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Creating positive social change and growing new leaders.

DKA con­nects peo­ple and knowl­edges. We under­stand the impor­tance of the knowl­edge that exists in remote and region­al Aus­tralia and that we have a role in col­lect­ing, curat­ing and shar­ing that knowl­edge. We live and work across lan­guages and cul­tures and use that expe­ri­ence as the foun­da­tion of our work. The desert knowl­edge net­work is made up of ancient and endur­ing Abo­rig­i­nal knowl­edges along­side con­tem­po­rary and emerg­ing research, sci­ence and tech­nol­o­gy. Through inter­twin­ing old and new knowl­edges, both are enriched and strengthened. 

Magnify Bradshaw Primary students making solar-powered grasshoppers

Build­ing and test­ing solar-pow­ered grasshoppers

Magnify Students took a tour of the DKA Solar Centre

Stu­dents toured the DKA Solar Cen­tre with an expert in renew­able energy

Magnify Students learned to use Aborginal symbols to tell their stories through painting.

Stu­dents learned to use Abo­rig­i­nal sym­bols to tell their sto­ries through painting

Magnify Lachlan from Ekistica with a budding engineer

Lach­lan from Ekisti­ca with a bud­ding engineer

Magnify Taking notes at the DKA Solar Centre

Learn­ing about renew­able ener­gy from experts in the field

Magnify Using Aboriginal symbols to tell the story of a young lifetime.

Using Abo­rig­i­nal sym­bols to tell the sto­ry of a young lifetime

Through DKA’s work in desert lead­er­ship, we

  • Con­nect peo­ple and opportunities
  • Empow­er exist­ing, emerg­ing and poten­tial Abo­rig­i­nal leaders
  • Sup­port Abo­rig­i­nal enter­prise and employment
  • Devel­op strong gov­er­nance and organ­i­sa­tion­al practices 
  • Help imple­ment strate­gies and solutions
  • Devel­op and strength­en pro­to­cols around work­ing with Abo­rig­i­nal peo­ple and businesses
  • Con­nect with the peo­ple and busi­ness­es of Cen­tral Australia

Magnify Learning about bush medicine

Learn­ing about bush med­i­cine on country

Magnify The textiles room at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education

The tex­tiles room at Batch­e­lor Insti­tute of Indige­nous Ter­tiary Education

Magnify Tyson welcomes Lendlease executives to Blacktank Outstation

Tyson wel­comes Lendlease exec­u­tives to Black Tank Outstation.

Magnify Enjoying a bush food lunch from Kungkas Can Cook

Enjoy­ing a bush food lunch from Kungkas Can Cook

Magnify Networking: Precinct Elder-in-residence Harold Fuber with Lendlease's Melissa Haigh and Alice Springs Mayor Damien Ryan

Net­work­ing: Precinct Elder-in-res­i­dence Harold Fuber with Lendlease’s Melis­sa Haigh and Alice Springs May­or Damien Ryan

Magnify Lendlease executives tour the CfAT workshop

Tour­ing the CfAT workshop

Magnify Lendlease executives tour the DKA Solar Centre

Tour­ing the DKA Solar Centre

Magnify Anne teaching Melissa and Amanda about bush foods

Anne teach­es Melis­sa and Aman­da about bush food

Magnify Michael Liddle presents to Lendlease about his Codes 4 Life workshop

Michael Lid­dle presents to Lendlease about his Codes 4 Life workshop.

Magnify Suzanne, Liz and Cath from Lendlease with Jimmy Cocking (ALEC) and Dr Stephen Hagan (Batchelor)

Net­work­ing: Suzanne, Liz and Cath from Lendlease with Jim­my Cock­ing (ALEC) and Dr Stephen Hagan (Batch­e­lor)

Magnify Tyson Carmody at Blacktank Outstation

Tyson Car­mody at Black Tank Outstation

Magnify Lendlease learning on country at Blacktank Outstation

Lendlease learn­ing on coun­try at Black Tank

Stories

Codes 4 Life, Desert Leadership

The identity of an Aboriginal man: Codes 4 Life visits Tennant Creek

Jun 07, 2022

Codes 4 Life delivers a workshop in Tennant Creek featuring 21 participants, and three Elders of the Alyawerre, Warlpiri and Warramunga people.

Desert Leadership, Desert Knowledge Precinct

The Hon Chansey Paech sworn in as Minister for Desert Knowledge Australia in Territory first

May 05, 2022

The Hon Chansey Paech was sworn in as the first ever Minister for Desert Knowledge Australia on 4 May 2022, following an announcement from the Office of the Chief Minister.

Desert Leadership, Desert Knowledge Precinct

DKA farewells Dr Dan Tyson

Mar 11, 2022

Dr Dan Tyson marks his last day at Desert Knowledge Australia (DKA), after nearly three years in the role of Chief Executive Officer.