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Smoking ceremony with mums and babies

Today, Djurali Naba Aboriginal Midwifery and Postnatal Service hosted their second annual Welcome Baby to Country and Sprinkling Ceremony at The Sutherland Hospital on Dharawal Country. The sacred ceremony was held as…

Oral Health Team

The District’s Oral Health Service and Aboriginal Health Directorate (AHD) recently partnered on an initiative to support Aboriginal young people.   

Photo of Aboriginal Healthcare team with award

The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District’s (SESLHD) Community Management Centre (CMC) Emergency Department (ED) Follow-Up Service has won the Excellence in Aboriginal…

SESLHD Aboriginal staff with School Based Aboriginal Trainees

This NAIDOC Week, we come together to celebrate the strength, legacy and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, custodians of the world’s oldest…

group of environmental support staff standing smiling for a photo

Last week, SESLHD celebrated International Cleaners Day in acknowledgement of the vital work of our Environmental Support Services staff. Staff across the District gathered…

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Clinician, Val Maynes showing patient CAT interface

Imagine no longer being able to communicate verbally and how this would impact on your ability to have a conversation with your family and friends, to do something as simple as asking for a cup of coffee or discussing more complex topics such as…

Tanya Trinh at Baku airport in Azerbaijan with the aircraft in the background

As a healthcare worker, the call to action can occur anytime, anywhere. For Dr Tanya Trinh, Ophthalmologist at Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital, that call came halfway around the…

Multicultural Health Communication Service at the 2025 CORE Awards

This year’s Refugee Week and the theme, Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community, is an opportunity for us to reflect on how we can work with people from refugee backgrounds…