1. NOLA TURNER-JENSEN
Researcher, Business women and Proud Indigenous/Anglo
Saxon Australian
0413281980 nola@crackerjackeducation.com.au
www.crackerjackeducation.com.au Brisbane, Australia
EXPERIENCE ACHIEVEMENTS
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Co-Founder & Business Developer
Crackerjack Education
Oct 2010 - ongoing Brisbane, Australia
 We have become the largest Independent Indigenous Education
company in Australia
 We are the only online Indigenous accredited company with BOSTES
NSW and the TQI ACT to deliver Professional teaching hours
 I have just negotiated a distribution agreement for our digital
resources with Blake Education an international leader in education
 We are a preferred supplier of Multimedia Services - VET learning &
Teaching Resources for TAFE Qld & other Departments
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Crackerjack Education is an Online Indigenous education company
developed by a team of people to produce a range of positive and fun
Indigenous resources matched to the National Curriculum and supported
for Australian teachers to be confident untilising.
Lead Researcher and writer
CultuRecode™ Shared Value Ecological Theory
Nov 2015 - ongoing Brisbane/Sydney Australia
 The Mission of the CultuRecode™ Shared Value Ecological Theory
To serve as a catalyst in creating Ancient Indigenous self-reliance,
leadership, and prosperity by introducing and sharing Ancient skills,
knowledge and localised sustainable practices with both national and
international key stakeholders and collaborators.
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The CultuReCode™ model is presented as an ecological theory to balance
the shared value tensions that exist between the social codes (behaviour
rules) of customary(Ancient Indigenous) and progressive (Anglo Saxon
Australians) shared value societies
Founder/Director
Kurrajong Aboriginal Products
Feb 2004 - Aug 2010 Qld, Australia
 We were the first company of our kind in the world
 Developed a range of original Indigenous toys, books and educational
resources
 Won a Qld Tourism award for our hand painted dolls
 Held the only Indigenous business contractat the time with the Wacol
Womens prison in Brisbane teaching sewing and painting
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Established a company that designs and produces Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander educational products and toys for the 0-12 years age
group.
Completing five years of independant
voluntary comparative qualitative
research that focused on identifying the
patterns within cultures relating to the
causes of Intercultural miscommunication
and disengagement by Indigenous
Australians and Australians
g CultuRecode™ Shared Value
Ecological Theory
Being part of a team that established the
first Indigenous Chamber of Commerce in
Australia
g South East Qld Indigenous
Chamber of Commerce
Having two of my Indigenous Children's
books published and having my poem
chosen to be included in the Ora Nui
collection was so exciting.
g Getting published
All wonderful humans who I count as
adult friends as well as my brood, working
and achieveing and now parenting a
stunning new generation. Third son
undertaking his PHD at Oxford University
in the UK which I take credit for all the
time.
g Parenting Five amazing children
Wiradjuri
Indigenous
Beginner
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2. EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
PROJECTS
STRENGTHS
Placement Officer
Dept Child Safety
Aug 2002 - Mar 2004 Location
 Increased the amount of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster
carers
 Initiated an Indigenous toy and resource lending library for Non-
Indigenous carers with Indigenous placements
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Liaise and support Indigenous children placed in out of home care
Access & Equity Consultant (Aboriginal, Torres
Strait Islander & Australian South Sea Islander)
PlayC.A.R.E & A.C.C.E.S.S (Diversity in childcare Qld Inc)
Feb 2001 - May 2002 Brisbane, Qld
 I Developed Inclusion model/s of SUPS support to child care services
which enable services to be “user friendly “ to Aboriginal, Torres Strait
Islander and Australian South Sea Islander families.
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Develop strategies to increase the access and participation of children
who are Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Australian South Sea
Islander in Commonwealth funded Children’s services
Bachelor of Social Work
Griffith University
Feb 1996 - Nov 2001
GPA
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Diploma Youth Work
North Point College
Feb 1993 - May 1995
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Content writer for the
Indigenous Literacy project
Sep 2013 - Dec 2014 Broome, WA
 All of my submitted poems and stories have
been published
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Wrote the stories and poems for the Deadly
Reads Indigenous literacy program for Magabala
Books
Community Nominee
Jan 2003 - Mar 2005 Brisbane Qld
 Mediate with the Indigenous Community and
the Department of Child Safety
 Represent the board at events
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Voluntary Community adviserto the Caboolture
and district Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
child protection service
Solution focused Research
and Content writing - Being
Brave
I have designed and developed over one
hundred unique Australian Indigenous
traditional learning resources and
undertaken multiple research projects
over the last 20 years - I often put myself
and my businesses or programs in
outside of the box situations to
investigate a new area and learn new
skills or networks
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