Holistic health care, with a focus on clinical service and wellbeing programs.
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Moorundi Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) deliver a comprehensive range of primary health care services to their communities. Located in Murray Bridge, Victor Harbor and Raukkan, they proivde culturally sensitive and holistic healthcare. Moorundi ACCHS offers a wide range of services tailored to meet the unique health needs of Indigenous Australians.
Services offered by Moorundi ACCHS:
Clinics & Allied Health - with a focus on:
- Preventative Health
- Chronic Disease Management
- Traditional Healing
- GP Clinics
- Aborginal Health Practitioners
- Team Care Arrangement
- Access to Counselling Services
- Transport to the Clinic
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Integrated Care Team (ITC)
The ITC program is designed to help you take control of your chronic disease so you can enjoy your life.
A chronic disease is a disease that you have for a long time (present for at last 6 months) which may affect your ability to do your daily tasks makes it harder for you to enjoy your life.
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Becoming Strong Children Team
Services include:
Together Our Children Succeed
- Develop a strong and engaging connection between the education institution and the target groups, and the target groups within the communities, including pre-school students through to, and including, year 12.
- Increase school attendance.
- Improve literacy and numeracy skills.
- Increase year 12 attainment.
- Deliver services in Murray Bridge, Raukkan, Meningie, Tailem Bend, Mannum and other regional locations.
Po:rlar Ka:ngkun Tainkuwalun (PKT) - Children Laughing and Playing
PKT supports Aboriginal families with children aged 0 – 7 years. The program services the Murray Bridge and Coorong regions. It is an outreach based and family focused service. In a friendly environment, the program provides an opportunity for Aboriginal families/caregivers to learn about the role that childhood development plays in school readiness. The program supports Aboriginal families, with pre-school children, to prepare for engagement with, and attendance at school.
What does this service provide?
- Mobile playgroups.
- Special events.
- Themed activities including, food, cultural events and festive occasions.
- Provide support for transitioning to kindergarten or school.
- Linking with other support services.
- Home based support.
- No referral required.
What to expect:
- No cost.
- Healthy snacks provided.
- Continues during school holidays.
- Embraces the Aboriginal culture.
- Provides an opportunity for learning and childhood development through play.
- Positive role modelling.
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Healing Our Spirit
Tumbetun Namawi mi:wi (Healing Our Spirit):
- Bringing the Community Together through group events and programs.
- Holistic Health, focusing on the emotional effect on health and well being.
- Social and Emotional Well Being Counselling.
- Mental Health support and management.
- Alcohol And Other Drugs Counselling.
- We encourage programs that link Language and Culture with Social & Emotional Wellbeing.
- Event Organisation - NAIDOC, Reconciliation, Sorry Day and others..
- Trauma informed and person centred care, working with the whole family to achieve the best outcomes.
- Yarning Groups.
- A “Wrap around” service that can link into other Moorundi services.
- Partnering with other services in our region to ensure our Community get the best care, for example joint programs with Headspace.
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The Nungas Community Gym
Located at 124 Adelaide Road, Murray Bridge where Ngopamuldi Aboriginal Corporation is.
The facility has everything you need including cardio equipment, strength machines & free weights.
Moorundi ACCHS is more than a healthcare provider; it's a dedicated partner in the pursuit of improved health and quality of life for the Aboriginal community. With unwavering commitment to cultural respect, preventive care, and community engagement, they work tirelessly to nurture a healthier and more resilient future for Indigenous Australians. For further information into the programs and services they offer, you can visit their website.
Mob Strong Debt Help is a free nationwide legal advice and financial counselling service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff out of the Financial Rights Legal Centre, Mob Strong Debt Help specialises in consumer financers (such as credit cards, pay day loans and car loans), banking, debt recovery, and insurance (including car, home, life and funeral insurance).
They have information on a list of topics including:
- Energy & Water
- Phone & Internet
- Money Problems
- Debt
- Funeral Products
- Car Problems
- Housing
- Super & Insurance
You can call the Mob Strong Debt Helpline on 1800 808 488, 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday.
Mobile Assistance Patrol (MAP) transports individuals who are vulnerable, under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, and at risk of harm or being involved in anti-social behaviour, minimising the contact with the justice system.
The target group is inclusive to:
- Adults
- Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
- Aboriginal people who are visitors to the Adelaide inner city and parklands.
Priority
- South Australian Police sites within the CBD
The following services will be considered for priority pick-up locations
- Whitmore Square, in front of St Luke’s Church (referred by Detox)
- North Terrace OTR), (referred by Hindley Street Police Station or SAPOL on North Terrace)
- Non Metro Police sites
- West Terrace, Park 23
Geographical Coverage
- Inner Adelaide and the surrounding parkland areas.
- Transportation from inner Adelaide to the broader Metropolitan areas limited to:
– Smithfield in the Northern Suburbs
– Port Noarlunga in the southern suburbs
– Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills
- Clients are not to be transported from metropolitan Adelaide into the inner city of Adelaide at any time.
Service Limitation
- MAP is not a replacement for calling a Taxi
- House to house transportation is not provided
- Transportation from Adelaide metropolitan areas to the inner Adelaide city area is not provided.
Last pick up is at 11pm
My Money Dream is for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Learners aged 16-60 to increase good money habits and build financial prosperity.
It is an online financial literacy education program built from a successful 10-year face-to-face program with First Nations communities. Learners can access the modules for free as many times as they like over a year, through sponsored licences provided by organisations and donors.
My Money dream provides an online portal to 5 core learning modules, which share knowledge from First Nation's perspectives that provide useful strategies for building wealth and wellbeing through money:
- Culture and the economy
- Where are you now?
- Reducing expenses and eliminating debt
- Smart savings
- Automating your finances
Ninko supports Aboriginal families in the South of Adelaide including Onkaparinga, Marion, Holdfast Bay, Mitcham, Burnside City Council and women from rural and remote areas. Providing emergency accommodation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children who are having a hard time at home because of violence.
Ninko provide:
- Safe supported accommodation.
- Yarning and support through difficult times.
- Links with other services that can support you.
- Support and referrals for financial and legal matters.
- Looking at long-term housing options.
- Helping your children through difficult times.
- Connecting children and adults to education and training.
- Groups for women and children.
Nunga Mi:Minar is a not for profit specialist service supporting women and their children who are living with, or escaping family violence.
With over 40 years of sector experience, their uniqueness is that their service is governed, managed and delivered by Aboriginal women for Aboriginal women and their children.
They work alongside their women and children so that their lives are safe and happy, where their dignity is respected in a supported environment.
Services offered:
- Counselling
- Accommodation assistance
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culturally appropriate support
- Information and referrals
- Advocacy
- Legal information and referrals
- Outreach services
Pangula Mannamurna is located in Mount Gambier, the land of the Boandik people. Culture and language are being revitalized, and our name Pangula Mannamurna comes from the Bunganditj language. Pangula means place where a Doctor or Healer can be found and Mannamurna means joining hands. Together Pangula Mannamurna is a place where you would find Healing and where they work in partnership with others to address health and wellbeing issues. Pangula Mannamurna is contributing to strengthening Aboriginal culture across the region the Healing Circles work.
Available services:
CLINIC
INTEGRATED TEAM CARE
TACKLING INDIGENOUS SMOKING
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
OUTREACH
MIDWIFE
SCALE-C RESEARCH PROJECT
SMS4DeadlyDads is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dads, supporting them in their role as fathers and fathers-to-be and increases awareness of their influence on baby’s brain development.
SMS4DeadlyDads sends three short texts a week, designed especially for First Nations dads, until bub turns 1 year old. Messages include simple tips and information sent straight to your phone just when you and your baby needs it.
The messages help you to:
- connect with your bub
- support mum
- and look after yourselves
It is free and dads from all around Australia can join up
Telstra First Nations Connect is a service centre dedicated to helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customers, respecting culture and community.
You can call them if you have any questions about your phone or internet plan.
They have support programs that can help with keeping your phone and internet connected if you find yourself in a difficult situation, such as:
Payment assistance
- Depending on your level of urgency, they have flexible options that can help keep you connected.
Lower income access
- They can keep you connected on a lower income
Domestic and family violence support
- They can help you stay safely connected
Compassionate care
- They can support you through Sorry Business
They can help if they have sold you a phone or an internet plan you did not need or did not understand, or maybe you had no money to buy those things.
If you want to speak to someone in your language, they can access interpreter services for approximately 50 different First Nations languages and dialects.