Staff
Management
Chairman
Rev Shayne Blackman
Shayne Blackman lives in Townsville. He is a descendant of the Gurang - Meeroni people of the Bundaberg/Gladstone area.
Shayne is the national administrator of the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress (UAICC) of the Uniting Church in Australia. He has responsibility for the oversight and overall administration of the work of the Congress throughout Australia.
Executive Officer
Lurleen Blackman
Lurleen Blackman lives in Townsville. On her father's side, she is a descendent of the Toolooa people from the Gladstone region, and on her mother's side a descendent of the Nywagi people from the Ingham area.
Other Staff
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Elizabeth Tilbrook |
Richard Wallace |
Murray Muirhead |
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Ian Dempster |
Kirsty Sullivan |
John Adams |
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Michelle Cook |
James Hughes |
Grant Finlay |













Yalga-binbi Institute for Community Development - Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islanders Corporation