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.

12.40 Yarning Circles

A: Community legal education that speaks to community: Join NAAFLS CLE team as they explore how they built community legal education strategies that reflect the communication styles of the remote communities they serve. Through engagement and community-led consultation, they have developed a program that aims to address the drivers of family violence and increase access to justice outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in remote communities.

Iesha Poyner-Gambley, Community Education and Engagement Officer, North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

Mollie Middleton, Community Legal Education Manager, North Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Service (NAAFLS)

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: Wellbeing workshop: Join Aunty Deb Munson, founder of Baagi Milaygiin Grandmothers Spirit. Aunty Deb will Share knowledge and cultural practices in a modern way through food and skincare with a focus on enhancing mental wellness both within us and our workplaces.

11.50 Yarning Circles