Geraldton News

The Geraldton Regional Aboriginal Medical Service (GRAMS) in partnership with The Fred Hollows Foundation and the University of Western Australia (UWA), are opening a new Eye Health Clinic at GRAMS today.

What an incredible day we had at GRAMS for Women's Health Day! On Wednesday 10 May, we had 123 amazing women come through GRAMS Geraldton Clinic to prioritise their health and wellbeing for Women’s Health Day.

GRAMS staff and community members recently completed Certificate II Indigenous Environmental Health Training and they could not be happier with how it all went.

On Thursday 9 March GRAMS held a Kidney Health Day at the Geraldton clinic for World Kidney Day. We had the Midwest Regional Renal Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) team helping us highlight the importance of taking care of your kidneys and getting them checked regularly by a doctor.

GRAMS Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Social and Emotional Wellbeing team, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Health Promotion Officer and Social Support Officer all attended the 6th National Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) Forum in Perth from the 27 February to 3 March 2023.

GRAMS Social Emotional and Wellbeing (SEWB) team attended Champion Bay Senior High School’s Mental Health Expo on Wednesday 22 February. The aim of the Expo was to highlight the importance of mental health and introduce students to local services. Over 14 local services attended, providing activities to students that promote good mental health.

Thanks to all that attended GRAMS URITE Day in Geraldton!

Last Friday 17 February GRAMS Social & Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) team had a stall set up at the Rocks Laneway for Ochre Ribbon Week. Organisations from around Geraldton came together to raise awareness of the impacts of domestic and family violence.

This week is Sexual Health Week! To raise awareness GRAMS set up a display at the Geraldton clinic for Valentine’s Day on Tuesday 14 February.

Last Thursday, The Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) and the Suicide Prevention Coordinator Maxine Ryder and Gwen Rakabula attended the consultation workshop.

The Geraldton Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) team has teamed up with Sky Box Studio to deliver a four-week boxing program for the Deadly Sista Girlz from Champion Bay Senior High School.

Thank you to everyone who came along to the 2022 NAIDOC Ball at the QEII Centre in Geraldton. It was a great night with a Welcome to Country by Derek Councillor and live music by Henry & Ranahl Band.

Join us for the 2022 Elders Christmas Lunch!

Make sure you’re in it for the long haul and around longer for family and friends.

Last Tuesday 30th September, David Batty (Suicide Prevention CLO) from GRAMS facilitated a Red Dust Healing workshop with seven employees from AVIVO Geraldton. AVIVO provides care services for people who need support due to disability, ageing or mental ill-health.

Last week, GRAMS hosted the annual NAIDOC Elders Luncheon at The Geraldton Multipurpose Centre. Celebrating NAIDOC Week with the members of our community is one of our yearly highlights. With a total of 74 people in attendance, the event had a variety of activities for the Elders to enjoy such as free haircuts, massages, gifts, raffles, and a delicious lunch.

GRAMS partnered with Desert Blue Connect, Radio Mama, Act Belong Commit, WA Police and the Shire of Morawa to deliver the 2022 Midwest NAIDOC event to celebrate the achievement, history, and rich culture of the First Nations people.

The GRAMS recently delivered another Red Dust Healing workshop in Carnarvon to promote mental health and wellbeing for men

The National Best Practice Unit (NBPU) visited the GRAMS Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) team on the 21st of June to collaborate on TIS initiatives and the promotion of activities to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use.

GRAMS attended the Rangeway Primary School for the opening of NAIDOC 2022 to promote and educate the students on healthy eating and nutrition.

GRAMS is pleased to announce that our very own Youth Team Leader Nikki Ziatos took out two of the major awards, Aboriginal student of the year and Vocational student of the year.

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

The GRAMS TIS team had a deadly day with Deadly Dan promoting ‘World No Tobacco Day 2022’ at Rocks Laneway, Marine Terrace. This year the theme is “Protect Our Environment” which focuses on the environmental impact that smoking is having on our lands, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health, healthy living, and to protect future generations.

Term 2 started off with a bang for Clontarf Health Checks, with the Deadly Cru attending Champion Bay Senior High School from 27th – 29th of April, to give young boys in years 10, 11, and 12 a health check-up.

The Deadly Cru and Tackle Indigenous Smoking (TIS) teams had the honour of being invited to attend the Midwest Cup organised by the Clontarf Foundation

The Youth Outreach Team (Deadly Cru) and Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) have exciting news. We have partnered with the Deadly Sista Girlz to administer health checks for girls at Champion Bay Senior High School.

The Youth Outreach team (Deadly Cru) is proud to partner with Clontarf to engage with youth and promote healthy habits and behaviours.

Angie Park from GRAMS recently became the Justice of the Peace in Geraldton.