​Regional and remote engagement
around the often difficult things to talk about
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An Aboriginal-owned and managed business, Natjul has a twenty-year history in facilitative engagement, community development, theatre, and conflict resolution.

Over the past three years, in partnership with an international development agency, we have integrated these experiences into the Birlinka framework. A domestic violence change behaviour programme delivered across four regional and remote communities to engage men referred by the courts and probation and parole.

Our lead facilitator at Natjul and Birlinka is an Aboriginal man who grew up in the Northern Territory, now lives in Queensland, has spent much of his life working in regional and remote areas, holds a Master's Degree in Narrative Therapy and Community Work, has two decades experience as a counsellor and conflict resolution facilitator, and is completing a PhD thesis at the University of Melbourne focused on the exploration of an Indigenous Australian masculinity.



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​“the most powerful therapeutic process I know is to contribute to rich story development”
David Epston, Narrative Therapy.

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​​"From what I saw, people came thinking they were going to be told something - again, then as Natjul used the theatre and facilitation method they use, a change came over people when they realised they - the community - were being asked what they thought were the main issues for them in their community, then asked what they themselves thought they could do to overcome those"
Luana - Sydney, NSW




Contact:
 Anthony Newcastle
    E: [email protected]
 Ph: 0421 717 088


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Practice, Philosophy, Beliefs and Values, and Intention
  • Natjul's practice when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, special interest groups and communities is informed by Indigenous research and engagement methodology.

  • Our philosophy when working with people around the often-difficult things to talk about is guided by a community development principle that, 'those who have to live with the outcomes should be involved in the decisions'.

  • Our beliefs and values are rooted in an anti-violence practice that considers domestic violence a critical inhibitor to individual, family, and community well-being and advancement.

  • Our intention is to remain decentred yet influential and solution focused. And while we encourage everyone to express themselves, and we try hard to ensure the often unheard have the opportunity to be heard; our commitment to our engagement means we will raise, and at times challenge to make space for those difficult, often overlooked or seemingly too hard to deal with subjects to be acknowledged and discussed if they are important pieces to an outcome.