Geoff Simpson
Senior Scientist / Aboriginal and Community Engagement
Background
Gamilaray man from Walgett North West NSW;
Lifetime working with Aboriginal people and communities in Employment, Education, Juvenile Justice, Community Development and Natural Resource Management;
Focus on connecting all Australians to Country celebrating our shared cultural connections;
Expertise
Aboriginal and community development;
Integrating culture into landscape management;
Presenting training and facilitating that focuses on engagement and culturally contextualizing content;
Aspirations
Support communities to better understand cultural knowledge;
To build the recognition of cultural knowledge within science to better protect landscapes for future generations.