Deb Moyle
Justice Reinvestment Program Manager and Tiraapendi Wodli Executive Officer
Tiraapendi Wodli Justice Reinvestment
Deb Moyle is a proud Ngarrindjeri woman and member of the First People of the Millewa Mallee. With over 40 years serving South Australia's Aboriginal community, she was the first Aboriginal Principal Policy Advisor for Early Childhood Education, leading system reform, curriculum development, and the design of $23M Aboriginal Early Childhood Centres.
Since 2017, Deb has led community-driven Justice Reinvestment initiatives, including opening South Australia’s first metropolitan Justice Reinvestment Hub in 2021 and guiding Tiraapendi Wodli’s incorporation as an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation. A bold advocate for truth-telling and self-determination, she serves as a Respect Person for Nunga Court, advises SA Prisons, contributes to national evaluation projects, and was re-elected to the South Australia Voice to Parliament for a second term to 2030.
SESSIONS
Day 2
3:10
Panel: Funding and scaling alternatives to prison
If community-led alternatives are proven to work, what must change in funding models, commissioning and performance frameworks to scale them?
Explore how justice reinvestment, outcomes-focused funding, and community-led models can shift resources from incarceration to prevention, healing, and rehabilitation
Devon Cuimara, Director, Western Aboriginal Family Legal Services
Jamie Marloo Thomas, Co-owner and Director, Wayapa Wuurrk
Deb Moyle, Justice Reinvestment Program Manager and Tiraapendi Wodli Executive Officer, Tiraapendi Wodli Justice Reinvestment