Dianne Collins

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Women, Education & Training, Youth

Di Collins is an Aboriginal woman originally from Condobolin, Central Western NSW, Wiradjuri country but has been living in the Queanbeyan/ACT area for 18 years. Ms Collins has worked in the Public Service for some 19 years primarily in Indigenous Affairs.

Di has 4 children aged 23, 18, 14 and 9 years, all males, and grandchildren - a baby girl and Kobe aged 3 years and Kaine aged 2 months old.

Di Collins’ primary interests are in education, women and youth, and she enjoys watching sport, playing bingo and travelling. Di’s passions include supporting her children through their journey in life, being a role model, and listening to other people.

Ms Collins experiences are in the commonwealth public sector with areas such as human resources, leadership and community engagement and at the community level in areas such as National Aboriginal & Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC), ACT Indigenous Education Consultative Board (IECB), and the ACT Indigenous Elected Body (IEB), whISPers Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Softball Club, and Boomanulla Raiderette’s Netball.

Employment

Di is currently employed by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) within the Indigenous Leadership & Engagement Group. She is the Senior Project Officer in the Representative Body Branch. Di’s duties in this position include assisting with consultations throughout Australia on the establishment of a National Indigenous Representative Body.

Di also makes a positive contribution to the ACT Community through various positions she has held on various boards and committees in a voluntary capacity. These include NAIDOC, Reconciliation, Education, Sport, and Women.

Education

1991/1992 - Associate Diploma in Adult Education (Aboriginal) at University of Technology, Sydney
2006 – Certificate 2 in Indigenous Leadership with the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre
2008 - Certificate 4 in Business (Governance) with Office of Registrar of Indigenous Corporations