West by South West

Consulting Group

WORKING AND LEARNING TOGETHER

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WxSW acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.

We use collaborative and inclusive consultancy approaches to help address complex issues around First Nations engagement in employment and career development.

WxSW is a consultancy group that utilises Appreciative Inquiry, Collective Impact, and collaborative approaches to address complex issues with clients and partners.


We have experience working with Aboriginal organisations and communities in NSW and Queensland, and aim to promote respectful engagement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous entities, reduce barriers to Aboriginal employment and career development, and support initiatives related to culture, language, social and economic development, and self-determination for Aboriginal people. WxSW operates within the Closing the Gap Framework

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Who we are

WxSW is a flexible and multi skilled consultancy group who utilise principles of Appreciative Inquiry, Collective Impact and collaborative approaches to addressing complex needs with our clients and partners. Although not an Indigenous organisation, WxSW has long standing expertise and a track record working with Aboriginal organisations and communities across regional NSW and Queensland including Local Aboriginal Land Councils, Community Controlled Organisations, Aboriginal Health and Medical Services and Indigenous owned and managed companies. This track records extends into collaborative relationships with both State and Commonwealth Governments and sharing a vision of improving the resources and capability of Aboriginal organisations to work with their communities to help improve the lives, health and prosperity of Aboriginal people.

We are...

WxSW sees a clear role in facilitating respectful engagement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous entities on matters including Reconciliation Action Planning, Aboriginal Participation Targets in industry and genuine Community Based Participatory Research into matters of shared interest.


WxSW is committed to assisting to reduce barriers to Aboriginal employment and career development and to increasing training, development and mentorship opportunities across a range of enterprises including construction and civil, science and technology, community services, Indigenous land asset management, economic development and primary health care.


WxSW works within the Closing the Gap Framework and promotes connection to culture and language, access to employment and real jobs, social and economic development and self-determination as being key protective factors for the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal people.

Services offered

  • Project Management
  • Contracts Management
  • Grant, Submission and Business Case Writing
  • Indigenous mentoring and Workforce development
  • Strategic Planning, Strategic Alignment
  • Organisational Leadership Support including Board development and Governance Training, Management Accounting and Reporting
  • Compliance Monitoring and Reporting
  • Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity Training and Consultancy
  • Reconciliation Action Plan Support
  • Digital Learning Solutions
  • Graphic Design
  • Technical and Content Writing
  • Quality Assurance / Standards
  • Analysis and Critique of Complex Information


Our people:

Craig Mills

Director

Darren Ah-See

Associate

Jock Grady

Associate

Dr AR (Rod) MacQueen

Associate

Craig Mills - Director

Craig is an experienced Consultant and Manager of regional and rural not-for-profit, community-based organisations, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and Local Aboriginal Land Councils with a background of over 20 years in:

  • Grant Administration, Contracts, Relationship Development and Planning with Government, Compliance and Project Management and mentorship in Indigenous Community Controlled organisations, Local Aboriginal Land Councils and Indigenous owned and managed companies
  • Executive management and governance of not-for-profit organisations including Aboriginal Community Controlled and Local Aboriginal Land Councils
  • Health service administration, funds administration and special administration
  • Board development, governance, strategic planning and partnership development
  • Grant and submission writing
  • Business Case development
  • Reconciliation Action Plan development
  • Clinical leadership: Drug and Alcohol, Aboriginal Health, Primary Care
  • Quality Assurance and third-party Accreditation: ACHS, ISO/IEC, QMS
  • Public health with a broad-based clinical background in surgical and hospital nursing, community health, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
  • Lecturing/Curriculum Design (Charles Sturt University, Western NSW TAFE, NSW Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council)
  • Mentorship and training (executive management, community welfare, health worker, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, Addiction Medicine Specialists, General Practitioners)


Darren Ah-See - Associate

Darren was born and raised in Wellington NSW and is part of the Wiradjuri nation which covers a large part of central NSW. Formal qualifications with a Diploma Government (Management) and Certificate 1V in Indigenous Governance.

Extensive employment experience in a diverse range of fields including Local Government, Department of Education, Department of Juvenile Justice, mainstream Health, Aboriginal Community Controlled health, Community Engagement with Mentoring Men, and Chief Operations Officer within the Local Aboriginal Land Council field.

Previous Board member of Greater Western Area Health Service, Western NSW Medicare Local, Marathon Health and more recently Western NSW Local Health District. Also held a position on the Clinical Excellence Engagement Advisory Committee of the Clinical Excellence Commission.

Darren is an accomplished manager well-versed in assessing risk, developing solutions, and implementing positive changes to achieve sustainability and growth in challenging and changing health sector environment. He is adept at supporting and developing staff including cross cultural training whilst building and strengthening operations and customer relationships.

  • Community Engagement
  • Men's Health and Wellbeing
  • Executive leadership
  • Executive-level presentations
  • Risk management
  • Quality Improvement
  • Staff Management
  • Business Development
  • Policy Development
  • Organizational leadership
  • Financial Management
  • Operational leadership
  • Change Management
  • Cultural Knowledge and Awareness
  • Cross cultural training and development

Jock Grady - Associate

Jock is an experienced consultant and advisor with an extensive background in innovative technical and further education curriculum design, development and delivery. He has a focus on providing full stack services for small to medium businesses and has recent experience in the development of digital management architecture and communications systems for financial, industry (mining, telecommunications and energy sectors), community services and educational organisations.

  • Digital learning consultancy
  • Business digital transformation consultancy (e.g. integration of AI, cloud, IoT, AR/VR into business and training practices)
  • Strategic and operational planning
  • Program and project management
  • Governance process development
  • Business case development
  • Business analytics visualisation
  • LMS development and implementation
  • Digital learning solution architecture design
  • Digital learning resource design and development
  • Face-to-face training development and delivery
  • Webinar development and delivery
  • Graphic, web and user interface design
  • Presentation design and development
  • Branding package design and development
  • Technical specification development
  • Technical and content writing
  • Analytics and report development

Dr AR (Rod) MacQueen - Associate

An experienced medical practitioner and Fellow of the RACGP and RACP. Rod is an Addiction Medicine Specialist with a background an interest in Aboriginal Health Service delivery, primary health care and community development, Clinical and Organisational Leadership, Community Based Participatory Research, and critical analysis of evidence-based practice. Rod uses techniques of Appreciative Inquiry and Motivational Interviewing combined with a respectful engagement approach and curiosity to engage Indigenous people and their organisations in defining issues and collaborative strategies to address systemic disadvantage and inequality in service delivery, health, and social outcomes.

Frequently asked

questions

WHICH MARKETS DO YOU CURRENTLY SERVE?

We are based in NSW, but work across Australia.

HOW CAN I SET UP A CONSULTATION?

Contact us via email (craig.wxsw@gmail.com) or by phone on 0488 101 017

West by South West

Consulting Group

contact us

Email:

craig.wxsw@gmail.com


Phone:

0488 101 017

Our locations

Awabakal lands NSW

Kamilaroi lands NSW

Wiradjuri lands NSW

Yuin lands NSW

Working and learning together.

company details

ABN: 30 667 381 624

ACN: 667381624

Entity Name: WXSW Pty Ltd

Trading as: West By South West Consulting Group