Name: October Luncheon | Indigenous Business Month with David Newham
Start: 2025-09-30T01:30:00+10:00
End: 2025-09-30T03:30:00+10:00
Location: Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club

October Luncheon | Indigenous Business Month with David Newham

Join us for a powerful session led by David Newham, a proud Aboriginal man and lifelong resident of Newcastle. David is a highly respected Aboriginal cultural educator with over 25 years of experience in Aboriginal community engagement and the public sector.
During this event we will explore how businesses can build respectful, authentic relationships with Indigenous communities. Through cultural insight and practical guidance, we’ll examine how understanding Country, engaging meaningfully, and embedding Indigenous perspectives can lead to lasting impact. Attendees will gain tools to foster inclusion, challenge assumptions, and take real steps toward reconciliation—both personally and professionally.

Event Details
Date: Tuesday 30th Sep
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (arrival from 11:30 am with a 12 pm sharp start)
Venue: Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Dress Code: Business Attire
Speaker: David Newham
David is a proud Aboriginal man Traditionally connected to the Wiradjuri and Ngemba/Wongaibon groups of central and north-west NSW. Born in Waratah (NSW), he has lived all his life in Newcastle. A respected and sought after Aboriginal cultural educator, David brings over 25 years’ experience in Aboriginal community engagement and the public sector, with extensive networks across Newcastle and the Hunter Region.
Through his career, David has prided himself on bringing a poignant Indigenous perspective, informed by First Nations knowledge and culturally responsive practice. David’s expertise is in cultural and social contexts, Traditional Aboriginal philosophy, and cultural practice under Traditional Aboriginal Lore. His connections to many Aboriginal communities balanced with embedded, Country-based knowledge systems are invaluable for projects.
Central to David’s recently completed Masters projects is Indigenous-based and approved research methodologies co-designed in collaboration with other prominent ‘Indigenous’ academics and Elders. David has now extended this work to commence a journey into a Doctor of Philosophy taking a more in-depth exploration into Traditional Aboriginal philosophy.