Jeff Timor

Jeff Timor has been a significant contributor to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Mackay for more than 30 years, and still today he continues to show his interest and support for the health service.

INDUCTED 2009

In the early days he, along with others, struggled and fought for the rights and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in the state. Jeff never complained about going to meetings. He put his own job and family on hold just so he could attend and make sure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health had its say. In June 1990, Jeff and representatives from other Aboriginal Medical Services in Queensland decided it was time to get together and form a state peak body. This meeting took place in Mackay, so it was up to Jeff and the late Joan Seden to get the people together to form a quorum to ensure the meeting could go ahead. This meeting lasted three days and the state peak body was formed, known then as the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Forum. Jeff still has the original minutes from this meeting. Jeff was also instrumental in the establishment of the AIHWEP in 1988, as he and others, formed the first meeting in Mackay. Representatives from community and other Aboriginal Medical Services met to discuss issues concerning Aboriginal Health Workers. It was decided from the meeting that the AIHWEP would be formed. When Jeff does get days to himself, away from all the meetings, he enjoys playing darts, singing karaoke and is currently a radio announcer for Murri Radio.