Graham Townley

Graham Townley

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  • About me

    Project Manager

  • Education

    • The University of Western Australia

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      Bachelor of Science (BS) with Honours Anthropology First Class BSc Honors

      Honors Thesis Awarded AAS Prize.

    • Lourdes College, Traralgon, Victoria

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      High School certificate Science and English HSC

      Years 11 and 12 - completed HSC in science subjects.

    • Donvale Primary School, Victoria

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      Pmriay School Primary Education

      Primary School

    • The University of Western Australia

      1995 - 2001
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Anthropology Thesis awarded the Berndt Prize for Social Anthropology 2001

      Activities and Societies: Fellow of AAS and pending application for Professional Membership of the ASWA. Science Honours graduate and PhD majoring in Anthropology (Aboriginal Studies).

  • Experience

    • University of Western Australia

      Feb 1999 - Dec 2003
      Tutor

      Various casual and part-time tutoring roles and inaugural Anthropology Tutor at the UWA Albany Centre assistng with course coordination and establishment of Anthropology and Sociology units when the Albany Centre was first established. Tutored in Australian Studies, Health and Illness in Australian Society, Human Adaptations and Socio-cultural change and modernisation.

    • Great Southern Development Commission

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2008
      Aboriginal Economic Development

      Assisting clients with Business Planning and SupportDeveloping regional arts, tourism and heritage projects with Aboriginal community organisations and regional stakeholders

    • Department of Indigenous Affairs

      Jan 2008 - Aug 2009
      Heritage Project 0fficer

      Managing Aboriginal cultural heritage Site protection and restoration projects linked to Natural Resource Management in Albany, Denmark and the Great Southern region of WA.

    • Consultant Anthropologist

      Jan 2009 - Jul 2010
      Heritage Consultant

      Occasional work as a Heritage Consultant and Anthropologist.

    • Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation

      Jun 2010 - Dec 2022

      Consultant engaged to implement a review of the Tjuntjuntjara Health Clinic on behalf of Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation.

      • Senior Project Manager

        Jul 2011 - Dec 2022
      • Consultant

        Jun 2010 - Jun 2011
    • Spinifex Health Service c\. Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation

      Jul 2011 - Jan 2013
      General Manager, Spinifex Health Service (Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation)

      As General Manager I transitioned the community clinic from a nursing post to a comprehensive primary health care service managing a range of primary and allied health services (including HACC/Aged Care services).

    • Self-employed

      Dec 2022 - now
      Consultant
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Fellow of the Australian Anthropological Society

      Australian Anthropological Society
    • Fundamentals of Human Resources

      Alison - Free Online Learning
      View certificate certificate