Impact and annual reports
Karabena Consulting Annual Report 2024
A Milestone Year.
The 2024 period has been a transformative chapter for Karabena Consulting Trust and Weyarn Pty Ltd, marking significant growth and impact since our establishment in 2018. This first Annual Report reflects our journey of achievements, challenges, and growth.
Guided by our commitment to self-determination and cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, we have become a trusted partner to governments, non-profits, educational institutions, and corporations. Our values—cultural safety, inclusivity, and sustainability—shape our methodologies, from embedding yarning and Dadirri (deep listening) to prioritising ethical engagement and equitable payments, strengthening our relationships with the communities we serve.
A highlight of 2024 was Weyarn’s recognition at the Kinaway Awards, receiving the Best Collaborators Award for the partnership between Ilan Style and Haus of Dizzy. This achievement underscores the power of collaboration in delivering meaningful outcomes.
As we look forward, we are excited to build on the lessons and partnerships forged during this year to amplify our impact. On behalf of Karabena Consulting Trust and Weyarn Pty Ltd, I thank our staff, clients, partners, and communities for your trust and support. Together, we will continue shaping a future of respect, equity, and entrepreneurship.
Prof. Kerry Arabena
Managing Director
Karabena Consulting Trust and Weyarn Pty. Ltd.
Annual Reports 2025 and 2026
Two short reports on the work completed in each year, the areas that work sat in, and what was underway at the close of 2026.
A year of evaluation
Sixteen projects were completed in 2025, across evaluation, models of care, strategy, training, cultural safety and facilitation. Six were evaluations, running across preventive healthcare, self-determination reform, maternity services, dual diagnosis commissioning and youth cautioning. Each was designed and led by First Nations researchers, and each was built so that the community whose story it told kept control of that story.
Three models of care were developed or tested during the year, in cancer navigation, child and maternal health, and custodial health. Professor Kerry Arabena received the Sistas in Business Award at the 2025 Kinaway Victorian Aboriginal Business Awards.
Download the 2025 Annual ReportA year of facilitation
Fourteen projects were completed in 2026 and five were underway at the close of the year. Half the completed work was facilitation, from the Water is Life Traditional Owner Forum and the OCHRe Convocation through to cultural learning with the board of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. That reflects where organisations are now asking for help.
Cultural safety work continued at depth, including Safely Talk Back with the ACT Health and Community Services Directorate, and the Western Health Aboriginal Health Cultural Safety Plan for 2026 to 2030. Income fell against the previous year. The fall sits in the volume of commissioned project work rather than in the value of what we deliver.
Download the 2026 Annual Report