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The theme for National Reconciliation Week, which begins this Wednesday – is ‘All In’ – a call for Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day. This follows National Sorry Day, which remembers and acknowledges the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, known now as ‘The Stolen Generations’. At Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN), we support culturally safe, person, family and community-centred care.
We commission a range of services co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, providers and community members across the Gold Coast. Our work includes conducting health promotion and quality improvement activities to boost immunisation, cancer screening, chronic disease management and other preventative health programs.
Our First Nations Toolkit for General Practice, for example, has been developed to support primary health care providers in delivering care that fosters trust, strengthens relationships, and improves health outcomes.
Staff who work at our commissioned services undertake cultural training so Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples can access care that feels safe and respectful, and cultural safety education is promoted across primary care.
Here on the Gold Coast, the Yugambeh Speaking language peoples which consists of the Wangerriburra, Kombumerri, Bulungin, Gugingin, Birinburra and Minjungbal peoples call our beautiful coastal region home. There were around 13,500 people (more than 2 per cent) identifying as of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent in our region at the last census. The growing First Nations’ population south of the border often access our health and community services locally too.
Our vision for reconciliation is set out in our Innovate RAP 2025-2027, which we launched earlier this year.
We believe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should have equal access to high quality primary health care and experience improved health and wellbeing.
Our RAP outlines more of what work we have underway – with leadership by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and grounded in culture, connection and healing – to improve outcomes.
To support National Reconciliation Week, you can get along to an event or explore other opportunities for contributing towards reconciliation in Australia. To learn more, visit the Reconciliation Australia website.
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