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Just Ripples is an Indigenous-led, Supply Nation registered consultancy helping organisations strengthen leadership, cultural capability, reconciliation, evaluation, and meaningful systems change.

We focus on the moments that influence what happens next, because we believe small shifts in perspective can create ripples across people, organisations, communities and systems.

Through Indigenous leadership, public health expertise, and relational methodologies, we help organisations navigate complexity, strengthen accountability, and create meaningful change. Our work is evidence-informed, culturally grounded, and built for real-world application.

With over 40 years of combined experience in public health and research, Just Ripples supports organisations and communities to bring ideas into action and move beyond compliance toward genuine, lasting change.

We focus not only on outcomes, but on how the work is done. We ensure that processes are thoughtful, efficient, and grounded in relationships.

Whether it’s evaluating a program or service to understand and strengthen its impact, supporting the implementation of a Reconciliation Action Plan, or building the cultural and emotional capacity of your leaders and staff, we work alongside you to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Our Areas of Expertise:

  • Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation

  • Community Engagement and Co-Design

  • Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Support

  • Strategic Facilitation and Workshops

  • Cultural Capability/Awareness Training

  • Indigenous Engagement and Partnership Development

  • Nation Building Activities and Evaluation

  • Capacity Building and Mentorship

  • Organisational Culture and Transformation

  • Leadership Development

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  • Panel of speakers and facilitators

    Facilitator for Reconciliation Events

  • A diverse group of people seated at a conference table during a meeting or panel discussion. There are nameplates, water bottles, and microphones in front of each person. Behind the group, a screen displays a presentation about climate justice and human rights-based approaches to climate policy.

    Advocacy and Engagement Across All Levels of Government

  • A man with a beard and bald head sitting on a panel, speaking into a handheld microphone. Behind him is a large screen showing his live feed, with colorful, abstract background patterns. Several people are seated at a panel table in front of the stage.

    Speaker and Facilitator Across National Forums

  • A man is standing and pointing at a whiteboard in a classroom or training room, while a woman stands nearby with a red and black backpack, and there are tables, chairs, a hand sanitizer, and a water bottle in the room.

    Translating Evidence into Practice

  • A man and woman smiling and standing close together inside a building. The woman is holding a colorful brochure, and the man has his arm around her shoulder. The woman has sunglasses on her head and a backpack, while the man is wearing an orange shirt and a watch. Behind them, there are tables, chairs, and a large map on the wall.

    Co-Design with Communities and Decision-Makers

  • A classroom or conference room with numerous students seated around U-shaped tables listening to a speaker at the front. The speaker stands near a large screen displaying a presentation. The room has large windows, ceiling lights, and banners on the side walls.

    Facilitating Leadership in Planetary Health Equity

  • A woman speaking into a microphone during a panel discussion or presentation. She has brown hair tied up in a bun, and is wearing a green shirt with a name tag. Other people are seated next to her, listening.

    Keynote and Motivational Speaker

  • Group of six people sitting and standing under a wooden shelter by the beach, with one person speaking to the group. There are trees, a concrete barrier, and the ocean in the background.

    On-Country Learning and Immersive Experiences

  • Large conference room stage with a big green screen displaying the words 'Climate & Health Solutions Showcase' and the logos 'COP28 UAE'. There are five people seated on stage and an audience in front.

    Leading in Climate and Health Solutions

  • A person wearing a beige top and a large round wooden pendant on a string around their neck, sitting at a light wood table with an open informational booklet.

    Program Design, Evaluation and Impact Reporting

  • Group of people standing outdoors on grass in front of lush greenery and mountains, posing for a photo on a sunny day.

    Building and Sustaining Community Partnerships

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Our story

Just Ripples was co-founded by Francis Nona, Britta Wigginton and Mina Kinghorn. We envisioned Just Ripples as a vessel for translating relational practice into organisational and systemic change.

Francis, a Torres Strait Islander man and Traditional Owner, as Director, brings a two-world perspective. Britta Wigginton is of European heritage and has expertise in public health, psychology and qualitative research. Mina Kinghorn is of Japanese descent and a public health practitioner whose work centres on research translation, health promotion, and advancing equitable, culturally responsive outcomes.

We came together through a shared commitment to social justice and relationships across cultures, differences and life experiences. We recognise that meaningful change does not happen through information alone, but through reflection, responsibility, and the way people engage with one another.

Just Ripples is known for bringing people together across difference, translating complex issues with clarity, and supporting individuals and organisations to move from intention to accountability.

Our mission is to contribute to the self-determination and empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and to supporting organisations to act with greater cultural responsibility, integrity, and care. Our organisation has been envisioned from the beginning with this social purpose. We are members with Queensland Council of Social Enterprises and are working towards verified status.

“As the contemporary warrior standing in unknown waters, we create learning experiences that are grounded, challenging, and deeply human. We believe there is strength when we can see the limits of what we know, and can make space for what we don’t yet see.”
— Francis Nona (Director)

Reach out to learn how we can support your organisation deepen its story of change and impact.

Outline drawing of a person with a surprised expression, sitting in front of a computer monitor displaying a shiny, stylized dollar sign, with diagrams and abstract patterns in the background.

Gierelaw Marr: The spirit of Dance‍ ‍

Artist: Laurie Nona (2024)

Shared with Artist’s permission.