As someone whose health career has been shaped by Elders and who is helping shape the career of upcoming health workers, Aboriginal Workforce Coordinator Barrie Jenkins embodies the 2025 NAIDOC Week theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and

Casino and District Memorial Hospital (CDMH) is embracing culture, community and connection by transforming its spaces into more welcoming and culturally safe environments with the help of talented local Aboriginal artists and students.

You will probably be familiar with the Aboriginal Health Unit’s artwork that’s been used across the District since 2019 – on uniforms, signage and brochures as examples.

Across the District, staff are taking part in Respecting the Difference training – not just to tick a box, but to better understand the experiences of Aboriginal people and how that history continues to shape health and wellbeing today.

A community-led public health awareness day ‘Keeping Our Mob Healthy,’ was recently held at Jubullum Community Health Post, located close to Bonalbo Community Health Centre.

They’re not the people you see when you walk into a hospital. They’re not at the bedside or in the operating theatre. But they’re always there.

For Jim Klages, 82, it was a step back in time at Lismore Base Hospital recently when he returned to tour the site after many years away.

Access to quality care shouldn’t depend on where you live. That’s why NNSWLHD’s diabetes services work closely with Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS) to provide on-the-ground support for those who need it most.

Additional support for people living with advanced breast cancer is now available in Northern NSW, thanks to the employment of the District’s first McGrath Cancer Care Nurse for Advanced Breast Cancer.

From cake and candy floss to choirs, Elvis impersonations, baby reunions and surprise celebrity visits, Tweed Valley Hospital’s first birthday celebrations will be remembered for some time to come.