Bino Toby

As the Project Officer for Indigenous Programs, Elvina is responsible for delivering community development services to the women of the Jawoyn Nyirrunggulung and Sunrise Health Service communities. Her main task is to empower and work with individuals and women’s groups by supporting them in their responsibilities for the aged and the children. A large part of this work is advocacy. Her day to day work entails attending women centres and helping them in carrying out their women’s “business”. This business includes providing nutritious meals for school children, the crèche children and the aged and frail. Most women’s centres have carriage of delivering the HACC Program which is a state funded health service for the aged and frail. The program is run by a regional governing body which is centralised in Katherine. The women’s centres have had difficulties in accessing resources, advice and support from this body. Elvina’s role includes brokering access for other service providers as well as maintaining a connection to the governing body. Elvina recognises the intricacies of working on the interface with multilayered raising awareness of the issues in her community.