Willara Cultural Services is an Aboriginal family-owned business devoted to providing a broad range of services and programs.
Established in 2002, by Wendy Edmondson, a senior Badimaia Yamatji and Wattandee Amangu woman from the Mid-West of Western Australia, the organisation is firmly dedicated to the Willara team providing consultancy expertise as well as working collaboratively with other enterprises that are delivering or specialising in Aboriginal programs or services.
Through these partnerships, Willara Cultural Services seek to achieve bespoke outcomes in the fields of community self-determination, management, governance, health, and education that reflect Aboriginal priorities. Previous consultancies have been undertaken across the university, vocational education, Aboriginal community control, state and commonwealth government and not for profit sectors.
Associate Professor Emerita Wendy Edmondson serves as Managing Director of Willara Cultural Services, bringing extensive cultural and corporate expertise to the organisation.
Raised on Badimia burna and strongly connected to her grandfather’s and mother’s Country, Wendy has substantial experience collaborating with Aboriginal communities and organisations across Australia.
Devoted to providing a broad range of services and programs.
Wendy Edmondson is a senior Badimaia Yamatji and Wattandee Amangu woman.
Substantial experience collaborating with Aboriginal communities.
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Willara means moon in the Badimia language, and its symbolism is deeply woven in spiritual and cultural beliefs. In Aboriginal cultures, the moon holds a significant place in creation stories, symbolising guidance and protection, transformation, morality, growth, and strength.
These enduring values form the foundation upon which Willara Cultural Services builds its work.
We acknowledge the unceded sovereign Nations of Aboriginal peoples on whose land we live and work, and we honour our Elders—past and present. Living on colonised land, we recognise the strength and resilience of Aboriginal peoples, as well as the ongoing spiritual and cultural importance of the earth, oceans, stars, skies and all living beings central to our creation stories. Our ancestors continue to guide us as we navigate living between two worlds.
Phone: 0428 664 338
Email: clinchw@bigpond.com
