Aboriginal Health Unit
Hunter New England Local Health District have a dedicated workforce aimed to increase the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our District to ensure that Aboriginal health is everyone's business. HNE Health workforce encompasses Aboriginal Health Workers, clinical and program staff and management. Some of these staff are based within the Aboriginal Health Unit.
The Aboriginal Health Unit is committed to improving the health and well-being of Aboriginal people by ensuring that:
- Appropriate community engagement takes place
- The incidence of the issue raised, is significant in the population
- The issue is important to Aboriginal people
- There is potential for positive impact for intervention
- An opportunity to build capacity is provided
The Aboriginal Health Unit works with all Health Services, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, Primary Health Networks and other key stakeholders from local, state and federal organisations.
Contact Us
Area Director Aboriginal Health
| Tony Martin | Wallsend Health Campus, Ground Floor Booth Building Longworth Avenue, Wallsend 2287 | Phone: (02) 4924 6376 Fax: (02) 4924 6456 Email: Tony.Martin@health.nsw.gov.au |
Administrative Assistant
| Cheryl McGregor | Wallsend Health Campus, Ground Floor Booth Building Longworth Avenue, Wallsend 2287 | Phone: (02) 4924 6070 Fax: (02) 4924 6456 Email: Cheryl.Mcgregor@health.nsw.gov.au |
Aboriginal Chronic Care
| Sharyn Tyter Senior Program Manager | 4 Bean Street, Wallsend NSW 2287 | Phone: (02) 4924 6645 Email: Sharyn.Tyter@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Rose Wadwell Practice Development Officer, Aboriginal Chronic Care | Regional Office 7 Bligh Street Tamworth | Phone: (02) 6763 7432 Email: rose.wadwell@health.nsw.gov.au |
Aboriginal Health Performance Improvement Program
| Aimee Smith Program Manager | Wallsend Health Campus, Ground Floor Booth Building Longworth Avenue Wallsend NSW 2287 | Phone: (02) 4924 6329 Email: Aimee.Smith@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Stacey Simpson Project Officer, | Singleton Hospital | Phone: (02) 6571 9363 Email: Stacey.simpson@health.nsw.gov.au |
Hunter Valley, Lower Hunter & Lower Mid North Coast Sectors (Maitland, Cessnock, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Taree, Forster and surrounds)
| Susan Mulyk Manager Aboriginal Health | PO Box 154 Cessnock 2325 | Phone: (02) 4991 0354 Fax: (02) 4991 0557 Email: Susan.Mulyk@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Michelle Wilkes Aboriginal Health Worker | Taree Community Health Centre | Phone: (02) 6592 9313 Email: michelle.wilkes@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Elliott (Ness) Stewart Senior Aboriginal Health Worker | Forster Community Health Centre | Phone: (02) 6539 6355 Email: Elliott.stewart@health.nsw.gov.au |
Tablelands and Peel East Sectors (Tamworth, Armidale, Inverell, Glen Innes and surrounds)
| Lynette Lackay Manager Aboriginal Health | Swanbrook Road Inverell 2360 | Phone: (02) 672 19634 Fax: (02) 672 1958 Email: Lynette.Lackay@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Janice Cutmore Aboriginal Health Worker | Inverell Community Centre | Phone: (02) 672 19635 Email: Janice.cutmore@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Mandy Cutmore Aboriginal Health Worker | Armidale Community Health Centre | Phone: (02) 677 69600 Email: mandy.cutmore@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Vickie Brandy, Aboriginal Health Worker | Tamworth Community Health Centre | Phone: (02) 676 77575 Email: Vickie.brandy@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Julia Morgillo, Aboriginal Health Worker | Glen Innes Community Health Centre | Phone: (02) 673 90147 Email: Julia.morgillo@health.nsw.gov.au |
Mehi and Peel West Sectors (Moree, Narrabri, Toomelah, Boggabilla, Gunnedah, Quirindi and surrounds)
| Candice Dahlstrom Manager Aboriginal Health | PO Box 138 Moree 2400 | Phone: (02) 6757 0307 Fax: (02) 6751 1607 Email: Candice.Dahlstrom@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Nicol Connor Aboriginal Health Worker | Quirindi Community Health Centre | Phone: (02) 6746 0248 Email: nicol.connor@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Alwyn Duke Aboriginal Health Worker Chronic Disease | Frome Street, Moree | Phone: (02) 6757 0303 Email: Alwyn.duke@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Paul Duncan Aboriginal Health Worker | Frome Street Moree | Phone: (02) 6757 0304 Email: paul.duncan@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Lisa Tighe Aboriginal Health Worker | Frome Street Moree | Phone: (02) 6757 0302 Email: lisa.tighe@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Louise Morris Aboriginal Health Practitioner | Narrabri Community Health Centre | Phone: 0429 100 801 Email: louise.morris@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Angela Knox Aboriginal Health Worker | Narrabri Community Health Centre | Phone: 0436 005 365 Email: angela.knox@health.nsw.gov.au |
| June McCauley Aboriginal Health Worker | Gunnedah Community Health Centre | Phone: (02) 6741 8111 Email: june.hurley@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Gordon ‘Carl’ McGrady, Community Development Facilitator Toomelah/Boggabilla | Toomelah Community Health Centre | Phone: (07) 4671 9705 Email: gordon.mcgrady@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Johanne Wilson, Clinical Nurse Specialist | Toomelah Community Health | Phone: (07) 4671 9701 Email: Johanne.wilson@health.nsw.gov.au |
Greater Newcastle Sector, (Newcastle, Port Stephens, Lake Macquarie and surrounds)
| Leonie Garvey | Wallsend Health Campus, Walker Building Longworth Avenue Wallsend 2287 | Phone: (02) 492 46414 Fax: (02) 492 46324 Email: Leonie.Garvey@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Christa Smith Aboriginal Health Worker | covering Lake Macquarie | Phone: 4924 6607 Email: ChristaLeeMay.Smith@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Thomas Croft Aboriginal Health Worker | covering Greater Newcastle | Phone: 4924 6072 |
| Lilli Holmes Aboriginal Health Worker | covering Port Stephens | Phone: 4924 6073 |