Malu Mai Consultancy

20/08/2025

For those of you who are coming to the Traditional Knowledge Gathering this weekend, bring warm clothes, it is cold up there🥶

18/08/2025

REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON:
FOR REGISTRATION TO ATTEND THE 7TH WORLD FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE GATHERING - VISIT www.malumaiconsultancy.com

Another message to all those who are attending the 7th World First Nations Traditional Knowledge Gathering, I'm giving you all one more day, please go and register to attend before COB tomorrow, Tuesday, 19th August, 2025. This is important for catering purposes too please, thank you! ❤ ❤ ❤

18/08/2025

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO DELEGATES:
A message to those of you who are coming to the 7th World First Nations Traditional Knowledge Gathering this week on Friday 22nd, Saturday, 23rd, Sunday, 24th August, 2025. Be aware that this is a drug and alcohol free event.
We are totally off the grid, so these are some of the things that you need to bring;
* Your own cup or mug
* some lights (lamp, torch or head lights)
* your own chair if you want to be comfortable around the campfire
* Your own tent or camper van if you are camping, those with camper vans need to let me know, so we can make room for your campervan on the property.
* All cars must come in and park on the property, there will be no parking on the street.
*Bring your own towel, we have earth friendly body wash, if you wish to take a warm bucket bath, in our shower tent, we will provide the warm water for you. Alternatively, there are hot showers at the Blackbutt showgrounds for around $8. The Blackbutt showgrounds is just 10 mins away.
*Lastly bring a Yarn, song, poem or musical instrument to share during the conference dinner and around the campfire in the evening.
We look forward to seeing you all soon, take care now and have an awesome day, ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

14/08/2025

Deadline for registration to attend the 7th World First Nations Traditional Knowledge Gathering is COB Mon 18/8/25

07/08/2025

Good Morning FB Friends and Family, this is a message to those of you who are attending the 7th World First Nations Traditonal Knowledge Gathering on the 22nd, 23rd, 24th August, 2025, please visit www.malumaiconsultancy.com for Registration details, click below.
This Gathering is totally off the grid, please go check out our website and see what you should bring and if you're not a camper, there are alternative accommodation nearby.
Be aware also that this is an Alcohol and Drug Free event, based on the philosophy of Do No Harm. Thank you, we look forward to seeing you there ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ 😃 🙂

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06/08/2025

MALU MAI WELLNESS CONSULTANCY IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER FOR OUR 7TH WORLD FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE GATHERING, 22, 23, 24 AUGUST, 2025.

Dr Stephen Corporal is an Eastern Arrernte man with close family connections to many other First Nations people, born in Townsville and lives in Jagera Country southeast Queensland.

Stephen completed a PhD in 2020 titled “Identity, roles, and expectations influence on Indigenous university students when building the Indigenous health workforce” and a Grad Cert in Indigenous Leadership and Research.

Stephen also completed his Bachelor of Social Work at the University of Queensland and a Master of Social Policy at James Cook University.

Dr Corporal is a Board Member of the Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) and IAHA NTWD. Stephen is a visiting Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology and is currently employed at the University of Melbourne as a Senior Research Fellow in the Indigenous Data Network.

Stephen is an active member of the grassroots Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community in Magandjin (Brisbane) and passionate about Community Development work and Social Work within the Indigenous Community.

03/08/2025

MALU MAI WELLNESS CONSULTANCY IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE 7TH WORLD FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE GATHERING, 22, 23 & 24 AUGUST 2025

Mrs Bev Grant Lipscomb, Bev is a proud Wiradjuri woman from Cowra, New South Wales. She grew up at the Bomaderry Aboriginal Children’s Home with the Stolen Generation (1953-1966), under segregation and the Assimilation Policy.

Despite the early adversity, she pursued education with determination and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1970.

Bev went onto University, graduating with a Master of Indigenous Studies/Wellbeing, a Graduate Diploma Indigenous Health, and a Graduate Certificate Wiradyuri Language Culture and Heritage.

Presently, Bev trains Nurses, Counsellors and Community Services personnel. She has three daughters, one granddaughter and two great grandchildren, and lives happily in Kingscliff, New South Wales.

BEV GRANT LIPSCOMB:
Master Indigenous Studies. Grad Dip Indigenouse Health. Grad Cert Wiradyuri Language, Culture, Heritage. Registered Nurse. C4TAE
Clinician, Indigenous Consultant and Counselor, Trainer and Assessor.

Nursing. Aged Care and Disability. Substance Mis-Use.
General Education. Child Studies & Child Protection.Youth Work.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, History and Culture.
Community Services Education, Health, Justice, Housing, Mentoring.
Social Policy Research. Diversity & Inclusiveness. Mental Health.
Su***de Prevention and Intervention. St John’s First Aid and CPR.
Present Workplaces:
Kingscliff TAFE- Nursing, Community Services - [email protected]
Melbourne Uni - Tutoring, Medical Faculty - [email protected]
Kingscliff NSW 2487

24/07/2025

MALU MAI WELLNESS CONSULTANCY IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE 7TH WORLD FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE GATHERING, 22, 23, 24 AUGUST, 2025

My name is Gavin Lyall. I'm a proud Inuk Canadian and Danish man. I'm a member of the Nunatsiavut Inuit Nation in Labrador, Canada, lived in Denmark for half my life, and migrated to Australia 10 years ago with my Aussie partner, Viv. We live in Brisbane with our son, Archie, and two guinea pigs.

I have worked with people all my working life, in diverse settings from aged care to youth mentoring on the land in a remote community in Canada, and now NDIS social work with a major Indigenous community controlled health organisation.

I'm have been lucky enough to spend time in ceremony with strong Elders and teachers and honour the way of life they've initiated me into.

I look forward to connecting with everyone at the gathering!

20/07/2025

Getting our products ready for the 7th World First Nations Traditional Knowledge Gathering which will be held on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th August, 2025

17/07/2025

MALU MAI WELLNESS CONSULTANCY IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER FOR OUR 7TH WORLD FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE GATHERING 22ND, 23RD, 24TH AUGUST, 2025

Mr Leon Yeatman, a proud Gunggandji man from Yarrabah near Cairns, with cultural connection in the Wet Tropics, Cape York, North West Queensland and the Gulf Regions.

Leon is CEO at the North Queensland Land Council. He is an active member in the Native title sector, participating in the Queensland Representative Body Alliance and on the National Native Title Council.

Leon is a collaborator with a keen interest to work with likeminded people to address issues, advocate for rights and a defender of his people.

He has experience as an administrator and strong work history promoting good governance and best practice. He has lived and worked in a variety of settings, receiving acclaim from his peers and being respected as a trusted person.

A community leader at heart, he has extensive knowledge running programs and planning. Leon has witnessed change and supported broad agendas and assisting to develop a new narrative.

A conversationalist at heart, he is looking forward to engaging with participants and offering an insight into the Native Title landscape in Queensland.

16/07/2025

MALU MAI WELLNESS CONSULTANCY IS PROUD TO PRESENT OUR SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE 7TH WORLD FIRST NATIONS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE GATHERING, 22, 23, 24 AUGUST, 2025

Hi, I am Iris Silva Brito. I was born in Itabuna, in the land of the Tupiniquin people in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The name Itabuna comes from the Tupi language, meaning “black stones of the river,” symbolising strength and continuity. While my African ancestry has been deliberately erased through generations—driven by the violence of colonisation, persecution, and assimilationist pressures—I know my roots run deep. My ancestors were forcibly brought to Brazil through the transatlantic slave trade, and my grandmother was born in a quilombo, a settlement founded by people who escaped slavery.

Quilombo is a word of African origin, representing resistance, freedom, and community—a legacy of survival and dignity I carry with pride.
Although my African identity was intentionally silenced, I grew up surrounded by the teachings and wisdom of Indigenous ways of knowing and being, which have always been part of my upbringing in Bahia. This blending of suppressed African identity and Indigenous knowledge has shaped who I am, guiding my values and my work to this day.

I am a mother to a beautiful daughter and married to an extraordinary human being. I am also the eldest daughter in a family of six children, raised by parents who devoted their lives to educating children experiencing economic hardship in northeastern Brazil.

My professional journey has taken me across continents. I am now an Australian citizen, grateful to live in this magnificent land. I have built a career deeply connected to education, social policy, community development, and social justice. I have worked across the public, private, and non-government sectors as a Social Worker and for the past seven years, I have had the privilege of educating the next generation of social workers at the Australian College of Applied Professions, alongside the incredible Dr. Noritta Morseu-Diop.

I continue to honour my heritage by contributing to causes I believe in. I serve on the governance board of Live and Learn Environmental Education. I am the founder of the Brazilian NGO, AMBEC, which supports socially marginalised children. I am also a member of the Editorial Board of Editora Via Literarum, an active member of the Grapiuna Academy of Arts and Letters, and a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers. Through this work, I stay committed to advancing sustainability, social justice, and human rights globally.

I look forward to meeting you at the Gathering, where I will share more of my story—a story of resilience, connection, and purpose.