• That’s a wrap for the QAIHC Members’ Conference 2025!
• 2025 AAPMAANZ: ACCHO model of care
• Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services promote cervical screening
• Deadly Doctors Forum
• 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.

That’s a wrap for the QAIHC Members’ Conference 2025!

Day 2 of the QAIHC Members’ Conference 2025 brought practical insights on engagement, workforce development, and the bright future of Queensland’s ACCHO sector, alongside fearless discussions about the challenges we face and the opportunities ahead.

QAIHC wrote on socials:

Our heartfelt thanks to:

• Dr Dawn Casey, Deputy CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO Aboriginal Health Australia), for sharing your wisdom and tackling tough questions with honesty and grace.
• Natalie Wilde, Director-General of the Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism (DWATSIPM), for your practical advice on engaging with government and navigating tender processes.
• Dr Kathy Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of the Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation for Health Services (TAIHS), and Adam Stephen, Workforce Development Jurisdiction Manager at QAIHC, for demonstrating the value of training and workforce development to strengthen ACCHOs and communities, and for sharing data insights that light the path forward.
• Our deadly young leaders: Daniel Rosendale (Wuchopperen Health Service Ltd), Shirley Curley (Palm Island Community Company), Fallon Grainer (Mulungu Health Service) and Daniel Knapp (TAIHS), for your courage, clarity and commitment to growing the next generation of ACCHO leaders.
• Dion Devow, for being an outstanding MC who guided us through the conference with humour, heart and connection; bringing energy and warmth to every moment.

A huge thank you to every panellist, facilitator and speaker who lent their voice to these two inspiring days.

And finally, to our Members. Thank you for making the journey to Gimuy/Cairns to share your stories and strengthen our movement.

We may not always see eye to eye or have the same needs, but our love for community and commitment to better health for our peoples unites us all.

See more photos here.

2025 AAPMAANZ: ACCHO model of care

Dr Jason Agostino, NACCHO Senior Medical Advisor presented at the 2025 AAPMAANZ Conference with South Coast Women’s Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation’s Tashia Hanuki and Kalinda Wills. The group discussed the Aboriginal Communtiy Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) model of care.  

For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, health is deeply connected to land, sea, language, culture, and community relationships. These connections manifest differently from one individual or community to another. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled comprehensive primary healthcare model seeks to translate these unique and intrinsic values into a framework for delivering health services.

The model is built around four core domains that ensure healthcare services are locally defined and culturally responsive. These include governance, clinical services, policy direction and partnership, and community health promotion and empowerment.

Learn more here.

Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services promote cervical screening

The Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services team is repping the NACCHO Cervical Cancer Screening shirts for Cervical Cancer Awareness Week.

Doing their bit to help promote the “Let’s Own It!” campaign, which encourages participation in the national cervical screening program by highlighting the option for self-collection and reminding individuals about the importance of screening every five years to prevent cervical cancer.

Cervical Cancer is preventable. Through cervical screening every 5 years, rates of cervical cancer can be reduced and lives saved.

Learn more here.

Deadly Doctors Forum

The AH&MRC, in partnership with the NSW Rural Doctors Network, held the Deadly Doctors Forum 2025 over two days on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 October at Little Bay. The event brought together doctors working in NSW ACCHOs.

AH&MRC shared on socials:

Thank you to everyone who made the Deadly Doctors Forum a success!

It was incredible to connect with so many passionate professionals, all working to support our communities and deliver the highest standard of care.

A special shoutout to our deadly speakers and delegates—your expertise and insights sparked some truly inspiring discussions. We hope you’re walking away with fresh ideas, practical strategies, and takeaways to strengthen your practice and continue supporting our communities.

We can’t wait to do it all again next year!

Sector Jobs – you can see sector job listings on the NACCHO website here.

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