Category: Sector News

Bidgerdii celebrates 30 years of community-led health and wellbeing

Bidgerdii celebrates 30 years of community-led health and wellbeing

Posted by | Sep 9, 2025 | ,

Bidgerdii Community Health Service has marked 30 years of service to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across its Central Queensland footprint by hosting a gala dinner at the Rockhampton Leagues Club. The 3 May celebration brought together over 200 Elders, founding members, community leaders, stakeholders, local government, national representatives, and sister Aboriginal medical services for an evening of reflection, celebration, and connection.

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Educating Community about rheumatic heart disease

Educating Community about rheumatic heart disease

Posted by | Sep 9, 2025 | , ,

The team at Bidgerdii Community Health Service dedicated the final months of 2024 to raising awareness and action around preventing, detecting, and managing rheumatic heart disease (RHD). In collaboration with Queensland Health’s First Nations Team, community events were held across Central Queensland including Woorabinda, Biloela, and Bidgerdii’s new centre in Blackwater, to educate and engage the local community about RHD and Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF).

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Five minutes with Gindaja CEO Ailsa Lively

Five minutes with Gindaja CEO Ailsa Lively

Posted by | Sep 9, 2025 | , ,

Ailsa Lively’s journey into leadership is grounded in community and service. After early jobs in retail and hospitality, she began her career in administration with the Aboriginal Coordinating Council, where she was inspired by strong Aboriginal leaders advocating for better outcomes. That passion led to 17 years with Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council, progressing to Deputy CEO before taking on the top job at Gindaja Treatment and Healing Indigenous Corporation in 2008. Today, Ailsa continues to serve Yarrabah through her leadership at Gindaja and as a Board member of several local and national organisations.

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Healing journey: Gindaja’s mission to upgrade critical infrastructure

Healing journey: Gindaja’s mission to upgrade critical infrastructure

Posted by | Sep 5, 2025 | ,

Gindaja Treatment and Healing Indigenous Corporation in Yarrabah is celebrating after breaking ground on the final stages of its capital works Master Plan to upgrade its 15-bed alcohol and drug treatment Residential Recovery Centre. It’s the culmination of a decades-long journey to grow the organisation and increase its capacity to support more First Nations people who are impacted by alcohol and drug dependency.

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