Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, NT
Mr David Nicholls, a health worker with the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, conducting an eye test.
Congress provides a comprehensive health service for Indigenous people in the Alice Springs region including a birthing centre, men's health services, home visits for under two year olds and a dental clinic.
Goldfields Land and Sea Council, WA
Goldfields Land and Sea Council in Kalgoolie
The land council was originally established to be a native title representative body but is now expanding its focus to provide other services to the community, such as a partnership program to train young Indigenous people to become Park Rangers.
Institute for Aboriginal Development, NT
Ms Isobel Trew and Ms Patsy Morton studying English at the Institute for Aboriginal Development.
The Institute's slogan is 'education is empowerment' and it's followed through by providing a range of education services in both English and local languages to Indigenous people. It also provides an interpreting service as well as publishing printed materials.
North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health, QLD
Some of the board members of North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health on a visit to Gympie. Mr Gordon Browning, Mr Tom Cleary, Ms Olive Bennet, Ms Lorraine Harvey and Ms Jillian Hogarth.
North Coast provides a health brokerage service for Indigenous people on the Sunshine coast that enables patients to have greater access to more appropriate health care.
Koorie Heritage Trust, VIC
Mr Bernard Marin, Treasurer, and Aunty Joan Vickery, Chair of the Koorie Heritage Trust.
The Trust has been in operation for more than 20 years and its Board has always been comprised of Indigenous and non-Indigenous members to reflect that it's both Koorie and non-Koorie people who can learn about the local culture and help protect and preserve it.
Sunrise Health Service, NT
Ms Symone Pascoe and Ms Madeleine Bower from Sunrise Health using puppets to talk with children about health issues in the community of Burunga.
Sunrise Health is one of the Commonwealth Government's Coordinated Care Trials that provides comprehensive health services to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Katherine region, and that has a strong emphasis on training young Indigenous people within the organisation.
Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation, NSW
A Maari Ma health worker visiting a patient on a home visit.
Maari Ma takes an holistic approach to community health and believes in maintaining the health of the healthy, as well as providing training for Indigenous health workers in more remote regions.
Tiwi Islands Local Government, NT
Mr Maralampuwi Kurrupuwu, Chair of the Tiwi Islands Local Government with Mr Adam Kerinaiua, Mr Gawain Tipiloura and Mr Richard Tungutalum.
As well as providing typical local government infrastructure such as roads and houses, the Tiwi Islands Local Government also provides non-typical services such as child care and women centres.