Marnie Davis
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning and Development Lead
Women up North Housing
Marnie Davis is a proud Aboriginal woman from Darug country, with close ties to Bundjalung, Kombumerri and Quandamooka country, where she was raised. Marnie has worked across government and community services as an advocate addressing practice gaps to ensure community needs are addressed, and Aboriginal voices are heard. Marnie has mentored Aboriginal workers across NSW and facilitated state-wide forums for Aboriginal Family Wellbeing & Violence Prevention workers. She has facilitated training within Northern NSW to build capacity in the workforce and improve responses and support for better outcomes for the community. Marnie is a Queensland Senate Candidate for a seat in the senate representing the Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia (IAPA) for the last two federal elections.
Marnie’s university training was centred around Indigenous Trauma and Recovery Practice and a Masters in Indigenous Health. Marnie has many years of experience as a frontline worker within the Domestic Violence sector; in DV refuge settings, Aboriginal Medical Services, and, as an Aboriginal Family Wellbeing & Violence Prevention Facilitator within NSW Government. Marnie joined WUNH in January 2025 as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning and Development Lead for the Enhancing Workforce Responses to Sexual Violence Project and as the organisations Cultural Lead.
12.30
Yarning Circles
A: U Right Sis? Empowering NT communities to identify and respond to technology-facilitated abuse: Join this yarn to hear about ‘U Right Sis?’ A primary prevention program bringing together specialist DFSV services and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations to educate First Nations women and young people on tech-facilitated abuse.
Rachel Neary, Women, Children and Family Violence Practice Lead, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
B: Yarning for Change: Indigenous trauma informed responses to violence: This culturally safe session is designed to empower and strengthen responses to domestic, family & sexual violence through, culturally safe, Indigenous trauma-informed training, community-centered approaches to supporting survivors and practical skills to enhance workforce capacity.
Marnie Davis, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning and Development Lead, Women up North Housing
C: Coercive control in a cultural context: Join this yarn to hear how Lena Passi Women's Shelter and WorkUP Queensland are working together with community to develop resources for safer communities in t he Torres Strait.
Rona Scherer, Senior Lead, Mamu – Kuku Yalanji, WorkUP Queensland
Theresa Kellett, Senior Project Officer, WorkUP Queensland
Georgina Binjuda, Manager, Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
Julia Yorkston, Project Officer, Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
D: Weaving session: Join this weaving session to connect with culture and one another as you explore a traditional practice that also serves as a mode of informal counselling.
11.50
Yarning Circles
A: U Right Sis? Empowering NT communities to identify and respond to technology-facilitated abuse: Join this yarn to hear about ‘U Right Sis?’ A primary prevention program bringing together specialist DFSV services and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations to educate First Nations women and young people on tech-facilitated abuse.
Rachel Neary, Women, Children and Family Violence Practice Lead, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
B: Yarning for change: Indigenous trauma informed responses to violence: This culturally safe session is designed to empower and strengthen responses to domestic, family & sexual violence through, culturally safe, Indigenous trauma-informed training, community-centered approaches to supporting survivors and practical skills to enhance workforce capacity.
Marnie Davis, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Learning and Development Lead, Women up North Housing
C: Coercive control in a cultural context: Join this yarn to hear how Lena Passi Women's Shelter and WorkUP Queensland are working together with community to develop resources for safer communities in the Torres Strait.
Rona Scherer, Senior Lead, Mamu – Kuku Yalanji, WorkUP Queensland
Theresa Kellett, Senior Project Officer, WorkUP Queensland
Georgina Binjuda, Manager, Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
Julia Yorkston, Project Officer, Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
D: Weaving session: Join this weaving session to connect with culture and one another as you explore a traditional practice that also serves as a way of informal counselling.