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Gurriny Yealamucka Health Services Aboriginal Corporation

1 day ago

🔥 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗘𝗦 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆! 😎🙌🏾

The fun continues in Yarrabah today as the GYHSAC FACEES team kicks off another big week of school holiday activities for local kids and young people! 💙💛

There’s plenty happening across Week 2, with sport, creativity, adventure and connection on the program. 👇🏾

🏓 Today, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
🎯 Indoor Sports Day
📍 Leisure Centre
🏓 Table tennis • 🎱 Pool table • 🎯 Darts • 🏀 Basketball

🧁 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
🎨 Baking & Creative Day
🧁 Bake & decorate cupcakes • 👕 Tie-dye shirts
🔥 BBQ at Reeves Creek, 1pm–4pm

🎣 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
🌿 Fishing Adventure
📍 Buddabadoo

🗣️ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
🙌🏾 Youth Gathering - ages 14-25
📍 Leisure Centre

🎨 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
✂️ Indoor Activities & Arts and Crafts
📍 Leisure Centre

🍎 Breakfast and lunch are provided each day, with healthy food, fresh fruit and water available. 🥪🍌💧

👊🏾 Same great FACEES team, another week of fun!

Bring your friends, get involved and make the most of the school holidays right here in Yarrabah!

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Gurriny Yealamucka Health Services Aboriginal Corporation

1 day ago

🎓🌺 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬

Are you a local health professional working in remote or rural Queensland and looking to grow your skills, undertake further training or continue your professional development?

The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) could help you take that next step. 🙌🏾

💰 Scholarships and bursaries of up to $10,000 per year are available to eligible health professionals to support training, professional development and postgraduate study.

The program is open to eligible:
🩺 Medical professionals
👩🏾‍⚕️ Nurses
🤰🏾 Midwives
🦷 Dental professionals
💪🏾 Allied health professionals

🌺 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals.
The funding can help cover costs associated with training and course fees, workshops and postgraduate qualifications, supporting health professionals to retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of practice. 🎓📚

📅 APPLICATIONS OPEN: OCTOBER 10 2026
⏰ APPLICATIONS CLOSE: OCTOBER 25 2026

If you're eligible, now is the time to start getting ready. Make sure you check the current eligibility criteria and Applicant Guidelines before applying, as these are updated for each program round. 📋

👉🏾 Find out more and get ready to apply:
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Gurriny Yealamucka Health Services Aboriginal Corporation

1 day ago

❤️ 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 - 𝗹𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 ❤️

Here at Gurriny Yealamucka, we want to remind our community that looking after your health starts with making time for your regular health checks and screening. 🩺🌺

Sometimes changes in our bodies may not cause any noticeable signs or symptoms, which is why keeping up with recommended screening can be so important.

Early detection can give you and your health care team the opportunity to find changes early and work out what support or treatment may be needed. ❤️

There are different checks available for different types of cancer, including:

🎀 Breast cancer - women aged 40–70 are encouraged to screen every two years.

💩 Bowel cancer - a simple test can be done at home, and changes should always be checked.

🌺 Cervical cancer - women aged 25–74 are encouraged to screen every five years.

🫁 Lung cancer - talk with your doctor about screening if recommended for you.

💙 Prostate cancer - men aged 50–69 can yarn with their doctor about a PSA blood test.

If you're due for a check or screening, have a yarn with your GYHSAC health care team. We’re here to support you and help you understand what checks are right for you. 🤝🏾❤️

Looking after yourself means looking after your family, your loved ones and your community too. 🌺

So, don't put it off - make that appointment, have that yarn and stay on top of your health. 🙌🏾

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