Vol 7 No 1 January 2007 - March 2007: ISSN 1445-7253
A peer-reviewed electronic journal from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Resources
This section of the Bulletin highlights recently released Indigenous specific resources. If you are aware of any new resources that would be appropriate for inclusion in this section please contact us.
- Medicare reference guide: a guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services [kit] added 8 January 2007
- Safe tracks home [music CD] added 5 February 2007
Medicare reference guide: a guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services [kit]
Medicare Australia (2006)
Medicare reference guide: a guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander health services [kit].
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
This reference guide has been developed by Medicare Australia to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services access Medicare services and programs and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The implementation of an Indigenous communication strategy involves the employment of Medicare Liaison Officers to work in the community to promote enrolment, assist with general inquiries, and support health services to fully access Medicare. The reference guide includes a consumer information flier, fact sheet, and poster.
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- Contact details:
- Medicare Australia, PO Box 1001, Tuggeranong DC ACT 2901, ph: (02) 6124 6333, fax: 02 6124 6222 , email: info@medicareaustralia.gov.au, website: http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Access Line, ph: 1800 556 955
Safe tracks home [music CD]
Road Safety Song Competition (2006)
Safe tracks home [music CD]
Darwin: Road Safety Branch, Department of Planning and Infrastructure
This
CD is a product of the Barunga Live 2006 road safety song competition.
The aim of the competition was to get the road safety message out to communities
and provide Indigenous bands with the opportunity of audience exposure.
The CD contains 14 songs relating to road safety messages which were created
by Indigenous bands, and performed at the Barunga Live festival 2006.
The winning song was 'Get together' by Sabata. The songs are a mix of
traditional and contemporary music.
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The image has been reproduced here with the kind permission
of the Northern Territory Department of Planning and Infrastructure
- For further information:
- Aboriginal road safety program
View information: Northern Territory Department of Planning and Infrastructure
- Aboriginal road safety program
- Contact details:
- Department of Planning and Infrastructure, Road Safety Branch, GPO Box 2520, Darwin NT 0801, ph: (08) 8924 7019, fax: (08) 8924 7077, email: roadsafety@nt.gov.au.
