2019 Indigenous Event Highlights
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. 2019 Indigenous Event Highlights Organisation Event Events Pax Location NORTHERN TERRITORY Department of Health - Health Services providing health & 1 100 Tennant Creek Tennant Creek High wellbeing workshops throughout the day School and Stars to Tennant Creek Primary & High school Girls. Ages 12-17. Also included are the year 5 & 6 girls (40 students), still awaiting response for out bush schools. Anyinginyi Health Anyinginyi will be using public health 2 60 Tennant Creek Aboriginal Corporation staff, clinical and sport and rec staff to run two health education events about physical activity. Anyinginyi Health Anyinginyi public health and clinical staff 1 50 Tennant Creek Aboriginal Corporation to run health education surrounding contraception, periods etc. as per Jean Hailes guide. Take up a soapmaking or sugar hand scrub activity afterwards. Paterson St Hub The Hub is a safe, inclusive and 5 20 Tennant Creek independent space where all people of all generations and all backgrounds connect and come together. Tennant Creek Hospital Women’s Health Expo providing 1 80 Elliott is halfway and Primary Health Care, opportunity for the women and between Darwin and Barkly adolescent girls of Elliott to receive Alice Springs The town health information on areas of women’s is in the Yapurkulangu health in a relaxed environment with ward of the Barkly some pampering. This will also facilitate Region. The area is the yarning about women’s health issues. home of the Jingili people and the traditional name of the town is Kulumindini. Tennant Creek Hospital Women’s Health Expo providing health 1 50 Alpurruralam, and Primary Health Care, information to women while having a Also known as Lake Barkly pamper session to encourage yarning Nash, is a small town in about women’s health issues. the NT, 600 km east of Tennant Creek and 17 km from the NT– Queensland border. 87.5% of residents are Aboriginal. Darwin High School Offering activities during lunch times 5 100 Darwin Taminmin College Women’s health day for staff and a 1 100 Humpty Doo morning tea for the Yr 12 girls Top End Health Service Five women's health workshop weeks 25 100 NT and Tiwi islands will be held at Women's Centres across 5 Belyuen Wurrumiyanga sites between Sept – December with a (2 workshops), focus during WHW. Four on the Tiwi Pirlangimpi, Milikapiti) Islands and one on the Cox Peninsula. Topics include Breast Cancer, Well Women's Screening, Continence and PFMT, FASD, PCOS. Amoonguna Health Women’s health check day 1 50 Rodinga Ward, Service (CAAC) MacDonnell Region 15 km km west southwest of Alice Springs Ntaria Health Service A week of women’s health checks for the 5 100 Hermannsburg also (CAAC) local indigenous women known locally as Ntaria, is located 130km west of Alice Springs in the traditional lands of the Western Arrarnta people. Wallace Rockhole A week of women’s health checks – 5 50 community in Ljirapinta (CAAC) indigenous women Ward of the MacDonnell Region in the Northern Territory of Australia, 120 km southwest of Alice Springs. Mutitjulu Health Service A week of women’s health checks – 5 20 Uluru The people of Mutitjulu indigenous women are the traditional owners of Uluru. Stars Foundation Sexual health discussion 1 25 Nhulunbuy East Nhulunbuy High School Arnheim Land Stars Foundation Staff morning tea 1 30 Moulden Moulden Primary Stars Foundation Morning tea for staff and students 1 60 Malak Stars Foundation Self-care session 1 30 Jabiru Stars Foundation, Luncheon with staff and girls 1 20 Dripstone/Tiwi Dripstone Middle School Stars Foundation Stars Foundation staff will be organising 3 50 Katherine a range of health week activities for our students. activities will include, free health checks, health morning teas, guest speakers and fitness classes. WESTERN AUSTRALIA Garnduwa Amboorny The Deadly Diva Day (DDD) aims to 6 150 Fitzroy Crossing, Wirnan Aboriginal encourage participation in sport and Broome, Kunnunura, Corporation - The name recreational activities, and promote Derby, Halls Creek, means ‘big mob of positive mental and physical health Looma people getting together messages. It aims to inspire young to do something women to assess the benefits of good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, to encourage positive self-esteem and to introduce various support agencies and services available to access. DDD was introduced as part of the Garnduwa Youth Leadership Program over ten years ago to increase participation by young women across the Kimberley community and to assist in encouraging good behaviour and school attendance. This event also assisted in the identification of potential future leaders across the region. DDD has proven itself very successful in engaging and strengthening the capacity of young women and continues to gain a vast amount of support from schools, local agencies and service providers. Wirraka Maya Health Women’s health day 1 40 South Hedland Service Aboriginal Corporation Ord Valley Aboriginal BreastScreen WA Mobile Van is coming 5 50 Kunnunurra Health Service to town and we are encouraging all women to come and have their breast screening during WHW. The Champion Centre The Champion Centre is a gathering 1 100 Armadale place for Aboriginal people and for agencies working Aboriginal families and communities. Our event is a mini health expo with service providers holding information stalls for the community to access information around their health. We will also be hosting a pop-up op shop where the community will be able to access free donations of women's hygiene products, clothes and other assorted items. Everyone is welcome to come along and yarn about health. Halls Creek Hospital Kimberley ladies. Yarning together - 1 200 Halls Creek, Kimberley Indigenous region QUEENSLAND Mobile Women’s Health Promoting women’s health in the 1 100 Woorabinda Service indigenous women of Woorabinda. Woorabinda is an Aboriginal community in Central Queensland, Australia, inland about two hours' west drive of Rockhampton. Has a population of 851 Mobile Women’s Health Show casing/display stall to capture 1 30 Rockhampton Service indigenous/non-indigenous clients presenting at AMS Stars Foundation Morning tea for staff and students 1 40 Heatley Goondir Medical Centre Sista’s check in! 5 50 Oakey Toowoomba Sexual 3 x workshops for indigenous health 1 45 Toowoomba Assault Support Service workers VICTORIA Healesville Hospital This event is organized by the Aboriginal 1 100 Healesville health community and is aiming for women's health awareness and to get the community women more involved with the healthcare providers. Mallee District Women’s health event 1 50 Swan Hill Aboriginal Service Mallee District Sista 2 Sista Wellness Day 1 30 Kerang Aboriginal Service Gunditjmara Aboriginal Gunditjmara Aboriginal Cooperative 1 50 Warrnambool Cooperative exists to provide community controlled, culturally appropriate services that meet the identified needs of people in the Aboriginal community and their families within our region. NEW SOUTH WALES Deniliquin Aboriginal Women’s Business Yarn Up 1 70 Deniliquin Land Council West Connect Domestic Guest speakers for our refuge and 1 10 Penrith Violence Services aboriginal clients Maari Ma Aboriginal Morning tea event promoting well 1 50 Broken Hill Health women's health checks with health promotion materials Biripi Aboriginal Medical Biripi Aboriginal Women's Health Day 1 100 Purfleet Clinic coinciding with the BreastScreen bus Bullinah Aboriginal The event will consist of a Aboriginal 1 20 Ballina Health Service Health Worker, a Registered Nurse and a female GP transporting a group of women to Lismore Breast Screen office and breast and cervical screening will be conducted. Education will be provided by both breast screen staff and our clinical staff around the importance of screening and why we do it. All women attending will be overdue for breast screening and may also be due for cervical screening and both screening types will be offered on the day. A lunch and manicures on the balcony will also be provided to make the day a fun and relaxing experience. Women’s Health week will be promoted in the clinic in the lead up to the day. SOUTH AUSTRALIA Pika Wiya Health Service Well Women’s House Women’s Group 1 20 Port Augusta Aboriginal Corporation National Indigenous The National Indigenous Australians 5 50 Adelaide Australians Agency Agency came into being on 1 July 2019, following an order made from the GG. The Agency will lead indigenous policy, program design and implementation. Ken Wyatt, the minister for indigenous Australians will be in charge of the executive agency. Moorundi Aboriginal 3-day women’s camp 3 60 Murray Bridge Community Controlled Health Service TASMANIA Circular Head Aboriginal Ladies morning tea 1 50 Tasmania Health Service Total 108 2560 .