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Craig Dukes

Mr Craig Dukes, Director of the Ngunnawal CentreCraig Dukes is an Aboriginal person who held the position of Director of the Ngunnawal Indigenous Higher Education Centre at the University of Canberra.  In this role Craig supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in a range of areas including tutorial assistance and pastoral support.  He was an active member of the University of Canberra in a range of areas including being a member of the Academic Board, the Reconciliation Action Plan Advisory Committee and Implementation Committee, various course advisory committees and the Human Research Ethics Committee.  He was also the chair of the Department of Parliamentary Services Reconciliation Action Group. 

He has been a leader in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector for over 12 years, having worked at Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health Service, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, the Department of Health and Ageing and most recently the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA).  

Craig was the inaugural Co-Chair of Health Workforce Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stakeholder Advisory Committee, a position he held for almost three years.  He was instrumental in driving the development of a national curriculum framework for the teaching of Indigenous health at Australian universities, which is currently being finalised.  In his role with IAHA he was an active participant in the development of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan which was released by the Minister for Indigenous Health in July 2013.  He chaired two round table discussions on Early Childhood and Mental Health that informed the Health Plan.  He also had input into the Mason Review of Australian Government Workforce Programs, in particular Indigenous workforce programs.

In his role as the Program Manager for the Muuji Regional Centre for Social and Emotional Well Being he was responsible for the overall direction of the Centre and to examine the training needs of Aboriginal Health Workers within three Aboriginal Medical Services in Canberra, Narooma and Wagga Wagga.   

Craig holds a degree of Bachelor of Applied Science in Conservation of Cultural Materials from the University of Canberra.  His particular areas of expertise include the following:

  • Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in a University environment.
  • Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities
  • Governance
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Program management
  • Organisational development