'In 1993 Woodley took up training through Rio Tinto’s Aboriginal Training and Liaison (ATAL) division and graduated to their workforce, serving for five years. Woodley became one of the star recruits of ATAL and was featured in their promotional literature as an exemplar of Rio’s Indigenous training and employment accomplishments.'
Later, Woodley began working in the community development and management of the Ngurrawaana Community in the Yindjibarndi tablelands where there was a growth in resident numbers and community improvements. In 1999, with his partner, 'Lorraine Coppin formed Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation, a cultural recording organisation dedicated to preserving and promulgating of the culture of the Yindjibarndi people. The Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation 'is now a thriving, publishing, digital media, television broadcasting, media training, cultural consultancy, and advocacy enterprise, in which, Woodley serves as the Chief Executive Officer.' (Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation website: yindjibarndi.org.au)
