National Close the Gap Day

Bayside City Council alongside the Southern Melbourne Primary Care Partnership and the City of Kingston are hosting a family fun day on Saturday 21 March, to acknowledge National Close the Gap Day.

Join us at Derrimut Weelam Gathering Place- Mordialloc Life Saving Club. 199 Beach Rd, Mordialloc for free activities held throughout the day.

Kicking things off with a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony, bring the family along to enjoy Indigenous music, traditional storytelling, face-painting, jumping castle and more.

Each year, National Close the Gap Day is acknowledged in workplaces, hospitals, schools and communities around Australia.

The Close the Gap Campaign aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.

Australia's peak Indigenous and non-Indigenous health bodies, NGOs and human rights organisations are working together to achieve equality in health and life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

For more information contact Chris Edmonds 8587 0289 or cedmonds [at] smpcp.org.au