Uncle Shane Charles
Advisory Group Member
Uncle Shane Charles is a Yorta Yorta, Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung man, born and bred in Shepparton, Victoria.
Uncle Shane has worked in the education, justice and cultural heritage sectors, most recently with the City of Melbourne.
He is the Co-Chair of Reconciliation Victoria and the Co-chair of the Aboriginal Studies and Indigenous Strategies Committee at La Trobe University.
Uncle Shane has made Armagh, the Initiatives of Change Australia-Pacific Centre, his home for a while. He is known for his work in cultural intelligence, teaching about the traditional wisdom and diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. He has worked as both an academic and a government advisor.