​Regional and remote
engagement around the often difficult things to talk about

A twenty-year history using facilitative engagement around team building, group counselling, response to domestic violence, community development, and conflict resolution.

An Aboriginal-owned and managed enterprise that has worked with Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations, the community and the corporate sector across five states.

Over the past three years, we have been contracted by an international development agency to deliver one of our products, Birlinka, a change behaviour program among four regional and remote communities to engage men who use domestic and family violence.
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Our lead facilitator at Natjul and Birlinka (Anthony Newcastle) 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 Masters Degree in Narrative Therapy and Community Work, has two decades experience as a counsellor and conflict resolution facilitator, and is completing a PhD focusing on - the exploration of Indigenous Australian Masculinity - at the University of Melbourne.

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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


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


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Individual and group behaviour change is not easy.
That's why strong, exercised foundations are important.

​Our Practice, Philosophy, Beliefs & 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: '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.