Tag: Bidgerdii Community Health Service

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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Mind the gap: Growing links to culture and identity key to wellness

Mind the gap: Growing links to culture and identity key to wellness

Posted by | Sep 1, 2025 | , , ,

Despite national commitments to Closing the Gap as well as national mental health strategies and agreements, mental health outcomes for Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples remain deeply unequal to non-Indigenous Queenslanders. In some areas, the gap is growing. Recent findings from the Productivity Commission’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement Review interim report found the Agreement was “not working as intended” and that current arrangements were too focused on jurisdictions and funding flows rather than on delivering better outcomes for people.

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Shaping the future: QAIHC’s Member Engagement Roadshow progress

Shaping the future: QAIHC’s Member Engagement Roadshow progress

Posted by | Dec 20, 2024 | , , , ,

QAIHC has been on an incredible journey over the past two months, engaging with 20 Members across Queensland as part of its Member Engagement Roadshow. This initiative will help shape QAIHC’s Operational Plan for QAIHC’s Ten-Year Blueprint 2024–2034 — a 10-year vision for the future of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health organisation (ACCHO) sector.

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Connecting to Community

Connecting to Community

Posted by | Nov 6, 2024 | ,

Bidgerdii Wellness Hub in Rockhampton has been open to the community for just over a year, with many inroads and connections being made. The Wellness Hub is a culturally safe space for Community to access allied health, social and emotional wellbeing, as well as support services in Elder care and NDIS.

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Bidgerdii opens two new clinics in Central Queensland

Bidgerdii opens two new clinics in Central Queensland

Posted by | Jul 26, 2024 | ,

Bidgerdii Community Health Service is improving access to healthcare for mob in Central Queensland with the opening of two new clinics in Mt Morgan (Gaangalu Country) and Blackwater (Ghungalu Country). Bidgerdii CEO Marissa Smith said she was proud to see enhanced access to primary healthcare services and improved health outcomes for clients living in the Mount Morgan and Central Highlands communities.

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Sector Leader Magazine is published by the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC).

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