The Darling Downs and West Moreton region is home to more than 10,000 people from migrant and refugee backgrounds of diverse cultures, signaling a need to ensure support to facilitate a smoother transition to the Australian health care system.
Our PHN continued to fund Multicultural Australia and Access Community Services to deliver the Refugee Nurse Outreach Program across the region.
Complementing these efforts, Carbal Medical Services were funded to ensure uninterrupted delivery of healthcare for refugees from May 2020.
health assessments were conducted for humanitarian entrants
occasions of service
vaccines were administered for refugees and humanitarian entrants
Our PHN continued to support True Relationships and Reproductive Health to deliver reproductive and sexual health care to young people under the age of 25 in Toowoomba and Ipswich through clinical services, information and education.
Civic Assist Street Crews engage with vulnerable young people aged 12 - 24 in Toowoomba providing accidental counselling referral services. This allows vulnerable and at-risk youth to engage with health and support services in a non-threatening environment. The Street Crews have engaged in over 299 hours of meaningful conversations during the 2020 - 2021 period.
In 2020-21, True supported:
young people in Toowoomba
young people in Ipswich
on average identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
young people assisted with referrals to health and community services
The Interpreting for Allied Health Professionals Program provides interpreting services for private allied health professionals treating patients from refugee and multicultural backgrounds across our region.
The interpreting services are delivered by a nationally accredited interpreting provider.
interpreting services
provided in 2020-21
Contact Us
P: 07 4615 0900
Darling Downs Office
Level 1, 162 Hume Street (PO Box 81),
West Moreton Office
Level 5, World Knowledge Centre, 37 Sinnathamby Boulevard, Springfield Central QLD 4300
Acknowledgement of Country
The Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN wishes to acknowledge Australia’s Aboriginal people as the Custodians of this land. We pay our respect and recognise their unique cultures and customs and honour their Elders past, present and emerging.