Poche SA + NT - Flinders University

"In the old days, when Elders and adults would want you to come together and stand up for each other, they would put their hands together and show eight fingers.
It was a kind of sign language.
They didn’t need to say anything else –we needed to stand strong together."

Aunty Patricia Miller AO

Charting a new course through collaboration

The Poche SA + NT centre is focused on building healthy country, healthy communities and health leaders throughout Australia’s central corridor, across the Northern Territory and South Australia.

We are proud to have been founded through the generosity of philanthropists Greg Poche AO and Kay Van Norton Poche and as part of Flinders University.

Our focus is on improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people through collaborative, holistic and community-driven approaches.

Standing up together

With nodes in Darwin, Alice Springs and Adelaide, Poche SA + NT is distinguished by being:

Aboriginal-led
Guided by local Elders and a national network of eminent advisers
Firmly embedded within one of Australia’s most innovative health research Colleges
Closely linked to community, to provide insights into community priorities and opportunities
Solely focused on improving Indigenous health outcomes through holistic initiatives.