This Reconciliation Week, we sat down with proud Gomeroi man and Jajumbora Children and Family Centre (CFC) Programs Officer Lionel to talk about his passion for sharing his knowledge of arts and culture with the community. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? I am a Gomeroi man from Mungindi and Collarenebri. I […]
Aunty Pamela Mam was a co-founder and Life Member of AICHS, a pioneer in nursing and a trailblazer for First Nations health services. Born in Richmond in the 1930s, she was a descendant of the KuKu Yalanji nation in Cooktown. Growing up on Palm Island, Aunty Pam started working as a Nurse Aid at Palm […]
Uncle Steve Mam was born in 1938 to parents William Jerimiah Mam and Geripo May Mam (née Lee) in St Paul’s Village on Moa Island, in the near Western group of the Torres Strait. He was a co-founding member of AICHS, as well as Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services and Black Community Housing […]
Long term protagonist for Indigenous rights, Uncle Les Collins understands how to get a job done. Not only has he dedicated his life to Indigenous rights, he was instrumental in the establishment of first community controlled health service in Queensland and what we know of as ATSICHS Brisbane today. Born and raised in Cherbourg, Uncle […]
It’s Queensland Youth Week and to celebrate we sat down with Outreach Co-Responder Isiah to talk about his role and the positive impact our ATSICHS Youth teams have on our young people. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m a young, outspoken man that enjoys and also thrives on making change in the community. […]
ATSICHS Brisbane’s Research and Development team have recieved a $200,000 grant from the Lowitja Institute’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Major Grant program. The grant will fund a research project in the foster and kinship care space, aimed at innovating contemporary First Nations kinship care through genuine community engagement and cultural connection. The Lowitja Institute is […]
This year we welcome four new general practitioner (GP) registrars to our ATSICHS Brisbane medical clinics — Dr Hannah at Northgate, Dr Tasha at Logan, Dr Michael at Wolloongabba and Dr Navin at Browns Plains. GP registrars are an important part of our primary health team, but if you’ve never heard of the term before, […]
As Queensland Women’s Week comes to a close, we’d like to introduce you to Dr Tasha Worthington, one of our 2023 GP Registrars! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m a mum of two with Dharug Country heritage. I came into medicine later in life after working all over Australia as an optometrist. I loved spending time in […]
This week we celebrate proud Wiradjuri and Koomera medical receptionist Shania as she finishes her traineeship. Shania has been working as a medical receptionist trainee at our Browns Plains clinic for almost a year. Over this time she has demonstrated her commitment to learning and growth during this time. “It feels absolutely amazing finishing my traineeship,” Shania […]
This week we hosted the official launch of the 2023 partnership between Deadly Choices and the Brisbane Broncos. Current NRL players Ezra Mam and Kotoni Staggs and NRLW player Tallisha Harden came along to help show off this year’s shirt. The shirt was designed by Casey Coolwell-Fisher of Chaboo Designs. Proud Torres Strait Islander man with connection […]