Rowena Welsh-Jarrett
First Nations Advisory Committee
Term: 20 February 2025 – 19 February 2028
Rowena Welsh-Jarrett is a Dharawal and Gumbaynggirr woman. She was born on Gadigal Land and is a proud member of the Redfern and La Perouse communities with cultural connections to multiple coastal Sydney clan groups. Rowena is a culture and heritage practitioner that has been working to integrate Cultural and environmental Aboriginal knowledges, stories, truth telling, history and engagement with the delivery of built environment projects.
She is Director of RWJ Pty Ltd (Rowena Welsh-Jarrett Pty Ltd), helping design teams to understand Country and how the values inherent in First Nations stories can be translated into urban design, landscape architecture, public art and architecture projects. Projects include Bays West redevelopment, Circular Quay redevelopment, Barangaroo development, Harbourside as well as a number of public art projects.
Rowena is a member of the NSW Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Council (ACHAC). She is a passionate Southern Sydney/ South Coast Native title delegate and sits on the D.A.B - Industry Advisory for UTS.
She has a BA in Adult Education and Community Management, focused on Land Conservation, Cultural Heritage and Management. Rowena is dedicated to all aspects of cultural education and self-determination. She is currently undertaking Post graduate studies in Archaeology and History.