top of page
kate-mclean-9Q6NzzGX3Ls-unsplash.jpg

Our Speakers

Timmy Duggan OAM

Founder

Hoops 4 Health

Belinda Field

Chief Executive Officer

Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal services

Sherry Holzapfel

Executive Director

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Renelle Gondarra

Community Health Worker

Miwatj

Dr Michael Barton

Executive Principle of Djarragun College

Ngak Min Health

Rebecca McLean

TrialHub Communications Manager

VIC, Alfred Health

Hon. Rebecca White MP

Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care, Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health, Assistant Minister for Women

Janit Stajic

Research Fellow

University of Queensland Poche Centre for Indigenous Health

Lauren Williams

Program Manager, First Nations Training Pathways Programs

Metro North Health

Sarah Lance

Culture Care Connect Coordinator

Miwatj

Karen Reys

Founder

Ceed Healing

Ian McLachlan

Business Development Manager, Communicare

Telstra Health

Nicole Turner

Chief Executive Officer

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW

Phillip Williams

Senior Health Promotion Coordinator

Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW

David Reeve (DrPH)

Health Systems Manager

Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT)

Audrey Deemal

Chairperson; Advisor

Ngak Min Health; Cape York Partnerships

Marion Dwyer

Senior Program Officer

Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Council

Vickie Parry

Chief Executive Officer

Barang Regional Alliance

Graham ‘Buzz’ Bidstrup

Chief Executive Officer

Uncle Jimmy Thumps Up!

Rotona Martin

Advanced Indigenous Health Worker, Tuberculosis Control Unit

Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service

Charmaine Nicholls

General Manager

Ngak Min Health

Petina Fry

Senior Physiotherapist; Allied Health Workforce Development Officer – Identified

Beaudesert Hospital; EDAH Eight Mile Plains

CONTACT US

Level 12, 2 Bulletin Place,
Sydney, 2000
Phone: +61 2 8378 4334
Email Us

Aventedge acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Australian Aboriginal flag
Torres Strait Islander Flag

SUPPORTED BY:

Aventedge logo white

The 2025 Closing the Gap on Indigenous Health Forum is now CPD Accredited. Attendees will receive 7 points per day, with a certificate immediately following the event.

CPD approved event logo

Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy

© 2025 Aventedge. All rights reserved.

bottom of page