RED LILY HEALTH BOARD ABORIGINAL CORPORATION

The Red Lily Health Board Aboriginal Corporation (RLHB) was formed in 2011 to empower Aboriginal people of the West Arnhem region to address the health issues they face through providing leadership and governance in the development of quality, effective primary health care services, with a long-term vision of establishing a regional Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service.

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional owners, elders past present and emerging. We respect the connections to the lands and water which we live and work, we recognise the authentic artwork of Aboriginal people through their stories and cultural expressions.

 

It is with great sadness that Red Lily Health Board announces the passing of our Deputy Chair, Ngarridj in Darwin on Saturday 11th March 2023. He was comfortable at the end with his partner, Marcia, and family in attendance.

Ngarridj was a founding member of the Health Board in 2011 and worked tirelessly toward the goal of achieving community control of primary health services in West Arnhem since then. Despite advancing poor health he continued to bring his wisdom, strength and focus on the goals of the Board to each meeting and encouraged all colleagues, staff and community members to stay together and keep moving toward those goals.

We know he also held offices in other organisations that affected his community in some way and are proud to have been a part of his efforts to make life better for all in Kakadu and beyond in the region of West Arnhem.

His vision is shared by the remaining Board and they are comforted that he was able to see the beginnings of the reality of his dream as Red Lily began to transition health centres to community control in 2021. He will forever be part of Red Lily and we honour him as we maintain progress in working together for better health in West Arnhem.

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RED LILY HEAD OFFICE (Jabiru)
Phone: (08) 8979 9900

 

MINJILANG HEALTH CENTRE 
Phone: (08) 8979 0229
 

 

WARRUWI HEALTH CENTRE 
Phone: (08) 8979 0500

 

 

DARWIN CORPORATE OFFICE 
Phone: 08 7925 0021
 

THE LOGO FOR RED LILY HEALTH WAS PAINTED BY ROBERT NARMANYILK AND IT REPRESENTS:

TWO MOIETIES YIRRIDJA AND DHUWA, THE MOIETIES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO EACH OTHER IN HEALTH, CEREMONIES, EDUCATION AND WELL BEING, THE RED LILY REPRESENTS THE FOOD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Lily Health is funded by NT Health, Australian Government Department of Health, NT Primary Health Network (NT PHN) & Kakadu West Arnhem Social Trust (KWAST).

 Red Lily Health is supported by Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT) & Top End Health Service (NT Government).

RED LILY HEALTH BOARD  ABN: 45827246402      ICN: 7558       Phone: 08 8979 9900       Email: admin@redlily.org.au   Mailing: PO Box 95 Jabiru NT 0886