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Damien Barnes

Bidjara man from central QLD with family connection to Woorabinda
Chair

dbarnes@nguluway.designinc.com.au

Damien is Chair of the Nguluway DesignInc Board.

He provides input into the strategic direction of the business, oversees Supply Nation accreditation and participates in regular events such as panel discussions.

Damien is an experienced and practical senior lawyer, commercial manager and engineer in; construction, major projects, public private partnerships, mining, resources, energy, property, transport, defence, IT and corporate governance.

He is an experienced Board Director on various companies.

  • Executive MBA, Melbourne Business School

  • Bachelor of Law, University of NSW

  • Bachelor of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney

Latest News

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Nguluway DesignInc named ‘Indigenous Business of the Year’ finalist—NSWICC
Nguluway DesignInc named ‘Indigenous Business of the Year’ finalist—NSWICC

Nguluway DesignInc have been named as one of three finalists for the ‘Indigenous Business of the Year Award – Urban’ at the 2024 NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (NSWICC) Awards.

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Cultural cadetship like none other—celebrating Liam Khan
Cultural cadetship like none other—celebrating Liam Khan

Liam Khan’s journey into the architectural world is one marked by determination, cultural pride, and opportunity. A proud Kamilaroi man and student of architecture at Western Sydney University, Liam was the recipient of the first fully-paid Indigenous architect scholarship funded by DesignInc Sydney.

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Listen on ABC Radio Canberra: Procurement, cultural appropriation, Designing from Country and ‘incubators’
Listen on ABC Radio Canberra: Procurement, cultural appropriation, Designing from Country and ‘incubators’

In this exclusive interview, Nguluway DesignInc Managing Director, Craig Kerslake discusses procurement, cultural appropriation, Designing from Country, and the pivotal role Indigenous businesses—or ‘incubators’— play in nurturing the next generation of First Nations designers with ABC Radio Canberra’s Georgia Stynes.

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‘Now More Than Ever’—Recounting our National Reconciliation Week panel
‘Now More Than Ever’—Recounting our National Reconciliation Week panel

This National Reconciliation Week, we were proud to have hosted a very full, very engaged room of industry professionals for discourse around this year's theme—Now More Than Ever.

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The home according to Australian First Peoples
The home according to Australian First Peoples

Have we over-valued privacy to the detriment of social interaction and a sense of community? Indigenous thinking would suggest we have.

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Nguluway DesignInc Celebrates Three Years!
Designing from Country
Nguluway DesignInc Celebrates Three Years!
Designing from Country

It's been three years since Nguluway DesignInc began, and we're proud to have made a huge impact through our projects, our culture, our people and events.

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Designing from Country