A new report has revealed the Family Wellbeing Program is delivering life-changing results in Far North Queensland and other parts of northern Australia — improving mental health, reducing substance use, strengthening families, and helping people reconnect with culture and community.
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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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Cleveland Fagan was a proud Djabugay man with connections to Cairns, Yarrabah, Kuranda, Mareeba and Cape York. From an early age, he knew his life’s work would be dedicated to serving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. He understood health wasn’t just the absence of illness, it was shaped by physical, social, emotional, spiritual and community factors and addressing it meant tackling not just illness but the social determinants of health.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers should be warned that the following article contains the name and image of a deceased Indigenous person.
Former QAIHC CEO Cleveland Fagan, who passed away on 10 June 2024, was well-known and respected in the ACCHO sector for his deep passion for health equity and improving the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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Sector Leader Magazine is published by the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC).
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