Colleen Hayward is a senior Noongar woman with extensive family links throughout the south-west of Western Australia. For more than 35 years, Professor Hayward has provided significant input to policies and programs on a wide range of issues, reflecting the needs of minority groups at community, state and national levels. She has an extensive background in a range of areas including health, education, training, employment, housing, child protection and law and justice as well as significant experience in policy and management.
Although now retired from her position as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Equity and Indigenous Issues at Edith Cowan University, Professor Hayward remains active and involved through her membership of a range of boards and advisory committees, including the Fremantle Dockers Board. Professor Hayward’s 2023 appointment to the Board of Mineral Resources Ltd positioned her as the only Aboriginal woman on the board of any ASX50 company. She is also one of the co-leaders of Danjoo Koorliny, an Aboriginal-led initiative working towards the respectful inclusion of Aboriginal people in WA’s 2029 bicentenary.
