Over the last few months our staff at Winyama have been very busy with a successful few months attending an array of events across Australia. Our staff have travelled to the Northern Territory, Queensland and even across our own backyard here in Western Australia.

In Australia’s thriving tech sector, a significant gap in representation persists. While an increasing number of the general population are entering the world of tech, only 1402 Indigenous professionals reported working in the space in the 2021 census.

The Voice referendum is swiftly approaching, and your participation on October 14th is crucial. In this era of extensive online information and conflicting messages, you might be experiencing a sense of overwhelm and confusion. Our aim isn’t to influence your decision in any direction, but rather to bring clarity to the essence of the referendum, its potential outcome, and to offer you reliable resources for your independent decision making.

Earlier this month the Winyama team headed to Larrakia Country to train PULiiMA conference attendees how to use Google Earth Pro and Google My Maps for language preservation.

More than 100 attendees gathered at the University of Melbourne’s Southbank Campus in Narrm (Melbourne) for the third national Indigenous Mapping Workshop. This workshop marked a significant milestone as it was the first in-person event held since the 2019 workshop in Perth.

Andrew Dowding is the Managing Director of Winyama and the lead of the Indigenous Mapping Workshop in Australia as part of the global network. Andrew shares his #WhyIMap story as the third of a four-part series leading up to the 2023 National IMW Australia.

Khia Emslie-O'Brien is a GIS Analyst Graduate at Winyama Digital Solutions and began working for Winyama in July 2021. Khia was the first of our employees to triumphantly complete and graduate from our Internship program.

Winyama wins Telstra’s National Business of the Year and Indigenous Excellence Award for 2023.

Steve DeRoy is the founder of the Indigenous Mapping Workshop initiative. He shares his #WhyIMap story as the first of a four-part series leading up to the 2023 National IMW Australia.

Winyama takes home the win at the Western Australia 2023 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

Applications for the 2023 National IMW Australia are open! The workshop is a means for Indigenous people to be trained on technical mapping software that their organisation may not have previously had the chance to upskill their employees in.

Three of our team members travelled to Brisbane recently to facilitate Google Earth Pro Training at the Queensland Indigenous Women’s Ranger Network (QIWRN) Forum 2022.

Vague Australian legislation and law surrounding Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (ICIP) unfortunately puts the onus of protecting it on individual communities and organisations. Learn more about the cloud and how it can be used to protect ICIP.

Winyama’s journey with Amazon Web Services. This blog was initially written by Amazon Web Services staff for the Amazon Newsroom.

IMW Australia leader, Andrew Dowding and GIS team member, Holly Moore travelled to Broome to deliver Google Earth Pro training to West Australian school teachers as part of a two way learning pilot program. The pilot is an initiative led by the Department of Education WA, who are currently running multiple trials across the State.

The team at Winyama took a trip to John Curtin Gallery to learn not only about the history of the Carrolup Collection but also about the camp itself. Winyama went on a tour to view the Carrolup Collection. On this tour, the team heard stories and knowledge of the past history of Winyama’s Junior Cloud Intern Grady Toomath’s grandmother, and looked into the life of other aboriginal children who grew up in the Carrolup Camp.

Are you learning to map in Google Earth, QGIS or ArcGIS? Read our helpful guide that outlines the common file types you’re likely to come across now that you’ve begun your mapping journey.

Andrew, Tim and Jaden travel to Canberra, speaking to AWS employees and partners about Indigenous digital inclusion and the work Winyama has been up to using AWS services and products.

Winyama works in partnership with Indigenous communities to create cultural maps. Cultural mapping is the process of Indigenous placemaking. Indigenous landscapes are alive with local stories, practices, relationships, memories, and rituals that constitute places as meaningful locations. Cultural mapping is increasingly being seen as a useful way for Indigenous communities to communicate effectively the value of place to non-Indigenous stakeholders.

Two way science is a philosophy of teaching and learning that connects Western science with Indigenous science under the Australian school curriculum.