Raylene Harradine, a proud Wotjabulluk, Latje, Latje, Dja Dja Wurrung woman, has been CEO of Bendigo & District Aboriginal Cooperative for nine years. Raylene commenced in the role of Deputy Secretary, Aboriginal Self-Determination and Outcomes, Victorian Department of Families, Fairness and Housing in October 2022, and was a member of the First People’s Assembly of Victoria until stepping down in January 2023.