Episode 27: Mark Watego — A Meeting Place to Discuss True Reconciliation & Justice For Indigenous Australians

Mark Watego is the Founder & Managing Director Meeting Place Consultancy. He is also a national trainer for Mental Health First Aid Australia, training new Indigenous facilitators of the Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid program.

As we made the studio a "meeting place" to discuss what it means to pursue true reconciliation and justice for Australia's Indigenous peoples, I was moved by Mark's humility and graciousness. We covered some painful and difficult issues, but always with a sense of hope and generosity of spirit.

I learned so much more than I was expecting through our brief time together. Mark has so much to offer the wider community through his cross-cultural expertise, highlighted by his incredible achievements below.

Mark is a proud Yugambeh man from the Tweed/Gold Coast region and has resided here all of his life. He has had the opportunity to work in a variety of community service roles in the region ranging from ageing and disability, to health services, and has enjoyed giving back to his community.

All this experience has now provided him with the opportunity to share his knowledge on a national level through facilitation and training. The following is a snapshot of the qualifications he has obtained over the past decade.

He is a qualified trainer and assessor with a cert 4 TAE and has had the pleasure of teaching at Gold Coast Tafe delivering the Diverse Culture and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture units to the Nursing students.

Previous to this he attained a Cert III in ATSI Primary Healthcare plying his skills as a health worker/community Support worker with an Aboriginal Health Service on the Gold Coast. During his time there he was also able to study and complete a Diploma in Community Services. Mark also has a Certificate III in business.

Since 2015 Mark has had the opportunity to deliver training in remote communities as a contract consultant. This has taken him to communities in Northern Territory, Torres Strait Islands, South Australia, and NSW.

You can learn more about the work of Meeting Place Consultancy by visiting mpconsultancy.com.au.

You can also reach out to Mark directly through LinkedIn.

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