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Townsville

Strong Women - Financial Foundations for Business

Date & Time

9:30am - 1:30pm Wednesday, 15 July 


Location

Co Habitat Co-working Space, Level 1, 33-35 Palmer St, Gurrumbilbarra QLD

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Adelaide

Strong Women - Financial Foundations for Busines

Date & Time

9:30am -  1:30pm Wednesday 22 July 2026


Location

Education Development Centre, 4 Milner St, Karrauntungga SA

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Dubbo

Strong Women - Financial Foundations for Business

Date & Time

9:30am - 1:30pm Wednesday, 29 July 2026


Location

Western Plains Cultural Centre, 76 Wingewarra St, Dubbo NSW

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Gurminder Saro

Interim Chair

Associate Professor Rick Macourt is a proud, queer Gumbaynggirr man, lawyer, and economic specialist. He leads First Nations Economics as Managing Director of Strategy and Foundation and serves as Associate Dean of First Nations Strategy and Services at the University of Sydney.

With over 15 years of experience spanning government, corporate, and not-for-profit sectors, Rick is deeply committed to advancing the economic development of First Peoples. As the former Director of First Nations Expenditure and Outcomes at NSW Treasury, he spearheaded the state’s inaugural Indigenous expenditure reporting processes and established the groundbreaking First Nations budget process in 2021/22. Previously, Rick held an executive role at the Westpac Group, overseeing First Nations affairs, and has a rich history in government, monitoring, evaluation, and negotiation, with senior positions at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, City of Sydney, and Standards Australia.

Rick is a published author with Oxford University Press, a member of the First Nations Advisory Board of Siemens Australia, and a Non-Executive Director on the board of Barnardos Australia.