New staff

First Languages Australia would like to introduce the newest members of our team:

  • Senior Advisor, Sector Strengthening - Lynette Ackland

  • Legislation Policy Advisor - Mollie O’Connor

  • Program Officer Priority Languages Support Project and Young Champions - Ebony Eulo

Lynette (Linny) is a proud Kokatha/Mirning woman from the far west coast of South Australia, living in Ceduna. Linny has 10 years' experience working as a Coordinator in a Language Centre, plus working across other First Nations affairs for many years. Linny is a passionate advocate for language strengthening and is committed to the survival and growth of First Nations languages to continue to thrive into the future. Her expertise includes project management, governance, language strengthening, administration, event management and more.

Mollie is a proud Quandamooka woman living and working in Meanjin (Brisbane). Mollie previously worked as a lawyer in environmental law and cultural heritage, where she gained valuable experience in policy and law reform. She is passionate about using the law to protect and uphold the rights of First Nations peoples. Mollie brings this passion and experience to her role at FLA as a Legislation Policy Advisor, where she will be working on strengthening the languages sector.

Ebony is a proud Budjiti woman from north-west New South Wales / south-west Queensland (Paroo River people), living with her family and working on beautiful Wonnarua Country in the Hunter Valley. She has experience in education, training and project management, working closely with Aboriginal families and communities by advocating and providing support, when navigating the NSW Health system. Ebony works closely with Bush Heritage Australia and Budjiti PBC in providing cultural advice, support and advocacy on behalf of Budjiti peoples. Ebony is passionate about Aboriginal languages and is working to reclaim and reawaken the Budjiti language, currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Revitilisation of Aboriginal Languages with Queensland University and is passionate about the impact this has on identity, social and emotional wellbeing when living and working in two worlds (Aboriginal worldview, Western worldview).

To find out more about the rest of our Committee and staff members, head to the About us page on our website.

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