Nunga Carers Banner created: Trevor Bromley

The Story told by the Nunga Carers Banner: the circle at the centre of the banner represents a campsite or meeting place like a waterhole. The ring of handprints represents a group of people (carers) meeting, talking and supporting each other. The vine takes the message from the group of carers to Aboriginal people across the state and nation. The footprints represent people and carers traveling to meet with and support other carers and to take the message of supporting carers back to their communities. This Banner was produced by the Nunga Carers Group in 2004

Carers SA Working with Aboriginal Carers

Carers SA continues to strengthen its relationship with Aboriginal Carers. Historically, Carers SA worked in partnership with the Council of Aboriginal Elders to jointly support Aboriginal Carers throughout South Australia. Carers SA now works with the Aboriginal Partnership Group which involves a wider group of Aboriginal Organisations.

The Aboriginal Partnership Group recognises and adopts the Iga Warta principles as a guide to working together

• The project must be sustainable in funding, leadership, co-ordination & continuous evaluation

• The project must have a pro-active and preventative approach

• It must address the basic needs of health, food water, housing unemployment etc

• It must have an Aboriginal Community and Family approach

• It must respect Aboriginal cultural sensitivities such as Aboriginal time and space

• It must work toward continuity between regions and Adelaide, considering and working with other projects

• Improve services through this cultural partnership helping to review educate and develop how we work with Carers

Carers SA also adopts the principles in the "Cultural Respect Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 2004-2009"

• A holistic approach to Aboriginal Health (including Carer health)

• Responsibility needs to be accepted across the Health Sector

• Supporting Community involvement in Healthcare

• Working together

• Localized decision making and input

• Promotion of good health to the Aboriginal Community

• Build capacity of services and communities

• Accountability for outcomes in Aboriginal Health.

Aboriginal Partnership Group

Carers SA works with the Aboriginal Partnership Group that meets four times a year to help our links with Aboriginal organisations. The partnership is about finding ways to work together and how best to get help and support to Aboriginal Carers.

The Aboriginal Partnership Group includes people from Carers SA, Council of Aboriginal Elders, Aboriginal Health Council, Aboriginal Carer Ambassadors, Aged Rights Advocacy and workers from Aboriginal support services.

Aboriginal Carer Ambassadors meet with the Governor at the Carers Week Morning Tea 2004

Regional Support Programs

Regional Support Programs

The Nunga Carers group -Yaitya Kanggallanggallanna Wonggangga is a vital part of Western Carers.

The Nunga Carers first met in July 1998 and worked on a project about what caring means in the Aboriginal community.

The Nunga Carers Group acts as a Reference Group (they work with us telling us what they think) for Carers SA - Western Carers to help us support Aboriginal Carers better.
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An artist worked with the group and helped them with the design of a Carers Banner, which was painted by the group members. The Banner was used, with the groups permission, for the Nunga Carers Poster and appears at the top of this web page.

The Nunga Carers Banner was designed by Trevor Bromley with the art work done by the Nunga Carers group and people from regional Aboriginal get togethers.

Northern Country Carers

Thanks to the Government Program, Home and Community Care (HACC) funding, Carers SA has Carer support staff working with Aboriginal Carers of children with disabilities in Port Augusta.

Port Pirie and Northern Flinders areas work with a Project Reference Group of Elders ( a group that works with us telling us what they think). Carers, our staff and workers from other support services meet four times a year to work on how the project helps Aboriginal Carers. For more information call Northern Country Carers on: 1800 067 933

Information from Carers SA

Carers SA believes that all Carers should be able to get the help they need, so we have a kit of information that has been put together just for Aboriginal Carers to let them know what help is available. If you want a free Carers information kit call us on 1800 242 636. We also have information made especially for Aboriginal Carers call us on 1800 242 636 for a copy.

Useful links

Domiciliary Care SA - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Services

Aged Rights Advocacy Service - Aboriginal Advocate

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