Onemda Future Partnership Forum - 22 May 2026

Onemda hosted the Onemda Future Partnership Forum in Naarm/Melbourne at the Woodward Centre on 22 May 2026, moderated by Shelley Ware.

It was a day of collaboration, information, knowledge and relationship sharing, with panel discussions, presentations and roundtable dialogues.

Representatives from across community organisations, government and academia gathered from across Australia to discuss how we can collaborate on research that improves the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Participants included:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service
• Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council
• Bendigo & District Aboriginal Co-operative (BDAC)
• Binarri Binyja Yarrawoo Aboriginal Corporation
• Danila Dilba Health Service
• Department of Health, Vic
• Indigenous Allied Health Australia
• Lowitja Institute
• Murdoch University
• National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers Practitioners (NAATSIHWP)
• Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara  Women's Council
• Ngarra Group
• Northern Territory Health
• Northern Territory Primary Health Care (NTPHN)
• Royal Melbourne Hospital
• SNAICC – National Voice for Our Children
• Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service (TCHHS)
• Torres Health Indigenous Corporation
• Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS)
• Townsville Hospital and Health Service
• Townsville Hospital and Health Service
• Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA)
• Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)