Deb Martindale

Organisation dynamics, public value, emergency mgmt, health and more. Supporting exec leaders and facilitating deeper conversations.

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

@9NewsMelb @ajhegarty9 My brother part of this crew and clip. Great work Symo!

[9News Melbourne @9NewsMelb]

Lucy Hallam wouldn't be alive, if not for paramedics, firefighters and most importantly, her Mum's CPR training. @ajhegarty9 #9News

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

Yoorrook’s next block of hearings starts today with a focus on justice and child protection systems. You can watch or listen at any time via their website.

[Yoorrook Justice Commission @yoorrookjc]

“Yoorrook will investigate the reasons why current approaches continue to fail First Peoples."

Chair of the #Yoorrook Justice Commission Professor Eleanor Bourke AM will lead hearings focusing on the child protection and criminal justice systems: https://t.co/nwkx0ibh3V

[Yoorrook Justice Commission @yoorrookjc]

Today we honour Boon Wurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Woiwurrung and Yorta Yorta senior Elder Uncle Jack Charles. He was the first Elder to appear at a formal hearing with the Yoorrook Justice Commission and encouraged other First Peoples to share their truths.

https://t.co/4kLOfw2yyz

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

Goodbye Uncle Archie. Thank you for everything. 💔

[NITV @NITV]

"Archie wanted all of his many fans to know how much he loves you for supporting him along the way."

https://t.co/3IxP0PX01a

[Yoorrook Justice Commission @yoorrookjc]

"It is no understatement to say that truth telling can be an uncomfortable, deeply exposing process, but at its core, it serves as a bedrock for change and transformation." - Commissioner @SueAnneHunter on #Yoorrook's purpose at @Swinburne's Annual Reconciliation Lecture

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

@samanthamaiden @Raf_Epstein It’s more than odd Raf, it’s really really crap behaviour. A beautiful vignette of how it feels to be completely dismissed as irrelevant when you are a minority in the room. Consciously or unconsciously.

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

@Raf_Epstein So sorry for your loss, Raf. Amazing to hear about your Dad’s great character and impact in the many comments here.

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

The lingering thought for me today is that while there is plenty of practical intra-sector work to do, the hardest work might be in how we work as a clever sector to bring in all the other diverse and powerful players needed to respond to the challenges ahead.

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

Working with @BOM_au teams always blows my mind. As did yesterday’s amazing interdisciplinary workshop looking at community fire safety in a plausible 2040 climate. #FireClimate2022

[IAWF @IAWF]

Three great workshops kickstarted the #Melbourne leg of #FireClimate2022 today in partnership with @BOM_au, @DELWP_Vic, @AFACnews & @NSWRFS. Looking forward to the rest of the week!

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

Proud to be part of @ESF_Victoria playing a role in helping the sector to be better together.

To those who are in the sector and part of that wider family: we might not have heard *your* story today but we were - and are - definitely thinking of, and working hard for you.

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

Fantastic, important conversation today at the MCG about the mental health of those who work in the emergency services sector, hosted by @ESF_Victoria with the support of @HawthornFC 🧵with TW

#mentalHealth #betterTogether

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

We have a long way to go to create societies, workplaces, systems and services to help every single one of our 125,000 emergency-focused volunteers and staff across Victoria to be mentally healthy.

[Deb Martindale @_debsymons]

This stinks. I work every day with charities who have to fight year-round to fund high impact, life-changing services. Aust Gov funding $18m ‘future leaders’ program with no tender, opaque decisions, dubious governance, no staff etc.
https://t.co/EgeTz35TGz

[Yoorrook Justice Commission @yoorrookjc]

‘There is no doubt that it will be challenging for participants, Commissioners, representatives of Government and authorities to undertake this examination of our history and ongoing instances of injustice’ 1/3