Devon Cuimara
Director
Western Aboriginal Family Legal Services
Devon Cuimara is a Nyungar man from the South West of Western Australia with family connections to the Wadjuk, Balardong, Yuet, Yellonga and Amangu peoples.
Currently a guest on Nyiyaparli Country in the Pilbara, Devon works with Martu men from the Great Sandy Desert who have used violence, supporting healing and wellbeing initiatives with the permission and guidance of Elders from Pitjikala and Manyjilyjarra.
As Director of Western Aboriginal Family Legal Services, Devon brings deep cultural knowledge and frontline experience to justice reform, advocating for community-led solutions that prioritise healing, prevention, and stronger outcomes for Aboriginal families and communities.
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