Keelen Mailman

Station Manager, Mt Tabor Station

Keelen Mailman is a proud Bidjara woman from Western Queensland.

She has managed and cared for Mt Tabor station, on her traditional lands, for 24 years, and was recognise in 2005 by the Queensland Museum as the first Aboriginal woman to hold such a role in Australia.

A gifted athlete in her youth, Keelen’s personal story is full of pain and challenge, and ultimately, overcoming. It is brilliantly told in her autobiography, published in 2014, The Power of Bones.

Keelen’s leadership in the Aboriginal and wider Australian community has been recognise by numerous awards. In 2007, she was a Queensland finalist in the Australian of the Year; in 2009 undertook a Rural Leadership course; 2016 State and National awardee of Bernados Mother of the Year, and 2021, she was awarded the Order of Australia for her commitment and contribution to her community and her culture. 

She is a natural storyteller and is much in demand as a speaker.

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