Created with grace. Delivered with grit.

Tanya brings 34 years of cross-sector experience across child protection, family violence, youth justice, community development, government policy, and media — across Queensland and Tasmania. She has managed federally funded programs, appeared before Federal Parliamentary Committees, driven state-level systems reform, and submitted to national consultations including the NT reform process.

In April 2026, Tanya appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs in a personal capacity, giving evidence on domestic, family, and sexual violence and suicide. She holds a Churchill Fellowship application examining cross-sector early intervention for young people living with family violence across four countries, and is co-writer of the ABC series Total Control.

She holds the Safe & Together CORE Trainer, Overview Trainer, and Supervisor & Manager Trainer credentials — Tasmania's only currently active certified S&T CORE Trainer.

Marg brings more than 40 years of experience as a facilitator, researcher, trainer, and curriculum developer. She has worked extensively in cultural safety, education, strategic planning, and community development — including research and curriculum partnerships with First Nations communities — in Australia and internationally.

A former AIATSIS Research Fellow, Marg was the principal researcher on the concept study for the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre. She co-wrote the Australian Government PEPA Mentoring Guide, and her research has directly shaped national policy and practice frameworks. She is President of the Tasmanian Online Lions Club Safer Families Project.