Personal
David was
born in Singapore and grew up in various places in Victoria,
N.S.W., Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the United
Kingdom, moving to the NT in 1989. David has a particular interests
in land management, cross cultural communications and Indigenous
knowledge. David plays guitar and sings badly but doesn’t
really care much what anyone else thinks of that, also a member of
Darwin based amateur Balinese style Gamelan group “Tunas
Mekar”.
Professional
David has a
Bachelor of Applied Science in Ecology from the University of
Canberra and held various jobs with NSW National Parks and Wildlife
Service as seasonal ranger, ranger and interpretive guide.
Following work with Uluru and Kakadu national parks in the NT
through the late 80’s and mid 90’s, David changed
direction going into education and public relations with the CSIRO,
administering the Double Helix Children’s science club and
conducting educational programs in schools throughout the NT,
especially remote schools.
With further
study at Charles Darwin University, David gained a Graduate
Certificate of Adult Education and a Graduate Diploma of Resource
Management focusing on Indigenous natural and cultural resource
management and Yolngu studies. David is a qualified and experienced
TAFE trainer/teacher in land management, formalised with the
Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training.
After
departing CSIRO, David started teaching as a lecturer in Land
Management for Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
and most recently doing similar work for the Charles Darwin
University working with Aboriginal Ranger groups throughout the
Eastern and Central Top End. This work enabled David to develop
links to many Aboriginal ranger groups in the Top End.
Project
David began
working with NAILSMA at the end of May 2008 as the Project Officer
for Intergenerational Transfer of Indigenous Ecological Knowledge.
The project aims to support Elders and knowledgeable people teach
younger and less informed people Indigenous Knowledge relevant to
looking after the health of country. To do this funding is
available in the from of grants to conduct activities which assist
the transfer of Indigenous Knowledge. The project extends until the
end of 2009 and is supported by funding from the Australian
Government. If you are interested in finding out more about these
grants please contact David.
