Wellbeing at heart of healthcare

Primary healthcare to the highest urban population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia

Wellington promotes wellbeing

AMS of the week is the Wellington Aboriginal Corporation Health Service, providing complete healthcare to it’s residents.

Brewarrina Medical Service opens it doors

The Brewarrina Aboriginal Health Service Ltd (BAHSL) is a fully independent health service that caters to the needs of the community and the outlying towns including Goodooga, Gongolgon, Weilmoringle and Angledool. Brewarrina is a small town (population 1121 in the 2006 Census) in North West NSW on the banks of the Barwon River. The ancient […]

Awabakal helping to close the gap

The Awabakal Aboriginal Medical Service in Newcastle has been providing health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for over 25 years. These services have been provided through the GP clinic at Hamilton as well as through outreach services at Karuah, Singleton, Toronto and East Maitland. Recent figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics […]

Mildura AMS: Connecting is the key

The Mildura Aboriginal Corporation employs 75 staff, with 31 in the Mildura Aboriginal Health Service. This service provides a central linking point to many other services for Aboriginal people in the community. A major focus of the health centre is connecting the local community through events and celebrations. Community Days are held every three months […]

Yulu-Burri-Ba Medical Centre

The Yulu-Burri-Ba Medical Centre has been providing health related services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities on stradbroke island for over 25 years. CEO of Yulu-Burri-Ba Medical Centre, Jan Lember, says the medical service aims to provide a safe, friendly, confidential and culturally appropriate primary health care service that recognizes community control and […]

Looking After South Coast Communities

The South Coast Aboriginal Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation is a thriving medical centre located in Nowra, New South Wales. It is an Aboriginal community controlled health organisation managed by the community for the community. The service became incorporated in 1983, one year after it started operating. Nowra is a city on the New South Wales […]

Danila Dilba Aboriginal Medical Service

Danila Dilba Aboriginal Medical Service (AMS), in the top end, recently had its 20th anniversary. they celebrated the younG, the old and everyone in between with a seniors’ day, a youth disco and a Gala Ball. Catering to the whole community, it is a very large service, comprising five separate buildings across different cities, with […]

Orange Medical Service

Orange Aboriginal Medical Service (OAMS) is a community owned and operated organisation that’s been successfully providing medical and primary health-care services to the diverse Orange district since 2005. Orange is a large city in central-western NSW, with a population of 42,000 (2001 Census). About 3.9 per cent of the population identify themselves as being of […]

Redfern AMS

Deadly Vibe Issue 81 The health and living standards of Indigenous communities in Australia has for too long been below acceptable standards. Thankfully, there is an increasing number of Indigenous organisations that are working hard to address this situation. One of the most important of these organisations is the Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service, which won […]