- Living Black: Pat Turner – Keep Fighting
- ‘Enough is enough’: Calls for ACT inquiry into Aboriginal deaths in custody
- Celebrating 30 years of dedication: Honouring Marcia Greddon’s legacy at Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service
- Maximise Medicare for your ACCHO!
- 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.
Living Black: Pat Turner – Keep Fighting
Pat Turner, NACCHO CEO and Coalition of Peaks Lead Convenor has had an illustrious career in the public service. Now in the wake of the 2025 Federal Election she speaks to Karla Grant about how she plans to keep on fighting for First Nations people.
Watch it here.
Pat Turner and Karla Grant. Image source: Coalition of Peaks.
‘Enough is enough’: Calls for ACT inquiry into Aboriginal deaths in custody
Winnunga Nimmityjah health service chief executive Julie Tongs, a Wiradjuri woman, said continued deaths in custody had caused widespread pain, fear, and anger.
Ms Tongs said Aboriginal families and affected community members were united in demanding a full and independent inquiry into “these devastating and unacceptable losses”.
Winnunga Nimmityjah provides health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander detainees in the Alexander Maconochie Centre.
Ms Tongs led calls in 2021 for a board of inquiry to examine the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the ACT’s justice system.
“We are not asking for another review or another roundtable discussion. We are demanding a Board of Inquiry with real power to investigate systemic failures, demand accountability and drive the reform we have been calling for,” Ms Tongs said.
Read the full article here.
Detainee Keith Carberry’s loved ones are afraid for his safety inside the jail. His grandmother Narelle King (left) and Winnunga Nimmityjah’s Julie Tongs with his sister Sianna Eland and partner Rachael Allen. Picture by Gary Ramage
Celebrating 30 years of dedication: Honouring Marcia Greddon’s legacy at Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service
This year marks a remarkable milestone for one of Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service’s most respected and enduring team members — Marcia Greddon — who celebrates 30 years of service, commitment, and care to the East Kimberley community.
From her early days at reception to becoming a qualified Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Marcia’s journey has been one of determination, growth, and deep cultural connection. Her story is a testament to what it means to work from the heart, for her people.
Read more here.
From left to right: CEO Mary Baird, Marcia Greddon, OVAHS Chairperson Shirleyann Wilson
Maximise Medicare for your ACCHO!
NACCHO, with support from the National Indigenous Australians Agency has free online courses to help ACCHO staff improve Medicare claiming and utilisation of other primary care funding sources.
Earn CPD points! These courses are fully accredited by RACGP, ACRRM, & NAATSIWHIP.
To register, go here.
For more information, go 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.
