I am a proud Wonnarua and Gringai woman who has spent most of my life living and working on Worimi and Awabakal lands. I have been at Hunter Primary Care for almost three years, first within the Yudhilidin Aboriginal Mental Health Service and now as Aboriginal Support Coordinator for the Aboriginal Aftercare program.
My commitment to positive mental health and social and emotional wellbeing for mob extends well beyond my employment and is reflected in my community involvement and my contribution to many reconciliation action groups inclusive of our RAP Working Group here Hunter Primary Care. I am so passionate about reconciliation because myself and my family actively live within the characteristics of the Australia’s colonial history – and this is the repeated experience of the people I support through my work at Hunter Primary Care. Without a strong and unified approach to reconciliation, we will not see opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, we will not see focus on closing the gap and we will not learn from our past.
I love working for an organisation that similarly values the importance of our RAP groups – I truly am proud to be an employee of Hunter Primary Care and would not be able to achieve my own personal goals of dedication to reconciliation without the support and guidance of our RAP Working Group.