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Graham Atkinson
Graham is a Dja Dja Wurrung Traditional Owner and Yorta Yorta man. He gained a Bachelor of Social Work and Arts degree from the University of Melbourne in the 1970s and an MBA from RMIT University in the early 1990s.
He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors good governance program (2013) and is an accredited mediator under the National Mediation Association (2013).
He is a former Principal Consultant of Atkinson Consulting Group but now in semi-retirement. In his previous role he spent nearly 30 years consulting with government and Indigenous communities on land justice, native title, natural resource management, cultural heritage and economic development issues.
Graham is a former Director of Native Title Service Victoria and the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Corporation (FVTOC). He is currently Chair of Federation Enterprises Pty Ltd, the economic development arm of FVTOC, and also Chairs its subsidiary, Barpa Constructions Pty Ltd, which is a joint venture with ICON Constructions.
He is a founding member and Director of Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation and Director of Dja Dja Wurrung Enterprises Pty Ltd.
Graham is Chair of Dhelkunya Dja Land Management Board established in 2014 under the Recognition and Settlement Agreement between the Corporation and State Government.
He served on the national board of the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) from 2011-2015 including as director on its subsidiaries, the National Indigenous Pastoral Enterprise (NIPE) and National Centre for Indigenous Excellence.
In 2017, Graham was appointed to the newly established Board for the Judicial Commission of Victoria as a non-Judicial Community Member. He is also a Parks Victoria Board member.
In 2021, he was appointed to the Victorian Aboriginal Employment and Economic Council and is a board member on the Melbourne Academic Centre for Health (MACH) and co-chair of its Aboriginal Leadership Group sub committee.