NATSIEH 2026
Interactive Program
Monday, 9 November 2026
Welcome to Country
Time: 9:00–9:15 AM
Presenter: Reverend Mitchell Garlett
Location: Golden Ballroom
Keynote Address
Time: 9:15–9:45 AM
Presenter: Dr Dawn Casey
Location: Golden Ballroom
Chair Address: ERPATSIEH
Time: 9:50–10:10 AM
Presenter: Phillip Graham
Location: Golden Ballroom
Juris: South Australia
Location: Golden Ballroom
Aboriginal Environmental Health South Australia
Morning Tea
Time: 10:40–11:10 AM
Location: Golden Ballroom – North
Abstract Session 1
Location: Golden Ballroom
Small Wins, Strong Communities: A Community-led Environmental Health Engagement Model in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Working Together for Healthy Homes
Enhancing APY Lands homes thermal efficiency
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet: Supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Environmental Health Workforce
Lunch
Time: 12:30–1:30 PM
Location: Golden Ballroom – North
Abstract Session 2
Location: Golden Ballroom
Northern Territory Local Community Heatwave Health Project
Cool Living: A Practical Tool to help Existing Homes Become Cooler, Healthier and More Climate Resilient
Success Through Sustained Partnership: Ten Years of Community-led Animal Management in Cherbourg
NSW Housing for Health Climate Adaptation Initiatives
Afternoon Tea
Time: 2:50–3:20 PM
Location: Golden Ballroom – North
Juris: Queensland
Location: Golden Ballroom
Transforming Government: Reimaging Environmental Health through First Nations Leadership
Abstract Session 3
Location: Golden Ballroom
Integrating Environmental Health and Clinical Care: Diphtheria Outbreak in Halls Creek
Breaking Down Silos: A Shared Housing, Health and Environmental Health Coordination Model for the Pilbara
Test & Fix: A Cyclical Maintenance, Environmental Health Education and Employment Project in Social Housing
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Juris: Victoria
Time: 9:00–9:15 AM
Location: Golden Ballroom
Abstract Session 4
Location: Golden Ballroom
From Concept to Practice: Embedding Environmental Health into Maternal Care through the Pilbara Healthy Homes, Healthy Mums and Bubs Initiative
Working together for healthy homes in two regions in the Northern Territory
Reinvigorating Environmental Health Promotion: A Territory-Wide Approach
Juris: Northern Territory
Location: Golden Ballroom
Northern Territory Environmental Health Workforce development
Morning Tea
Time: 10:30–11:00 AM
Location: Golden Ballroom – North
Juris: New South Wales
Location: Golden Ballroom
NSW Aboriginal Environmental Health: 25 Years of Positive Incremental Change
Abstract Session 5
Location: Golden Ballroom
Building the Aboriginal Animal Management Workforce: Lessons from the pilot delivery of a new accredited training program in Woorabinda
Sentinel Chicken Bleeding program: Detecting mosquito borne virus in the Kimberley
Enhancing Mosquito Surveillance and Bite Prevention in Regional and Remote Communities of Western Australia
Murdoch University on the ROAD desexing program in remote WA
Juris: Western Australia
Location: Golden Ballroom
A bold new program for WA
Lunch
Time: 12:30–1:30 PM
Location: Golden Ballroom – North
AMRRIC Workshop
Time: 2:00–5:00 PM
Location: Golden Ballroom – South
Scenario-Based Assessment of Companion-Animal Zoonotic Disease Preparedness in Australia
Abstract Session 6
Location: Golden Ballroom
Aboriginal Environmental Health Workforce of the Future: Environmental Health in Your Pocket Opportunities for Digital Resources and Learning in Aboriginal Communities
From Community Need to Community Action: The Food Safety for our Mob Program
Lay to Waste
Afternoon Tea
Time: 3:00–3:30 PM
Location: Golden Ballroom – North
Abstract Session 7
Location: Golden Ballroom
Transforming Waste into Sustainable Flooring: A Case Study with the Wellington Aboriginal Community
Strengthening Government-Community Partnerships: A Culturally Responsive Model for Remote Water Engagement in the Northern Territory
Supporting Stronger Communities: Cairns Public Health Unit working within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Public Health Program
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Abstract Session 8
Location: Golden Ballroom
Preventing Rheumatic Heart Disease Through Environmental Health
Embedding Primordial, Primary & Secondary Prevention of ARF and RHD in an urban Primary Health setting: environmental health as primary prevention. Integrated and holistic care for clients living with RHD
Developing a primary care-based index for monitoring housing-associated infectious diseases in Australia
ENGAGE: Building partnerships to address neglected tropical diseases in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Morning Tea
Time: 10:20–10:50 AM
Location: Golden Ballroom – North
Juris: Commonwealth
Time: 10:50–11:15 AM
Location: Golden Ballroom
Abstract Session 9
Location: Golden Ballroom
Exploring Healthy Living Practice 2: Washing clothes and bedding (Strep A and fabrics + Yarning About Washing)
A Community-Controlled Approach to Aboriginal Environmental Health
Remote Laundries Program: AIG Group
Closing Remarks
Time: 12:20–12:35 PM
Presenter: Phil Graham
Grab & Go Lunch
Time: 12:35–1:00 PM
Location: Golden Ballroom North + Foyer 1 & 2
Workshop
Location: Goldsworthy
Leveraging Power BI to Enhance Environmental Health Service Delivery in Aboriginal Communities