Matt Healey
Bachelor of Arts | Master of Environment
Director and Senior Consultant
  • Bio
  • Recent projects
  • Qualifications
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Matt is a Senior Consultant and Co-Founder of FPC. He works on the full range of projects at FPC that span the environment, health and social sectors. Matt works with clients in both public and private sectors, domestically and internationally. He is recognised for his adaptable approach, and consideration for both short-term and strategic long-term needs. This has resulted in strong and ongoing relationships with multiple organisations.

In addition to evaluation, Matt also has a strong interest in approaches to the design of projects, programs and services. This ranges from human-centred design, co-design, the use of evidence and working with clients to figure out 'what works' for them. In recent times this has extended to systems-based approaches to understanding complex problems, and what we might do to address these.

Matt is also a recognised facilitator (both online and in-person). He has designed and led evaluation capability building programs for large State Government entitites, training on systems methodologies, and a blended approach to co-design and evaluation processes.

Matt is Secretary of the Australasian Evaluation Society (AES) Special Interest Group (SIG) on Design and Evaluation. The SIG recognises the links between design and evaluation and the importance of these fields complementing each other.
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Prior employment
Matt was a Consultant at Roberts Evaluation for one and a half years. Prior to that he spent nearly five years working on a variety of projects and roles in the international and higher education sectors at La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne. In 2014, Matt was an event coordinator for the Sustainable Living Festival.​
Examples of projects Matt has led or contributed significantly to include:
  • Ahead of the Game - St Kilda Football Club Evaluation, Movember
  • A Community for all Abilities Program Evaluation, Glen Eira City Council
  • Strategic Planning for a Systemic Change Transition, VicHealth
  • Theory of Change for Prevention of Violence Against Women, Respect Victoria
  • LDAT Impact Evaluation, Community Evaluation Support, and Testing Program Enhancements, Alcohol and Drug Foundation
  • Digital Social Connections Challenge Evaluation Support, Movember
  • Development Programs Evaluation, Film Victoria
  • Strengthening Communities Program pilot project evaluation, Alcohol and Drug Foundation
  • Evaluation of the Grit and Resilience Program, Rural City of Wangaratta
  • Systemic barriers and enablers to the repair of electrical equipment, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK)
  • Systemic barriers to transport access in regional areas, Clarence Valley Council
  • Food Waste Avoidance Pilot Evaluation, Transport Canberra and City Services
  • Systemic barriers and enablers to patient-centred care, Asthma Australia
  • Process Evaluation of the Employment Law Project, JobWatch
  • Local Prevention Grants Program Evaluation, Office of Responsible Gambling (NSW)
  • Evaluation of Movember Conversations, Movember
  • Environment and Community Program’s Evaluation Challenge, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning​
  • Dad in Progress Podcast Series Evaluation, Movember
  • 10-Year Environment Strategy Planning, East Gippsland Shire Council
  • Social Innovator's Challenge Evaluation (Phase 3), Movember
  • Coastal Land Managers Forum – Design and Facilitation, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Evaluation of the Community Engagement Program, Prevention Partnership Program and Strategic Partnership Program, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
  • Development of an Evaluation Framework for Consumer Affairs Victoria, Department of Justice and Community Safety
  • Crisis Care and Comfort Care Packs Project Evaluation, Restoring Hope Inc.
  • Development of a Community Education Program for Wildlife Biodiversity Reforms, Office of Environment and Heritage
  • St Andrew's Conversations Evaluation Case Study, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Environmental Education Schools Survey, Frankston City Council
  • Evaluation of the Rivers 2040 Framework, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Development of an Evaluation Plan for the Victorian Climate Projections 2019 Program, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Evaluation of the Councils and Emergencies Project, Local Government Victoria
  • Evaluation of the SpeakEasy Program, Movember
  • Safer Together MERI Facilitation, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Evaluation of the Waterway Management Twinning Program, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Evaluation of the Solar for Renters Pilot Project, Moreland Energy Foundation
  • Evaluation of the Preliminary Risk Screening Pilot, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Evaluation of the Rural and Regional Victoria Prevention Grants, (Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation)
  • Evaluation Mentoring Services, cohealth
  • Evaluation of the AOD Preventative Education Program, Incolink
  • Evaluation of the CALD Community Prevention Grants, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
  • Evaluation of the Secondary Schools Kitchen Garden Program, Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
  • Mid-Term Review of the North East Waterway Strategy, North East CMA
  • Evaluation of the School Crossing Supervisor Program, Transport Canberra and City Services
  • Evaluation of the Early Years Kitchen Garden Program Model, Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
  • Evaluation of the Prevention Partnerships Program, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
  • Co-design Learnings Project - Stage 1 and Stage 2, Australian Red Cross
  • Fresh Tastes Program Evaluation Support Services, ACT Health
  • World Suicide Prevention Day Thematic Analysis, Movember
  • Crown Frontage Property Officer Project Evaluation, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Small Farm Living Program Evaluation, NRM North
  • Local Coastal Hazard Assessment Learnings Project, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Review of the Recovery Assistance Program, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
  • Social Innovator's Challenge Evaluation (Phase 2), Movember
  • Evaluation of four NLP funded projects, North East CMA
  • Sustainable Cafe Study, Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd and CERES
  • Evaluation of the Ride or Walk to School Program, ACT Health
  • Co-Design and implementation of an evaluation for the Entrepreneurs: It's Your Move Program, ACT Health
  • Democracy in Geelong project evaluation, Local Government Victoria
  • You're the Boss Financial Literacy Program Evaluation, The Salvation Army
  • Evaluation of the Local Prevention Program, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
  • Evaluation of the Climate Change Mentors Initiative, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
  • Conducted Energy Device Training Course Evaluation, Victoria Police
  • Evaluation of the Emergency Management Cluster Pilot and the Municipal Emergency Resourcing Program, Local Government Victoria
  • Food Waste Avoidance study, Bayside City Council
  • 2015 Stakeholder Survey, Victorian Litter Action Alliance (Sustainability Victoria)
  • Evaluation of the Mangoes Small Group Extension Process, Northern Territory DPIF
  • Evaluation of the Halve our Waste Program, Frankston City Council
  • Evaluation of the Small Scale Illegal Dumping program, EPA Victoria
  • Impact evaluation of the Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research, Department of Environment and Primary Industries
  • Evaluation of the Grazing Best Management Practice training, Fitzroy Basin Association
  • Partnership evaluation of the North East Victorian Regional Waste Management Group, NevRwaste​
Tertiary qualifications
  • Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology and Development Studies), La Trobe University
  • Master of Environment, University of Melbourne
Other relevant training
  • Design Kit:: the Course for Human Centred Design, Acumen
  • ​From Ideas to Action, IDEO U
  • Co-Design 101 (Methods and Facilitation), White Light Education / Peer Academy
  • Designing for People, Huddle Academy
  • Impact-led Design, Think Impact
  • Systems Practice, +Acumen