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The Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program aims to reduce the smoking rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Big Rivers region through community-led health promotion activities.

04/11/2026

🫁 Lung Cancer Screening 🫁
We're bringing lung cancer screening to Timber Creek for communities, cattle stations and homelands across this region.
📍 Timber Creek | 12–13 November 2026.
If you're aged 50 to 70 and smoked a long time ago or are still smoking today, come and yarn with the clinic mob about lung cancer screening and whether it's right for you. Screening is Free and covered by Medicare!.
Early detection can save lives! Please share this post to help spread the word👍🏾

03/11/2026

10 YEARS, 10 STORIES | Meet May Martin, Timber Creek School

One of the loveliest things about Healthy Harold is that he's been around long enough for generations of Territorians to share the same memories!

As part of our 10 year celebrations with Katherine West Health Board, we caught up with May Martin, Principal of Timber Creek School, who has spent many years teaching across the Territory.

May shared something that really captures why having Life Ed visit these communities every school term matters.

💬 “Harold's someone that their parents have grown up with and maybe even older than their parents. So the fact that it's a shared memory that they can have with their family is really vital.”

May also spoke about the importance of consistency for children and families in remote communities, particularly when flooding, families moving and cultural obligations can affect school routines.

💬 “That's something that's consistent, no matter what community you are in or what school you are in.”

And that's a big part of what makes our partnership with Katherine West Health Board so important. No matter which school children are attending, Healthy Harold is a familiar face who keeps coming back.

A huge thank you to May for sharing her experiences and for being part of our 10 year celebrations! 💛

31/10/2026

29/10/2026

🏉💜 Girls AFL Carnival Tomorrow! 💜🏉

The Girls AFL Carnival kicks off this Friday, 30th October at the Katherine Showgrounds, and our TIS team will be there with fruit🍎 cold water💦 and plenty of yarns💬about healthy living and staying smoke-free🚫

Come say "hello" grab a snack and enjoy a great day of footy... See you on the sidelines🏃‍♀️

26/10/2026

🎬 We're looking for local voices to be part of our next Big Rivers Tackling Indigenous Smoking campaign.

This week our filming crew are visiting Lajamanu and Kalkarindji to capture stories from community members about living smoke-free and v**e-free.

Your story could help inspire young people, families and communities across the Big Rivers region to make good decisions and live a smoke-free life.

Come have a yarn with the local clinic mob.
📍 Lajamanu: Monday-Wednesday
📍 Kalkarindji: Wednesday-Friday

26/08/2026

What a deadly week at Freedom Festival! 🙌🏽

Last week, the Big Rivers TIS team joined the celebrations in Kalkaringi. We yarned with community about staying smoke and v**e free, while enjoying the music, activities and good times.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 1966 Wave Hill Walk-Off. Led by Vincent Lingiari, 200 Gurindji, Mudburra and Warlpiri people stood up against poor working conditions and injustice. Their brave action helped start the Aboriginal Land Rights movement.

We were proud to be part of this important event. Thank you to everyone who stopped by for a yarn about keeping our families and communities smoke and v**e free.

Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC Katherine West Health Board

19/08/2026

Come have a yarn with us at Freedom Day Festival!

The Big Rivers Tackling Indigenous Smoking team will be out in Kalkaringi this weekend for Freedom Day Festival celebrations.

This year's festival marks 60 years since the historic Wave Hill walk off led by Vincent Lingiari.

If you see us in community, come say hello! 👋🏽

03/08/2026

Country feels better with clean air. 🍃
Smoke-free spaces help keep our mob, kids, and Country strong. 🚭
When we choose clean air, we help everyone breathe easier. Small choices can make a big difference for family and community.

29/07/2026

Your reason to quit can be close to home. 🏠

For many people, family is the biggest reason to cut down or quit smoking. 🚭

Kids, grandkids, partners, aunties, uncles, and community all need strong people around them.

Yarn with your local clinic mob, if you're looking to quit the smokes.

27/07/2026

Strong lungs help kids run, jump, and play their best. 🏃🏽‍♀️

Last month, our team went along to the Katherine Interschool Athletics Carnival.

We had a great day yarning with kids about how being smoke free helps keep their lungs healthy and strong for sport. 🫁

Deadly work to all the young athletes who gave it their best!

Address

38 First Street
Katherine, NT
0851

Telephone

+61889719300

Website

https://www.kwhb.com.au/, https://linktr.ee/BigRiversTIS

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