First Nations Workshop: Bunbury | 15 July 2025

Training events to INSPIRE + EQUIP women on their political journey

Location: Bunbury – Mantra Bunbury Lighthouse (Room: Glass House)

This is a dedicated First Nations Workshop, which is facilitated by First Nations women and specifically designed to address additional considerations encountered by this community when running for public office. 

Have you or someone you know ever thought about standing for political office? If so, this is a workshop for you!

Facilitated by First Nations women with lived experience in political life, we explore the unique space of Blak Politics. Share our political histories and hear insights from local Indigenous women who have successfully represented across the political spectrum.

Learn how to turn aspirations into action.

This free, in-person workshop includes catering. All you need to bring is your curiosity and a ‘get elected’ attitude. Once you’ve attended a Women for Election training event, you’ll have access to ongoing resources and support via our new digital education platform, “Campaign in Your Pocket”.

A quick note on our Terminology: WFE has an inclusive definition of ‘women’. We aim to engage with, and give voice to, the diverse experience of those who may identify as women – including trans, cis and non-binary.

In registering for this event you are accepting and promising to abide by the Women for Election Code of Conduct for events, including observing WFE’s values of collaboration and inclusion. 

Read the full Code of Conduct HERE.

MEET YOUR TRAINERS

Michelle Deshong
Michelle is a Kuku Yalanji woman from North Queensland and lives on the lands of the Wulgurukaba and Bindal people. She has been running her own consultancy for nearly 20 years, and is an accredited trainer and facilitator in leadership, governance, Australian and international politics, and human rights fields.

Carla McGrath
Carla is a proud Torres Strait Islander woman and a passionate speaker, advocate and MC. Born and raised on the Australian mainland, she now lives in Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). Carla is an expert in community engagement and consultation, transformational organisational cultural change, organisational strategy and sustainability, program design and development, and facilitation.