Dr Chris Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

After beginning my professional career as a government and commercial litigation lawyer in Far North Queensland, Australia, I was fortunate enough to be given a once in a lifetime opportunity to relocate to the remote town of Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. The Torres Strait is situated between the tip of Cape York Peninsula, Australia and the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, and home to first nation Torres Strait Islander People, distinct from mainland Aboriginal People. Little did I know at the time that I would spend over a decade in the region, serving 15 remote island-based communities over 45,000 square kilometres of land and sea. The region helped shape me into who I am today, both as a professional, a family-man and member of my community. Throughout my career so far, I have been blessed with so many opportunities to live and work in regional, rural and remote communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, across Queensland, the Northern Territory and Tasmania, having the pleasure of interacting with the locals, all levels of government, private industry and community stakeholders, making life-long friendships and professional networks along the way. This experience has harnessed my understanding and passion for community, and its building blocks - culture.I completed my Doctorate whilst living and working alongside some of the World's oldest cultures, in some of the World's most geographically remote locations, discovering new ways to provide legal protection to Indigenous cultural secrets. From lawyer, to academic, to executive leading Local Government and national corporations, some with $100M+ annual budgets and asset bases in excess of $1.8B, culturev8 is the culmination of my multi-disciplinary experience and perspective and deep passion for community; a vehicle for helping community service providers navigate complex communities, and to deliver on their vision. At culturev8, we offer our clients integrated professional services in - • law• business strategy• researchWe are 'professionals enhancing community-led development.'I live with my wife, and two children in the tropical rainforest town of Kuranda, in the mountains surrounding Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia.Our work is everywhere.

Listed skills include Commercial Litigation, Contract Law, Legal Compliance, Courts, and 8 others.