Working together
Gold Coast Health is committed to improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by providing visible, culturally safe and capable care. Partner organisations play an essential role in ensuring a collaborative approach to improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our region.
Our First Nations Health Equity approach is underpinned by representation, leadership and shared decision-making with Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples to change the current power balance and create a health system free from racism and discrimination.
What's on
Check out our Calendar of Events from October to December 2025, featuring Gold Coast Health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs, services, cultural, and community activities. Explore the full calendar to see what’s happening and get involved.
NAIDOC WEEK 2025
Gold Coast Health celebrated National NAIDOC Week (6–13 July), with this year's theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy,” reinforced our commitment to health equity and cultural safety for future generations.
More than 3500 staff, patients, and community members joined in the celebrations across the health service and community that honoured culture, strengthened connections, and celebrated the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
🎉 Community Event
As a platinum sponsor, Gold Coast Health proudly supported more than 2500 community members to celebrate NAIDOC Week at the Carrara Sports Precinct.
This event was collaboratively delivered by the Gold Coast NAIDOC Events Organising Committee, including Kalwun Development Corporation, Gold Coast Health, and more than 15 key stakeholders.
The celebration brought the community together, with more than 40 stallholders showcasing programs, services and cultural activities, creating a vibrant and inclusive space to honour and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
🌿 Culture Therapy: moving meditation workshops at GCH
More than 100 staff, patients and community members participated in a Moving Meditation workshop with Lann Levinge at Robina Hospital and Gold Coast University Hospital.
The sessions highlighted how Culture Therapy can relieve, treat and heal.
Lann shared a powerful moment from using Culture Therapy in Intensive Care Unit with a First Nations patient, showing the strength of cultural practice in healthcare.
NAIDOC Week Exhibition: The Next Generation
The Creative Health Hub brings health and wellbeing to life through the arts at Gold Coast Health.
For NAIDOC Week, the team hosted the Next Generation art exhibition at Banyahrmabah, Tugun Satellite Health Centre, showcasing four First Nations artist, two who are staff and two community members.
Call for Artists and Musicians
Want to exhibit or be part of our creative programs? Email GCH.CreativeHealth@health.qld.gov.au.
ADVANCING AND ACCELERATING FIRST NATIONS HEALTH EQUITY
Gold Coast Health is committed to creating a health system that is more inclusive, culturally capable, and focused on achieving health equity for Frist Nations people, as detailed in the GCHHS First Nations Health Equity Strategy.
To mark National Close the Gap Day in 2025, our First Nations Healthy Equity team hosted two successful staff forums. These united Gold Coast Health staff, Elders, and community organisations to share the important First Nations Health Equity initiatives underway across Gold Coast Health, celebrate progress, share success stories, and spark ideas to advance health equity.
National Close the Gap Day encourages all Australians to take meaningful action to attain the national goal of life expectancy parity by 2031.
Close the Gap Day History
The Close the Gap campaign arose in response to Professor Tom Calma’s Social Justice Report (2005) which challenged governments to bring about health equality within a generation. Learn more about the history of Close the Gap, click here.
