NATSIAACC is the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ageing and Aged Care Council.

NATSIAACC works to ensure Elders can access support and care that is culturally safe, trauma aware and healing-informed, and recognises the importance of their personal connections to community and Country.

NATSIAACC objectives are:

  • To develop ageing and aged care policies, and manage programs and processes, which respond effectively to the needs of Elders, and facilitate access and participation at equitable rates for the Elder population
  • Advocate for improvements in the ageing and aged care sector which will benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander providers and Elders
  • Be a council of excellence in the provision of ageing and aged care services by providing leadership, best practice and conducting research
  • To support and assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led providers and other organisations which deliver services to Elders
  • Develop partnerships and relationships within the ageing and aged care sector to improve the quality, availability and suitability of ageing and aged care services for Elders
  • Collect data and participate, collaborate and lead research that seeks to create efficiencies and other benefits to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander providers for the benefit of the community, and improve availability and suitability of ageing and aged care services for the community

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NATSIAACC is establishing an Elders Council to provide guidance about the issues that our Community face and to learn from the wisdom and experience of Elders.

NATSIAACC's members are ageing and aged care providers, and organisations with an interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led care who support NATSIAACC's objectives.

Drawing on the knowledge and experience of members and the Elders Council, NATSIAACC will:

advocate for improvements in the ageing and aged care sector which will benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander providers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

provide education, training and other services to support and assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander providers and other organisations involved in providing ageing and aged care services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

develop constructive partnerships and relationships within the ageing and aged care sector to improve quality, availability and suitability of ageing and aged care services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

collect data and participate, collaborate and lead research that seeks to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander providers and improve availability and suitability of ageing and aged care services for the Community

NATSIAACC evolved from the National Advisory Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care (NAGATSIAC).

NAGATSIAC was set up in 2018, after nationwide consultation to develop an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Action Plan as part of the Australian Government’s Aged Care Diversity Framework.

Members of that group founded NATSIAACC to be an independent voice that will improve the care our Elders receive for years to come.

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OUR LOGO

Elaine Chambers of Cultural Edge Designs created our logo and branding.

It includes a boomerang - used for hunting to provide for families and communities - to represent Elder men. The opposite coast shows digging sticks, a woman’s tool that provides for families and is used in ceremonies. NATSIAACC hopes to provide for Elders as they provided for others.

The row of dots at the top of the boomerang represent the islands of the Top End and the Torres Strait. Tasmania is represented below the boomerang.

The colours represent the Country and Waters of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations.

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