There is no success without failure
Details:
11:30 – 12:20 pm
5th of December
Room: 2E-201
Mark Cartner
Walkabout Training offers bespoke outdoor education programs for those in need of outdoor therapeutic intervention. Walkabout Training’s programs are tailored to meet the unique needs of each group or individual participant, and are designed to provide a safe and supportive environment for young people to learn and grow.
In this presentation we’ll avoid the cliché of proclaiming any program or business to be the product of deliberate success, Walkabout Training has come about through repeated failure and trial.
The director Mark Cartner has been chased away from a job he loved working as a Detective working in the beautiful Cape York region after a struggle with post traumatic stress, finding now purpose in life creating a crime prevention program as a school based police officer until the program was cancelled and now finds himself trying to run a business for the first time after being a government employee his entire working life. In this new endeavor he has employed Shontay Henry-Hegarty, an Indigenous student who has passed through her own trials to achieve her own success.
These presenters will discuss the pros and cons of government and non-government organizations, the use of indigenous cultural learning and accredited training partnering to engage youth and ponder why the same students who wilt in mainstream education often thrive in outdoor education.
About the Presenter
Mark Cartner is the director of Walkabout Training, an indigenous-owned business that offers bespoke outdoor programs for youth at risk. Mark has spent 25 years as a police officer, working exclusively in the child protection unit for from 2003 to 2024. He has extensive experience working with government and non-government agencies, ensuring children are safe and are assisted in recovering from traumatic experiences.
Working in Indigenous communities also allowed him to indulge in his passion for bush tucker and traditional knowledge, thanks to the generosity of traditional owners.
Mark is proud of his ancestry which is reflective of Australia’s multicultural make up, with German, Anglo Celtic, Bundjalung and Iman heritage.
