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Simon Forrest
Simon Forrest was born and raised in Whadjuk country (Perth). He has connections to country at Goomalling (Balardong), Swan Valley (Whadjuk), Mt Magnet (Badimaya) and Leonora (Wongutha). He trained as a primary school teacher and worked in schools in Aboriginal communities and rural towns. He has also worked in the public sector in senior managerial positions in education and curriculum and Indigenous affairs policy and implementation. Simon is WA’s longest serving Aboriginal academic having taught undergraduate and postgraduate students since 1983 at Edith Cowan University, The University of Western Australia, Curtin University and Michigan State University. He was the Inaugural Head of KurongKurl Katijin School of Indigenous Australian Studies at ECU. His services are widely sought particularly as a presenter in the areas of Aboriginal Education, History and Politics, Cultural Awareness and Competency and Cultural Consultancy. In 2005 Simon was awarded the National Scholar of the Year at the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee Awards.