Yalga-binbi Institute for Community Development

Management

Chairman
Shayne Blackman

info coming soon..

 

 

 

Director
Lurleen Blackman

info coming soon..

 

 

 

Training Co-Ordinator
Sawere Reuben

I am a very proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person. My father is from Darnley Island in the Torres Straits and my mother is from the Daly River in the Northern Territory.

My employment background has been with the Department of Social Security, which is now known as Centrelink and I have been with this Government Department for over 14 years.

I am committed to study and have a Degree in Adult Education; an Associate Degree in Applied Science (Indigenous Community Development & Project Management); Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessor and National Centrelink Scholarship Graduate.

Motivation is an important key in Community Development, so I encourage all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons to come and join our institution, so that you may succeed in your endeavours and be a positive example for your family and community.

 

Administration

Administration officer
Tiffany-Ann Ive

Hi everyone, my name is Tiffany-Ann Ive. I am the Administrative Officer here at the Yalga-Binbi Training Unit. I am of Aboriginal descent. Both my parents are Aboriginal. My father is from Bowen and my mother from Cairns. I was born and raised in Townsville.

I am becoming more and more knowledgeable about my administrative work and am doing on-the-job training.  I will enjoy assisting you in any inquiry.

 

Teaching Staff

Coordinator,
UAICC National Leadership Training Program
Richard Wallace MARE, Dip Theol, PhD

Richard is a Uniting Church minister and has had broad pastoral experience in South Australia, Fiji and California.  He has worked as a theology teacher and Dean of Congress Students at Nungalinya College, Darwin, then as a ministry support worker with the Northern Region Council of Congress. 

With other Congress leaders, he shares teaching responsibilities for the Certificate IV of Christian Ministry.

 

Community Development Course Co-ordinator
John Adams - BSc (Hons), TSTC, MICD.

John has had over twenty years experience as a community development worker in Indigenous communities, particularly in northern Queensland.

He helped establish an office for Yalga-binbi
Institute in Cairns from 1990 to 1998. He has undertaken pioneering work in the establishment of community justice groups and adult education programs. He has also worked as community organiser in the inner urban areas of Melbourne