INNER SYDNEY

 

OVERVIEW

Jawun began working with the Indigenous community in Redfern in 2010, and in 2012 broadened its boundaries to include La Perouse.

One of the most well-known Aboriginal meeting places in Australia, Redfern is a hub for many strong Indigenous organisations, businesses and institutions, all with a common goal to support the local community and drive social reform through provision of essential services, family support and mentoring, and generating employment and economic development opportunities. Located in urban Sydney, Redfern is ideally situated to receive support from corporate Australia and bring about positive change for the community.

La Perouse (known as ‘La Pa’ to locals) is located in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs 14 kilometres from Redfern. La Perouse, was the first point of contact for European settlers at Botany Bay. The main challenges for La Perouse are location, with limited public transport to the area, and a lack of key community services. The community refers to it as ‘urban remoteness’. La Perouse is also a place of potential tourism and business opportunities for the local community to tap into.

WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY

Jawun also supports key reform agendas including Gadigal Information Service, Guriwal Aboriginal Corporation & La Perouse Youth Haven.

FIELD TEAM

  • Regional Director, Inner Sydney

    Chloe is of Samoan heritage from the village of Lepea, with a familial milestone marker by her father being the first of his generation to relocate to Australia. Originally hailing from Newcastle, she made the move to Sydney in 2020.

    Chloe has dedicated over a decade to the workers' compensation insurance industry. During her tenure, she was nominated as the Emerging Leader of the Year, a testament to her leadership qualities and expertise in claim management, risk assessment, and strategic planning.

    Beyond the insurance domain, she has amassed experience in the mining sector, where she developed skills in operations management and safety compliance, ensuring streamlined and secure workflows in high-stakes settings. As a registered nurse, she has contributed significantly in high-pressure medical environments - including neurological, transplant, and emergency departments. Her dedication in nursing was recognised with a letter of acknowledgment from the NSW Health CEO, recognising her commitment, compassion, care, and embodiment of the organisations CORE values.

FERGUS DAVIS

  • General Manager, Collaborative Futures

    Fergus commenced as Jawun General Manager, Collaborative Futures in 2021 after 3 years as Jawun’s Regional Director for the Central Coast region.

    Prior to working on the Central Coast, Fergus was the Jawun Regional Director for the Inner Sydney region. Fergus’ connection with Jawun started back in 2014 as a Jawun secondee to the West Kimberley region, supporting the Kimberley Land Council to commence the design of a leadership development program.

    Fergus comes to Jawun from a career in project management across construction, engineering and business transformation projects for both government and the private sector. Fergus brings a mix of organisational and business management skills to supplement experience in stakeholder engagement, facilitation and people development to the Regional Director role.

    Growing up in regional Australia on Yorta Yorta country, Fergus is passionate about opportunities to support Jawun regions and is motivated to support the local organisations and leadership to achieve the best possible outcomes for their community.

    Fergus has a passion for people development and the mentoring and coaching of others to help them be successful and achieve their best. This has included involvement in an engineering Indigenous internship program and tutoring for Indigenous high school students.

CASE STUDIES

Case studies show how Jawun secondees have achieved real results. If you are interested to learn more about Jawun's work in this region, click on the case studies below.

EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES IN THREE REGIONS

EMPLOYMENT FOR YOUTH

ONGOING BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY

TRANBY ABORIGINAL COLLEGE

LA PEROUSE LOCAL
ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL

JAWUN INAUGURAL ‘REVERSE SECONDMENT’ IN ACTION

COMMUNITY PANELS - JOINT DECISION MAKING INTO PRACTISE

NEW WAYS OF WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT TO DESIGN ABORIGINAL LED AGED CARE HUB

A STRONG PARTNERSHIP - QBE AND TRIBAL WARRIORS

LA PEROUSE LOCAL
ABORIGINAL LAND COUNCIL

TRIBAL WARRIOR ASSOCIATION

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