Strengthening Aboriginal health and wellbeing

We partner with First Nations peoples to strengthen Aboriginal health and wellbeing through community-led action, shared decision-making and a focus on health equity across the region.

Key highlights:

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic conditions received support through Integrated Team Care services.

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health and community service professionals participated in 16 Culturally Safe Care training sessions across 8 regional areas.

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Narooma students collaborated with DJ Nooky to create original songs celebrating local stories, culture and identity.

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online views of the music video created by Narooma High School students in collaboration with DJ Nooky.

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Aboriginal women and children have accessed primary health care support through Connect Well, a new pilot program for victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence, since the pilot commenced in October 2025.

In 2025/26 we:

Partnered with Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal communities.

Partnered with Aboriginal leaders, organisations and communities to help shape our Healthy First Nations Framework.

Published the Walkabout Barber case study, informing expansion of Aboriginal-led support through the Health Check Convoy.

Supported Aboriginal-led cultural safety initiatives across aged care, disability and veterans’ services in Eurobodalla, Bega Valley and Snowy Monaro.

Championed reconciliation and Aboriginal health equity through organisation participation in National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC Week and Closing the Gap Day.

Launched webinar series aimed at improving general practice ability to provide culturally safe care through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health assessments.

Impact in action

Creating a culturally safe care space at Curalo Medical Clinic

Through funding from COORDINARE's Culturally Safe Care initiative, Curalo Medical Clinic engaged Aboriginal patients and community members to understand their experiences and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Improving cervical screening participation for Aboriginal women

COORDINARE partnered with local health organisations and Aboriginal communities to improve cervical screening participation among Aboriginal women in the Illawarra Shoalhaven.
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Creative expression strengthening wellbeing and connection

Aboriginal students at Narooma High School participated in a two-day music and wellbeing program designed to strengthen mental health, cultural identity and connection through creative expression.
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Learn about Aboriginal health initiatives

Visit COORDINARE’s Aboriginal health webpage to find out how we're working to improve health outcomes.

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands across which we live and work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ continuing connection – both physical and spiritual – to land, sea and sky.