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First Peoples' Health and Wellbeing

Locality: Thomastown, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9070 8181

Address: 317-319 High Street 3074 Thomastown, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.firstpeopleshealthandwellbeing.org.au

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25.01.2022 2 years ago today Karinda Taylor started her journey with FPHW from a board member, to chairperson to our incredible and inspiring CEO! We are so grateful for your leadership Karinda, Thank you https://www.facebook.com/firstpeopleshealthandwellbeing/posts/541149393024919

25.01.2022 We are on the look out for an awesome Clinical Psychologist to join our team at Frankston. If this sounds like you or someone you know send us an email at [email protected]

25.01.2022 11 new cases in the last 24 hours! Together we can get this down to 0 Just a little bit longer, we got this!

24.01.2022 R U OK Day at our Frankston Site Check in with your friends and family today and everyday #weareinthistogether #ruokday2020

24.01.2022 We are still testing for COVID-19 in Thomastown, we have had the question raised "can I come to get tested if you are more than 5km away from my home?" The answer is yes, you can travel more than 5km away for work, medical care and care giving. Please call to book an appointment 9070 8181 Our team are gentle, caring, respectful and will look after you.

24.01.2022 A big thank you to Vicki Thomas who is displaying over 20 pieces of her art at our Frankston clinic. Today she dropped in and checked them out. Vicki is a proud Trawlwoolway woman and an amazing artist. Thanks again Vicki @art_works_by_vicki

23.01.2022 A few of our incredible covid team

23.01.2022 Job Opportunity - Thomastown - General Practitioner

22.01.2022 Melbourne Museum’s digital exhibition "One Year On" has launched today. Click the link to read First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing’s COVID response and reflections, one year on... https://museumsvictoria.com.au//first-peoples-health-and-/

22.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC week Mob. This years theme is: Always Was, Always Will Be. This year, NAIDOC is being celebrated in November from the 8th - 15th due to COVID-19. NAIDOC week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range o...f activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. To kick off our NAIDOC working week, we are attending a virtual flag raising ceremony. Let us know in the comments, what you are doing to start your NAIDOC week celebrations. See more

22.01.2022 Congratulations to Kamala Harris, the first woman to become Vice President

21.01.2022 Super excited to welcome Jebrina Close to our Thomastown team as our newest Medical Administration Officer. Hey Everyone, My name is Jebrina, I’m a proud Gunditjmara woman. My role here at First People’s is Medical Administration Officer at the Thomastown Clinic. I have worked in the Administration sector for 3 years now and have loved every bit of it. My previous years I have worked in Aboriginal Organisations and love working for my community and love doing everything I can to help out our Community as much as I can. I look forward to working in my role as Medical Administration Officer, and I hope to help all my community out that are visiting First People’s as much as I can.

21.01.2022 Thanks to the Frankston Revitalisation Board, First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing is excited to design a social enterprise cafe offering jobs and training opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mob. Any cafe name suggestions??...

19.01.2022 Hey you mob, Yarra Valley water has sent out advice for potential water quality issues for drinking water in 88 suburbs due to electrical damage caused by storms overnight. Click the link to check if yours or your families drinking water is affected and keep informed of the latest updates. https://www.yvw.com.au/drinking-water-advice

18.01.2022 We’d love to feature your art at either our Frankston or Thomastown clinic, or both! Can be offered for sale or display only. To find out more email [email protected] or give us a ring 90708181

18.01.2022 Our deadly new addition to our Thomastown clinic, absolutely in love with @salty_one_here incredible artwork, thank you so much

16.01.2022 Please welcome Jessica Gavin to our Frankston team My name is Jessica Gavin I’m a proud Garrwa woman. I grew up in both the Northern Territory and down here on the Mornington Peninsula.... I am excited to be joining First People’s Health and Wellbeing as the Practice Nurse at the Frankston clinic. I love working with our local Indigenous community, my passion areas are mental health and wellbeing as well as Indigenous women and children’s health. I have previously worked with the Mornington Peninsula Shire in their Warringinee group, as their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Access Officer, and in the Northern Territory as a student Registered Nurse. I am looking forward to being a part of the deadly team here at FPHW Frankston.

16.01.2022 Please join us in welcoming Izzy Howard! Our newest Site Manager and Registered Nurse at our Frankston site. Hi everyone. My names Izzy and I am a proud Jaadwa woman. I was born in Mount Waverly, lived overseas when I was little and now reside in Bayside with my partner.... I am excited to be joining First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing as the Site Manager of the Frankston clinic. I am a registered nurse specialising in cancer care, women’s health and Aboriginal health. I also have completed a Masters of Health Administration from La Trobe University. I have previously work at Monash Health, VACCHO, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV). I’m looking forward to being part of the Frankston clinic and delivering great healthcare to community. Stay safe!

16.01.2022 Here are the most common questions I have been asked about restrictions being renewed today and my own plain English answers in my own words. 1. ‘Is this a tw...elve month lockdown’? No. Renewing the State of Emergency continues the ability to extend basic restrictions past mid September, including the power to keep us safe by isolating Covid-19 positive people, wear face coverings and limit numbers at gatherings. It is NOT extending stage four restrictions. That is legislated under ‘State of Disaster’ not ‘State of Emergency’ powers. Enforcing social distancing and limiting the spread of this virus will end this crisis and get us back to work and school sooner. 2. ‘I was told this is extending stage four lockdown and it will give the Premier uncontrolled power’? No, it isn’t, and no it doesn’t. We are extending the ‘state of emergency’, which we have operated with since March and will need in the near future. It simply means the Chief Health Officer will have the power to enforce social distancing and mask wearing. If you want to, you could think of it as ‘state of emergency’ legislation being stage 3 and ‘state of disaster’ legislation which is not being changed as being related to stage 4. 3. ‘Will this increase the current ‘lockdown’ or change the restrictions in place’? No. It renews existing health directions protecting you and your family from covid and the people who refuse to wear masks or isolate. The virus isn’t going to just disappear next month, until we find a vaccine we will be dealing with it in one form or another. 4. ‘Why aren’t other states in a state of emergency’? They are, just like Victoria. Basically, most other Australian states have legislation that allows them to renew a state of emergency an unlimited number of times to enforce people to wear masks and isolate. Victoria’s legislation does not allow for this and expires in September, even though we will still need people to wear face coverings and take precautions. To be consistent with other states we need to change this and extend the state of emergency, just like they have. For context, whilst Victoria just needs the power to ensure people wear masks, where necessary, Western Australia currently have the power to make every person in quarantine wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. 5. ‘When will kids go back to school?’ Extending the state of emergency legislation does not determine when kids go back to school. That decision will be made, as it always has been, based on the Chief Health Officers advice. 6. ‘What’s the alternative to renewing the State of Emergency’? Not great. We will have no restrictions to protect our health workers, our community and you from this deadly virus. Frankly, we will have no restrictions to protect you from those who don’t care about spreading it, those who don’t believe that COVID exists and those who just don’t care that your family members could become ill and die. In my opinion, all our hard work will be undone and our cases will skyrocket. This is about saving lives and keeping people safe, nothing more, nothing less.

14.01.2022 The finished products, we hope you love them as much as we do

14.01.2022 Fighting COVID together, but we have been fighting for 65,000+ years #alwayswasalwayswillbe #fphw #NAIDOC #proud #standstrong

13.01.2022 Happy Birthday to Elli!! We wish you the best for today and everyday Love FPHW!!

13.01.2022 Yesterday our Frankston team celebrated NAIDOC Week with an art session and delicious catering by @cooeecafe Always was, Always will be Aboriginal Land. #NAIDOC #NAIDOCWeek #2020 #AlwayswasAlwayswillbe #FPHW

12.01.2022 You may have noticed that our online booking options have changed on our website. Thanks to telehealth you can still book with your preferred GP regardless of whether they work from Thomastown or Frankston. If you need assistance please ring our deadly staff on 03 90708181, we are always here to help! https://www.firstpeopleshealthandwellbeing.org.au/

11.01.2022 EMH has released some new pages to the I Am Deadly set. A great way to speak with kids about their strengths while also learning some Yorta Yorta animal words.... Loving the frog. Acknowledgement and thanks to Jaara Andy, Melbourne based Yorta Yorta woman for the artwork. You can find downloads https://www.emhaws.org.au/i-am-deadly-2 for the set. See more

11.01.2022 Happy Birthday to Kirra!! We wish you the best for today and everyday Love FPHW!!

10.01.2022 We will get through this together. Thank you to all the staff at First Peoples' Health and Wellbeing for your ongoing commitment, hard work and courage working on the front line. We couldn't be any prouder of you all. A heart felt message from the team, we stay at work for you, please stay at home for us. ... Thank you to Uncle Kutcha Edwards for sharing your beautiful music - "I thank you" Album - Blak & Blu.

10.01.2022 Please be advised both clinics are closed today due to staff training. We will be open on Monday, for all bookings head to our website to book online. Thank you

09.01.2022 Community helping community. FPHW Frankston team enjoyed assisting Nairm Marr Djambana today with the grazing platters for the Frankston/Mornington Peninsula NAIDOC (online) awards. Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you NMD for allowing us to be apart of the awards. Our team really felt a sense of pride and connection to the community. #NAIDOCWeek2020

09.01.2022 Today we installed some decals by Yarli Creative in collaboration with Little Rae Prints We are pretty impressed with our handy work!

08.01.2022 2020 has been tough and our team have been working hard to keep community well. To thank our team, First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing Board and Senior Leadership Team sent out care packages filled with amazing goodies. We are super proud of our FPHW Family and also proud to be supporting deadly Aboriginal businesses in our care packages

08.01.2022 R U OK day yarning circle at our Thomastown site today, checking in with everyone in your life is important not just today, but every day. #ruokday2020 #ruokeveryday #yougotthis #hereforyou

08.01.2022 What an impressive Aboriginal leadership team we have, here is a photo from our executive team meeting this morning, plans for frankston reopening, welcoming our new Frankston Site Manager Izzy and lots of other exciting news to come! Watch this space!

07.01.2022 Please welcome Kirra Campbell to our Frankston team as our newest Medical Administration Officer. Hello Everyone! My name is Kirra Campbell. I’m a proud Wemba Wemba woman. I was born and raised in Swan Hill, Victoria. ... I’ve lived on the Mornington Peninsula with my 2 young girls for the last 4 years. We love living down here and have found our home within the community. I’m really proud to be a part of the team here at Frankston as the newest Medical Administration Officer. I’m looking forward to growing and learning all I can from the team & I’m very excited to be working within the Aboriginal community. I hope to be a friendly, familiar face for our people!

01.01.2022 Today our Thomastown clinic mob celebrated NAIDOC week with highly recommended incredible food by Mabu Mabu which included kangaroo skewers with saltbush chimichurri, kangaroo sausage rolls with house bush tomato sauce, Island marinated chicken wings with house sriracha, gnocchi cup with warrigal greens pesto & Mini cannoli biscuits with a sweet native fruit and cream filling We also painted some wooden chopping boards and had an awards ceremony, to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements and hard work of all our staff

01.01.2022 Today's Thomastown on-site team