This page provides information about local Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing services available across East Gippsland. These services are culturally safe, community-led, and designed to support the physical, social, and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Whether you’re looking for medical care, mental health support, or community programs, you’ll find details here on how to access the right support for you and your family.
GEGAC offers a full range of holistic services for Aboriginal people that includes but is not limited to medical, housing, community wellbeing, family support, education, employment and most importantly a place of cultural connection and representation for all Aboriginal people.
GEGAC is located across a number of sites in Bairnsdale, with the main office at 37-53 Dalmahoy Street, Bairnsdale.
Ph: (03) 5150 0700
Medical Reception
Ph: (03) 5150 0760
Visit: https://gegac.org.au/
The Lakes Entrance Aboriginal Health Association (LEAHA) has been developed in partnership with the Aboriginal community of Lakes Entrance to improve access to healthcare.
Click here to learn more about the services the team LEAHA provide or phone 03 5155 8465.
Lake Tyers Health and Children’s Service (LTH&CS) is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation located at Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust in Gippsland, Victoria. LTH&CS aims to provide a wide range of high quality holistic health services free of charge by a team of qualified and experienced professionals and health workers.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers are available and can connect with families through clinical skills, health promotion, cultural brokerage and advocacy.
Ph (03) 5155 8500
Email admin@dn.org.au
Moogji Aboriginal Council is an Aboriginal Controlled Health Organisation providing services in the East Gippsland communities from Nowa Nowa to Genoa.
Moogji Clinic and Community Services
Monday to Thursday 9:00am to 5:00pm
Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm
Moogji Operations Centre and Nursery
Operations Centre (Monday to Friday 7.30am – 3.30pm)
Nursery (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 2.00pm)
Email reception@moogji.com.au
Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service deliver a range of therapeutic, trauma informed general and specialised services and programs aimed at supporting and empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, men, children, youth, Elders, couples and families to have a better understanding of family violence and be able to make decisions to keep them safe.
Ph (03) 4110 2100
Email healingservice@ywahs.org.au
Visit https://ywahs.org.au/
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The Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation (GLaWAC) is the Registered Aboriginal Party that represents the Gunaikurnai people, the Traditional Owners of our Country, as determined by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act, 2006.
GLaWAC was established in 2007 in preparation for the historic settlement between our people and the State of Victoria and was legally recognised by the Federal Court of Australia under the Commonwealth Native Title Act 1993.
Under their Consent Determination the powers were transferred to the State to enter into a Recognition Settlement Agreement (RSA) under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010.
They are the Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC) for the Gunaikurnai people and claim area, as outlined in the agreement, providing joint management of 14 parks and reserves within the State. They have a membership of more than 700 Traditional Owners, all of whom have proven their ancestral links to one of 25 Apical Ancestors registered in the Native Title Consent Determination.
Visit https://gunaikurnai.org/
This is an archival website that shares the cross-cultural legacy of the Lakes Entrance-based Wurinbeena arts company 2002-2022.
It celebrates the richness of First Nations artistic and cultural expression through stories, films and collaborative art works.
These works were created by the Wurinbeena artists, local Elders and the broader community as a legacy for current and future generations.
https://www.wurinbeena.org.au/
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country and honour their Elders, past, present and future.
We advise First Nations People that this website may contain images or names of people who are deceased.
