Facilitation and MC'ing

  • Education and Training services

  • Community engagement and consultation 

  • First Nations-led methodology 

  • Policy Analysis and Development 

Our Services

  • Cultural Assessment and Safety Planning: Evaluating and enhancing organisational cultural competency by implementing cultural audits, cultural safety strategies and workforce development services.

  • Workforce Development Workshops: Nurturing individual or team confidence and understanding for effective and safe cross-cultural collaboration.

  • Women's Leadership Executive Retreats: Empowering female leaders through transformative retreats.

  • Bespoke Curricular and Training Development: crafting organisation-specific curricular that resonates with an institution’s core values and goals.

  • Living Libraries Program: A tailored and immersive program designed to provide transformative experiences for corporate Boards and Executives who are committed to enhancing their reconciliation journey.

Our Projects

We have worked across a wide variety of projects for a range of clients. To see our previous work click here: Projects