Tuesday, 2 July, 2019 - 10:07
Setting new benchmarks for Aboriginal inclusion
SPECIAL REPORT: Carol Innes is heartened by the positive steps already taken towards reconciliation, despite the enormous amount of ground still to be covered.
Carol Innes
Board Member / The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Carol Innes AM is the manager of aboriginal cultural heritage & arts at the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA). She was previously employed at the South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council (SWALC) for nine years, where she worked on projects that maintained Noongar involvement in many areas through Native Title.
Prior to that, Ms Innes spent 11 years working in the arts sector, in the area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts.
She is experienced in the government sector, at both State and Federal levels, and in the community arts sector.
In 2022, Ms Innes was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the Indigenous community of Western Australia.
