About Tell Consulting
First Nations-Led. Health Sector Focused.
Tell Consulting was founded on the belief that culturally safe, community-led consulting is the cornerstone of equitable health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Founding Director
Lose (Rose) Fonua
Wiradjuri and South Pacific Islander woman
Lose (Rose) Fonua
Lose Fonua is an experienced public and population health leader with more than two decades of work across government, academic, and not-for-profit sectors. Her career has focused on driving culturally safe, equitable health system reform for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
She holds a Bachelor of Science (Medicine), formal Leadership qualifications, and is currently completing a Master of Public Health. Before establishing Tell Consulting, Lose served as Associate Director at the Minum Barreng: Indigenous Eye Health Unit, where she helped implement the national Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision. She is also a co-author of the nationally endorsed Vision 2030 Report, launched by the Minister for Indigenous Australians.
Lose is Chief Investigator of the Lowitja Institute–funded Ngaaminya Project, a First Nations–led study exploring community expectations of children's eye health to inform improved care pathways and service models. Her academic contributions include peer-reviewed publications in the Medical Journal of Australia and BMC Primary Care, as well as leadership in developing national ear and hearing check guidelines for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
"Lose's key passion is to see all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people healthy and thriving."
Our Mission
Closing the gap through culturally grounded practice.
Tell Consulting exists to bridge the gap between health system intent and community reality. We bring deep sector knowledge, lived experience, and a commitment to self-determination to every engagement — ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are not just consulted, but genuinely heard and centred in the design and delivery of health services.