north east regional extra | July 12 - 18, 2023
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July 12 - 18, 2023
Giving back to community through healthcare
LOCAL doctor Olivia Stuart was recently nominated for a number of health service honours at the Victorian Rural Health awards. Dr Stuart was recognised for her involvement with Gateway Health Wangaratta and the First Nations Apex Park Bus initiative and nominated for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health as well as ‘Outstanding Contribution by a Rural GP or Rural Generalist’.
ANIMAL CARE
By CHLOE JAENICKE
While she may not have won, Dr Stuart said it was an honour just to be nominated and highlight the positive sides of the health industry. “We always hear when things go wrong, so it is nice to be recognised when things go well,” she said. Dr Stuart also said she is ex-
tremely grateful to her support team who helped her get to where she is today. “Without my teams at Gateway and Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service (AWAHS) and my family it would not be possible,” she said. Before emigrating from Scotland to Australia, where she worked as a GP, Dr Stuart studied in the UK at the Birmingham Medical School.
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◆ GIVING BACK: Melinda Harris (AWAHS Aboriginal health practitioner trainee), Dr Olivia Stuart (Gateway Health medical director and AWAHS GP), Susie Summons (AWAHS dietician), Cathy Webster (AWAHS registered nurse) are a part of the team who work weekly on the Outreach Van every Thursday at Apex Park.
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