Stories : Make the choice

TI’s Kelly Seden says chat to your doc

Kelly Seden is a Thursday Island local who has spent most of her life living, growing, and working on the island. As a…

Thursday Island’s Joanna fighting COVID-19 and smoking

Joanna Dorante is a Thursday Island local, health worker in training, and the Tackling Indigenous Smoking Worker for Torres Health. She runs the Nor Mor Smok Program…

Fearless Frankin’s message to Yarrie mob

Franklin O’Brien is a born and bred Yarrabah local with two COVID-19 jabs under his belt. Franklin made the choice to get vaccinated against COVID-19…

Just listen to Marsat

Marsat Ketchell is a born and bred Torres Strait Islander hailing from Badu and the Murray Islands who has made…

Facing up to the frightening truth of COVID-19

Patricia Fraser is a proud Bidjara woman, born and bred on country in Charleville. She loves her home and knows the healing strength…

Mary’s advice: talk to mob about your COVID-19 vaccination

Mary Yoelu is a long-time resident of Umagico in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) region and is currently Acting Finance Manager of the Northern Peninsula Area Regional…

You’ll feel better once you get the jab

Uncle Leslie Stewart is an Aboriginal Elder and Board Member of Cherbourg Regional Aboriginal and Islander Community Controlled Health Services. …

Have a yarn with Uncle Bucket

Uncle Willian “Bucket” Button is an Aboriginal Elder from Cherbourg and Maintenance Officer with Cherbourg Regional Aboriginal and Islander Community…

Vaccinated Uncle Billy now ready to travel

Uncle Billy Gagai is an Elder from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait with linkages to Badu Island, also in the Torres…

North Coast is navigating the COVID vax with Tess

Tess Symes is a Nurse Navigator on secondment to North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health from the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health…

Helen cares for the Sunshine Coast

With a nursing career spanning 43 years, Helen Ryan from North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health has seen it all. Though…

North Coast CEO Sharelle stepped up with her team

Even Sharelle Eggmolesse, CEO of the North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health (North Coast) had reservations about getting vaccinated…

Sunshine Coast’s Uncle Trevor got vaxxed to keep his family safe

Uncle Trevor Draper is an Elder of the Kamilaroi People and a Director of the North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for…

Dr Janus fighting COVID vaccine misinformation in Injinoo

Dr Richard Janus, Senior Medical Officer at NPA Family and Community Services in Injinoo is worried. He’s worried that a…

Mareeba’s Nattie got jabbed to #protectnan

Nattie Bong from Mareeba made the choice to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect herself and her mob, especially her…

Jahya’s jump into the COVID jab

When Jahya David was offered the COVID-19 vaccination at her local bowls club, she made the choice with a “why…

Mario hates needles but hates COVID-19 more

After a horrible experience as a child, Mario Assan hates getting needles. But after receiving a heap of factual information from…

Aunty Helen says get it done

Aunty Helen Felstead is a Yugambeh Elder and Chair of the Board of Directors at North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for…

Get your jab and get out ‘n’ about in Mareeba

Mareeba’s Naomi Courtney loves getting out and about. So it’s no surprise that she’s made a career of engaging with…

Cunnamulla champ Cindy’s wise words

The gregarious Aunty Cindy Anderson made the choice to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect the mums, bubs and grannies…

Cherbourg’s Shane wants you to make sure you’re covered

Shane Dynevor is a Trainee Health Worker for Cherbourg Regional Aboriginal and Islander Community Controlled Health Services (CRAICCHS). He made…

Sandra’s sage advice

Sandra Erwin is an Aboriginal Health Worker in Mitchell in Western Queensland. She made the choice to get vaccinated against…

Northern Peninsula Mayor leading the community on the vaccination journey

North Peninsula Area Regional Council Mayor Patricia Yusia made the choice to get her COVID-19 vaccination to be part of…

Torres Health veteran Uncle Phillip is a keen vaccine warrior

Uncle Phillip Bowie, Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors for Torres Health wanted the community to know that COVID-19 isn’t going…

Charleville broadcaster sets the record straight about vaccines

Luke Robinson is a proud Bidjara man and Traditional Owner in Charleville in South-West Queensland. As the Acting Manager of the Bidjara Media and Broadcasting 4RR FM…

Community can’t afford to be complacent

Stephanie Saunders is a proud Yidinji woman who hails from the Gordonvale Area and has been an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse at Wuchopperen Health Service for about…

Cairns community vaccination days good for hesitant mob

Dania Ahwang, CEO of Wuchopperen Health Service, got vaccinated because she wants to protect her family and community from COVID-19. Ms Ahwang is…

Yarrabah’s ministry spreads COVID-19 vaccination message

Reverend Leslie Baird is a man who has devoted much of his professional life to the improvement of mob health;…

One in, all in for Pastor Nathan’s mob

Pastor Nathan Seden made the choice to get the COVID-19 jab to protect himself and his family. As a clergyman on Thursday Island…

Get your jab to help others who can’t

Justine Law is an Indigenous Health Project Officer with the North Coast Aboriginal Corporation for Community Health. She made the choice to…

Come on you mob, let’s protect our people

Aunty Elma Lingard is an Elder of the Ewamian People from country around Mt Surprise, Georgetown, Forsayth, and Einasleigh in the savannah land southwest of Cairns. She…

Talk to your GP says Aunty Merle

Aunty Merle Barba is an Elder who has lived in Mackay her whole life. She made the choice to get…

Getting the jab for her grandson

Joanne Tucker took the brave step to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because she loves her grandson more than she feared the…

COVID-19 gonna wipe us out (if you don’t get the jab)

Uncle Reg Williams is an Aboriginal Elder living in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) of Queensland. The born and bred…

Uncle Cheese is COVID-19 protected and proud

Uncle Lawrence ‘Cheese’ Anderson is an Aboriginal Elder and Cultural Coordination Officer in Cunnamulla. As a born and bred local, his deep connections…

No brainer for this entertainer

Roy Kellaway is a podiatrist and diabetes educator who is currently based in South-East Queensland but periodically travels to Cunnamulla to work…

Getting it done to protect Cunnamulla community

Patricia Tanner is a lifelong Cunnamulla resident and Allied Healthcare Coordinator for Cunnamulla Primary Healthcare Centre. She and her colleagues…

Keeping family safe

Roselyn Thomas, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner/Chronic Disease Coordinator with the Cunnamulla Aboriginal Corporation for Health said…

The time is now to get your vaccine

Belinda Jackson is a health worker with Wuchopperen Health Service in Cairns. She was born and raised in Yarrabah and…

Communication is key to keeping mob safe

Haylene Grogan, Chief Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Officer and Deputy Director-General Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Division…

Building trust through vaccination outreach efforts in FNQ

Dr Oscar Whitehead, Medical Lead for the Tropical Public Health Services First Nations COVID-19 Response Team, understands the value of…

Making the choice to get vaccinated

Fully-vaccinated QAIHC staff Policy Officer Andrew Goodman and Communications Officer, Jacob Pagan are helping spread the word to mob about…