Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner consultations

About the consultations

The Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner will be travelling across many parts of the country and wants to hear about older First Nations peoples experience accessing and supports for aged care services.

The Interim Commissioner will be travelling until mid-June 2024. Check out the below locations to see when the Interim Commissioner will be in a location near you.

Upcoming consultations

Note: Locations may change due to community requirements.

Australian Capital Territory

Consultations to date

The Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner has undertaken consultations in the following locations.

Western Australia

• Dr Kate Smith and Prof Dawn Bessarab – UWA Elders event (UWA) 
• East Pilbara Independent Services – Day Respite Centre (Newman)
• EPIS – Ishbell Reid – CEO (Newman) 
• Nyabalee Respite Centre (Newman)
• EPIS Elders Village (Newman)
• Puntukurnu Aborigional Medical Services Director of Community Health (Newman)
• St Barts (East Perth)
• Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service (East Perth)
• WA Health/WA Country Health Service – Senior Officials (Perth) 
• SWAMS – Elders Yarning Session (Stolen Generation focus) (Bunbury) 
• Guwardi Ngadu (Fitzroy Crossing) 
• Nindilingarri Cultural Health Services (Fitzroy Crossing)
• Yura Yungi Medical Service (Halls Creek) 
• Halls Creek Frail Aged (Halls Creek) 
• Juniper Kununurra (Kununurra)
• In Community (Kalumburu) 
• Ord Valley Aboriginal Health Service (Kununurra) 
• Aboriginal Health Council of WA (Perth)
• Carers WA (Perth)
• WA Aged Care Collaborative (Perth)
• Southern Cross Care – Bran Nue Dae CHSP Centre - Breakfast Club & Day Centre (Broome)
• Southern Cross Care Residential Service – Germanus Kent House (Broome)
• Bidyadanga Aboriginal Community
• Kimberley Aged Care Collaborative (Broome)
• Integrated Care and Commissioning Regional Working Group (Broome)
• Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service
• Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service Board and CEO Meeting (Broome)
• Kimberley Stolen Generations Aboriginal Corporation (Broome)
• Helping Minds / Carers Gateway (Broome)
• Kimberley Aged and Community Services (Broome)
• Moorditj Koort Aboriginal Corporation (Perth)
• Binjareb Aged Care Services (SWAMS) (Perth)

Victoria

• Victorian Committee Aboriginal Aged Care & Disability (VCAACD) bi-monthly member meeting
• Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative Ltd
• Kirrae Health Services (Purnim) 
• Victorian Committee for Aboriginal Aged Care and Disability (Thornbury) 
• Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place (Mitcham) 
• Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (Fitzroy) 
• Oonah Aboriginal Health And Community Services (Healesville) 
• Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-Operative (Bairnsdale) 
• Aboriginal Community Elders Services (Brunswick) 
• Nairm Marr Djambana Community (Frankston) 

New South Wales

• Elders Group (Dubbo)
• Jack Towney Hostel (Gilgandra)
• Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service
• Bourke Tribal Council
• Bourke Aboriginal Medical Service
• Walgett Government Stakeholder Group
• Dhariwaa Elders Group (Walgett)
• Walgett Aboriginal Community Working Party
• Orange Aboriginal Medical Service
• Benjamin Short Grove (Orange)
• First Nations Aged Care Yarning Session (Tamworth) 
• Meeting with older community members and carers (Tamworth) 
• Meeting with older community members and carers (Walcha) 
• Werin Aboriginal Medical Service (Kempsey) 
• Booroongen Djugun Residential Care (Kempsey) 
• Elders Olympics (Kempsey) 

Northern Territory

• Pulkapulkka Kari Flexible Aged Care (Tennant Creek)
• Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation (Tennant Creek)
• Purple House (Alice Springs)
• Tangentyere Council (Alice Springs)
• Congress Deadly Wobblers (Alice Springs)
• Central Desert Regional Council and MacDonnell Regional Council (Alice Springs)
• Tiilpi Pampaku Ngura Flexible Aged Care (Docker River)
• Kaltukatjara Art Centre (Docker River)
• ARRCS Community Care Alice Springs – Old Timers (Alice Springs)
• Ngaanyatjarra Pitantjatjara Women's Council (NPY Women's Council) (Alice Springs)
• Hetti Perkins Home for the Aged (Alice Springs)
• Kalano Community Association (Katherine)
• Rocky Ridge Nursing Home (Katherine)
• Yutjuwala Djiwarr Flexible Aged Care (Nhulunbuy)
• Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation (Laynhapuy)
• Yothu Yindi Foundation (Nhulunbuy)
• Nhulunbuy Network Meeting (Nhulunbuy)
• Anglicare Day Centre (Nhulunbuy)
• Carers NT Wulagi Wellbeing Centre (Darwin)
• Larrakia Nation (Darwin)
• Anglicare NT (Darwin)

Queensland

• Carbal (Toowoomba)
• Goolburri (Toowoomba) 
• Georgina Hostel (Brisbane)
• Yulu-Burri-Ba Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health (Stradbroke Island)
• Nareeba Moopi Moopi Pa (Stradbroke Island)
• Kalwun Senior Services (Bonogin, Gold Coast)
• Eagleby Jimbelunga Nursing Centre (Brisbane)
• Inala Wangarra Inc.Healthy Ageing Hub (Brisbane)
• Link Up (Brisbane)
• Mutkin Residential and Aged Care (Yarrabah) 
• Gurriny Yealamucka Health Services (Yarrabah) 
• Kowanyama Council (Cairns)
• Bluecare Star of the Sea (Thursday Island)
• Torres Strait Home for the Aged, Inner Islands (Thursday Island)
• Torres Strait Island Regional Council, Outer Islands (Thursday Island) 
• Wujul Wujul (Wujul Wujul) 
• Hope Vale Aged Hostel (Hope Vale) 

Tasmania

• Flinders Island Aboriginal Association (Flinders Island)
• Tasmanian Aboriginal Health Reference Group meeting (Launceston)
• Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre (Launceston)
• Karadi Aboriginal Corporation Elders Group (Hobart)
• South East Tasmania Aboriginal Corporation (Cygnet)
• Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation (Smithton)

South Australia

• Wami Kata Old Folks Home (Davenport) 
• Arabana Aboriginal Corporation (Flinders) 
• Port Augusta Hospital (Port Augusta) 
• Bungala Aboriginal Corporation (Port Augusta) 
• Nunyara Aboriginal Health Service (Whyalla) 
• Kura Yerlo Senior Women’s (Port Adelaide) 
• Men’s Shed (Port Adelaide) 
• Moorundi Aboriginal Health Service (Murray Bridge) 

Online consultations

The Interim Commissioner is also inviting feedback via online submissions. Learn more about how to get in touch.