“Do it for your mob, do it for your Elders”: new vaccination centre opens for western Sydney’s Aboriginal community
“The idea of getting a vaccine was something that I really didn’t agree with at first…” Blake Tatafu from Penrith
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Aboriginal health
COVID-19 vaccinations for western Sydney’s Aboriginal community at Kimberwalli
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from western Sydney, their families and household members, aged 12 years and over, are
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Hundreds of kids vaccinated at Aboriginal outreach clinic in Mount Druitt
More than 250 Aboriginal people, including children aged 12 to 15, received their first COVID-19 vaccination today at a dedicated
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First-of-its-kind role in NSW to help close the gap in western Sydney
We have a new role dedicated to recruiting and supporting Aboriginal health practitioners.
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Western Sydney on the right track as Aboriginal workforce grows: NAIDOC Week 2021
Our Aboriginal workforce has doubled in the past two years.
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“Keep our mob safe”: Aboriginal communities of western Sydney stepping up to get their COVID-19 vaccinations
Aboriginal community members of western Sydney are stepping up to the plate with more than 28 people receiving their first
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Aboriginal newborn introduced to culture in first yarning circle at Westmead Hospital’s Cultural Gathering Place
Six-week-old Amelia has already been immersed in her Aboriginal culture during a special smoking ceremony and “yarning circle” at Westmead Health Precinct’s new Cultural Gathering Place.
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New 24/7 midwifery service for Aboriginal mothers-to-be in western Sydney
The third pregnancy of Joelle Harland-Sykes was special – and not only because was she pregnant with identical twins, which
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Local culture and history unveiled to western Sydney community
Local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders have caught their first glimpse of Westmead Health Precinct’s new Cultural Gathering Place.
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Aboriginal health worker first to receive COVID-19 vaccine at new Blacktown Hospital vaccination clinic
The clinic opened its doors today and will support our vaccination efforts in Western Sydney.
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