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WA's Rural, Regional, and Remote Specialists

Most People Start with Answers.

We Start with Better Questions.

In small communities, everything is connected. So is how we work.

We're a WA-based consultancy that works with Government, NFPs, Aboriginal Corporations and regional businesses on
the problems that don't have obvious solutions. We don't parachute in. We're already here.

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state and local government

"We have the mandate. We don't have the internal capacity to deliver it properly."

Regional councils and government agencies are stretched. We step in as a practical extension of your team - doing the strategic and engagement work you don't have the bandwidth for.

Let's Talk About Your Project

not for profits

"We’re making an impact. But our direction feels disconnected."

Many organisations are doing meaningful work while struggling to align strategy, communication and day-to-day decision-making. We help reconnect the bigger picture with operational reality.

Let's Talk About Your Strategy

Aboriginal corporations

"We’re carrying community responsibility alongside organisational pressure."

Strong governance only works when it reflects the realities of community, culture and operational capacity. We help organisations create structure without losing context.

Let's Talk About Your Organisation

small business

"I know where I want to go. I can't see the path to get there."

Running a business in regional WA means fewer resources, smaller networks and bigger distances. An experienced sounding board changes that.

Let's Talk About Your Next Step

We find the question behind the question
Most consultants solve the problem they're handed. We push harder - because the stated problem is rarely the real one.

We know how small towns actually work
The politics. The history. Who's not in the room and why. In regional WA that context is everything - and you can't fake it from Perth.

Who you meet is who you get
No juniors. No handoffs. No "I'll check with my team." Claire and Jade are on every project, start to finish.

Why Wander?

We're not a metro firm with a regional practice.
We live and work in regional WA.

That changes everything about how we approach a problem.

What was delivered was a professional strategy that hit 100% of the project deliverables. I have high expectations and Claire exceeded those expectations.

CEO, Shire of Menzies

Jade and the Wander team were friendly, experienced, efficient and provided fantastic operational and organisational support.

Land Manager, WKSN Aboriginal Corporation

Their clear communication, professionalism and creative ideas were impeccable. We look forward to engaging them again.

CEO, Broome CCI

Claire Bateman and Jade Malanczak standing in a white room and smiling at the camera -The Wander Collective

Meet Our
Founders

Managing Directors, Claire Bateman and Jade Malanczak work across Australia.

Between them, they have nearly four decades of experience across state government, local government, the resources industry, First Nations, the arts and small business.

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See Who We've Worked With

WA's Rural, Regional, and Remote Specialists

In small communities, everything is connected. So is how we work.

We're a WA-based consultancy that works with Government, NFPs, Aboriginal Corporations and regional businesses on the problems that don't have obvious solutions. We don't parachute in. We're already here.

state and local government

"We have the mandate. We don't have the internal capacity to deliver it properly." Regional councils and government agencies are stretched. We step in as a practical extension of your team - doing the strategic and engagement work you don't have the bandwidth for.

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not for profits

"We’re making an impact. But our direction feels disconnected." Many organisations are doing meaningful work while struggling to align strategy, communication and day-to-day decision-making. We help reconnect the bigger picture with operational reality.

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Aboriginal corporations

"We’re carrying community responsibility alongside organisational pressure." Strong governance only works when it reflects the realities of community, culture and operational capacity. We help organisations create structure without losing context.

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