NORMANTON and Karumba residents will be able to have their say on health-related matters with the establishment of a new community representative committee. The new Carpentaria Health Committee held its inaugural meeting in Normanton on August 5, welcomed by North West Hospital and Heath Service Board Chair Paul Woodhouse.
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The committee will liaise with other health providers such as the Medicare Local, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Indigenous health organisations.
Carpentaria Health Committee Chair Adrienne Whelan said the formation of the new committee was a positive step forward for the whole community.
"As local residents, we are best placed to identify what we believe are service gaps in our communities and to feed that information up to the various health providers and work with them to identify the best ways to bridge those gaps,'' Ms Whelan said.
n COMMUNITY STRENGTH: The new Carpentaria Health Committee at the inaugural meeting of the new Carpentaria Health Committee: From left - Cathy Todd (Karumba and Normanton Pharmacy); Paul Woodhouse (Chair North West HHS Board); Cr Alan Gurney (Carpentaria Shire Deputy Mayor); Cr Brenda Schneekloth (Councillor and community representative and Deputy Chair Carpentaria Health Committee (CHC); Dr Bogdan Maslowski (CNWQML); Adrienne Whelan (Carpentaria Health Committee Chair); Midge Beard (HACC); Judy Sullivan (Community Health); Jennifer Callope (HACC and Indigenous representative CHC); Rob Menzies (Karumba Health Clinic); Kathryn Stock (Normanton Hospital); Sue Belsham (Chief Executive, North West HHS); Barb Davis (Executive Director Corporate Services, North West HHS); Louise Knol (Carpentaria Shire Council). - zz
