Petina Fry
Allied Health Workforce Development Officer - Identified
Metro South Health
Petina Fry is a proud Torres Strait Islander and Waanyi woman who works as an identified Allied Health Workforce Development Officer for Metro South Health. Petina has 13 years' experience as a clinical Physiotherapist with a Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management. Her role as an identified WDO involves strategically strengthening and supporting the First Nations workforce from established First Nations work entry pathways to the wider Allied Health First Nations workforce.
Sessions
Day 1
2.30
Yarning Circles
A: Deadly career pathways for allied health: Join Petina Fry as she unpacks the initiative at Metro South Health designed to strengthen cultural leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health staff and grow the First Nations workforce within culturally safe workplaces.
Petina Fry, Allied Health Workforce Development Officer - Identified, Metro South Health
B: Rainbow Mob Are My Mob: Best Practice Model of Rainbow Mob Inclusion in ACCOs
This best practice model was designed for ACCOs to increase Rainbow Mob inclusion in their organisations, meet their LGBTQIASB+ safety compliance requirements and align to the Rainbow Tick accreditation standards. Learn more about how the model was made and how it can be used in your organisation.
Natalie Bassett-Bokic, Senior Accreditation Officer (Inclusion & Diversity), Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
Dan Powell, LGBTIQ First Nations Senior Project Coordinator, Rainbow Health Australia, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University; 2025 Victorian NAIDOC Pride Award Winner
C: Wellbeing workshop: Join this session to connect with culture and each other as you explore strategies to promote wellbeing for yourself and those around you.
Day 2
1.55
Yarning Circles
A: Deadly career pathways for allied health: Join Petina Fry as she unpacks the initiative at Metro South Health designed to strengthen cultural leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander allied health staff and grow the First Nations workforce.
Petina Fry, Allied Health Workforce Development Officer - Identified, Metro South Health
B: Rainbow Mob Are My Mob: Best Practice Model of Rainbow Mob Inclusion in ACCOs
This best practice model was designed for ACCOs to increase Rainbow Mob inclusion in their organisations, meet their LGBTQIASB+ safety compliance requirements and align to the Rainbow Tick accreditation standards. Learn more about how the model was made and how it can be used in your organisation.
Natalie Bassett-Bokic, Senior Accreditation Officer (Inclusion & Diversity), Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
Dan Powell, LGBTIQ First Nations Senior Project Coordinator, Rainbow Health Australia, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University; 2025 Victorian NAIDOC Pride Award Winner
C: Wellbeing workshop: Join this session to connect with culture and each other as you explore strategies to promote wellbeing for yourself and those around you.