Ken Zulumovski
Kabbi Kabbi & Gooreng Gooreng Man
Gunner
Royal Australian Artillery
Inactive Army Reserve
Medals
Australian Defence Medal
Our family had a long history of military service, so after dropping out of school at age 15 and appearing before the juvenile court not once but twice, I turned to the ADF and enlisted when I was 17. The 113 Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) was my choice, and I served 8 years as a part-time soldier, gaining skills in infantry, signalling, command post operation and Artillery gunnery.
While serving with the RAA, I was approached to join the Australian Defence Force Recruitment Unit. I completed the 0055 Recruit Counsellors program and began a three-year term working under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recruitment and Career Development Strategy. There, I honed my skills in community engagement, public speaking, and recruit counselling.
I exited the Army to pursue a career in supporting government and the human services sector to improve Aboriginal outcomes. I founded a consultancy that delivers professional services across the fields of research and evaluation, health and mental health, training and development, AOD (alcohol and other drug treatment), and suicide and crisis prevention sectors. Since 2021, I have been gifted The Coloured Digger ANZAC Day event, the Number 1 First Nations ANZAC Day calendar event, which commemorates the untold stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and women and their communities who served Australia.