Ngumpin Reference Group

An important process which happened throughout this year was the increasing role of the newly established Ngumpin Reference Group, a consultative group which is made up of board members, Aboriginal Health Workers and ex-Aboriginal Health Workers from our communities.


A large part of their work was in assessing the cultural appropriateness of materials and activities intended for use in our communities. They review health promotion material and strategies to be used at annual community events and in KWHB health centres. The NRG provided input and guidance about all health promotion material and strategies for cultural appropriateness to ensure material/strategies are understandable to Ngumpin and effective in a remote community context.

This group, together with the development of the Ngumpin liaison role, help keep the activities of the service relevant in meeting the health care needs of the people of our region.

The NRG made significant contributions to numerous proposals and resources, ensuring that they were culturally appropriate and did not have an institutionalized or non-aboriginal perspective – that the information and health skills can be incorporated into everyday family life in a community setting.