- FASD Awareness Month: Strong Born merch packs
- Moorundi ACCHS celebrates opening of new clinic
- ACCHO proudly celebrates Wear It Purple Day
- There’s still time to nominate for the 2025 AIDA Awards!
- Sector Jobs
The NACCHO Sector News is a platform we use to showcase the important work being done in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, focusing on the work of NACCHO, NACCHO members and NACCHO affiliates.
We also share a curated selection of news stories that are of likely interest to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector, broadly.
FASD Awareness Month: Strong Born merch packs
September is FASD Awareness Month! ACCHOs, keep an eye on the post for your Strong Born merch packs. Use these materials in your ACCHO to have a yarn about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder with your community.
What’s included:
- Polo shirts
- Baby one-pieces
- Health professional booklets
- Community booklets + FASD factsheet
- Stickers
- USB with resources
Moorundi ACCHS celebrates opening of new clinic
Last Friday, Moorundi ACCHS celebrated the opening of its new clinic, attended by Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AHCSA) CEO Tanya McGregor, Deputy CEO Nathan Rigney, and Chairperson Wilhelmine Lieberwirth. This exciting milestone was shared with Moorundi’s own leadership team, including CEO Steven Sumner and Chairperson Tahlia Lloyd.
Steven Sumner remarked that as you walk through the new building, Moorundi follows you — this is reflected in the lighting and artwork. What an incredible achievement that embodies a clear, community-driven vision.
See more photos here.
Image source: AHCSA
ACCHO proudly celebrates Wear It Purple Day
Wear It Purple Day is all about creating supportive, safe, and empowering spaces for Rainbow young people.
The Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) posted on social media:
“By wearing purple, we stand together in solidarity and inclusivity.
This year’s theme, empowers LGBTQIASB+ youth to dream big and have “BOLD VOICES, BRIGHT FUTURES”.
Explore our Rainbow Mob Resources for fresh new posters and tools to help foster safety and inclusion in your organisation.
Let’s work together to create a safer and more inclusive community for our young Rainbow Mob!”
Learn more here.
Image source: VACCHO
There’s still time to nominate for the 2025 AIDA Awards!
Since 2015, the AIDA Awards have been recognising the contribution our members make to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
This year, nominations are open to the following categories to celebrate the incredible work of AIDA members.
- Indigenous Medical Student of the Year – Open to Indigenous Medical Student Members
- Indigenous Doctor of the Year – Open to Indigenous Medical Doctors: Fellow/Non-Fellow Members
- Associate Member of the Year – Open to Associate Individual/Individual Student or Associate Organisation Members
Nominations close 21 September.
Find out more here.
Sector Jobs – you can see sector job listings on the NACCHO website here.
Advertising Jobs – to advertise a job vacancy click here to go to the NACCHO website current job listings webpage. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find a Post A Job form. You can complete this form with your job vacancy details – it will then be approved for posting and go live on the NACCHO website.
Email us your story with some images to: NACCHOCommunicationsandMedia@naccho.org.au
and we will feature it in the news.
