Maree Corbo, Tangentyere Council, PARt project

Maree Corbo has worked with both victims and perpetrators of Domestic and Family Violence for over 20 years and is currently the Co- Manager of the Family Safety and Social Services programs at Tangentyere Council in Alice Springs. Programs under the Community Safety umbrella include the Tangentyere Ketyeye (children’s programs) and the Family Violence Prevention Programs Tangentyere Council is an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and the primary service provider for a service population in excess of 3300 Aboriginal people living on or visiting on the 16 Alice Springs Town Camps. Maree works closely with the Town Camp residents who have local knowledge, experience and importantly a key understanding of the cultural strengths of their community and as a result takes a “ground up” approach to the development and continuation of programs within the Division.