Our inaugural Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (August 2025 – July 2026) represents a key milestone in our ongoing journey to strengthen relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, embed cultural respect throughout our work, and champion self-determination and equity for First Nations Australians within the NSW health system.
“This RAP is more than a document — it’s our commitment to action. Real change comes from listening deeply, building trust, and walking alongside communities to support self-determination in health.”
John Garbutt & Anthony Brown, HCNSW Leadership
Listening deeply to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices in health.
Building respectful partnerships that support cultural safety and equity.
Holding ourselves accountable for enabling real change in the way health services and research in NSW engage with First Nations communities.
About the Artwork – Nurturing Voices
Our RAP features Nurturing Voices, a work by Shelby Lyons, a proud Wiradjuri woman and contemporary Aboriginal artist.
The artwork reflects HCNSW’s role as a place where health services and communities come together through listening, conversation, and shared decision-making. Its vibrant colours and symbols honour the diversity of NSW, the practice of yarning, and the power of compassion and support.
Our Commitment
We know reconciliation is a long-term journey. This Reflect RAP lays the foundation — challenging us to learn, to grow, and to act as allies. We will continue to strengthen partnerships, embed cultural humility, and work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to, together, create a health system that is fairer, more inclusive, and shaped by the people it serves.
HCNSW Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan and Working Group
In this video, Julia Brockhausen, Chair of the HCNSW RAP Working Group, shares what the RAP means for us: our commitment to building meaningful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, embedding cultural respect in all we do, and taking real steps toward trust, equity, and allyship.
The HCNSW RAP Working group consists of (October 2025):
- Francine Campbell – Wiradjuri woman, HCNSW individual member, First Nations and consumer representative
- Kimberley Grima – Wiradjuri woman, HCNSW Board, First Nations and HCNSW voting membership representative
- Bella Spongberg-Ross – HCNSW Research Officer
- Jane Mears – HCNSW Board, HCNSW voting membership representative
- Anthony Brown – HCNSW Consumer Engagement Manager, Research
- Julia Brockhausen – Chair, HCNSW Communications Officer
- Joanne Yates – HCNSW CEO