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FIRST Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing’s Naaz Stojkova and Karinda Taylor at the clinic’s current site with Dunkley MP Peta Murphy and Frankston MP Paul Edbrooke in 2021. Picture: Supplied
First Peoples’ health clinic on the move A FIRST Nations healthcare provider has received $7.6 million to set up a new facility in Frankston. The funding was an election promise made by the federal government. The new First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing facility will cater for First Nations people living in Frankston and on the Mornington Peninsula - it will house a general practice, pathology, dental and psychology services, an outdoor space for community events, and a cafe.
Dunkley MP Peta Murphy said Frankston is projected to have Victoria’s largest First Nations population by 2028, and that this project would support them. “First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing makes a big difference to many in our community. Karinda and the team have been providing high quality primary care to local First Nations peoples, and this funding will assist them in continuing their mission to improve health outcomes for our indigenous community,” she said.
The federal government is spending more than $164 million over four years on First Nations’ health infrastructure projects nationally. Federal health minister Mark Butler said “maintaining and upgrading existing facilities and building new ones is central to providing culturally safe care to First Nations people all around the country.” For more information on First Peoples’ Health and Wellbeing visit firstpeopleshealthandwellbeing.org.au
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Frankston Times
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