The Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia proudly celebrates Ear Health Program Coordinator Lorraine Taui on her 10-year milestone with the organisation.  In her years working at AHCWA, Lorraine has demonstrated exceptional devotion and leadership within the Public Health unit.

Always going above and beyond to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal people and communities, Lorraine consistently delivers the Ear Heath program to an exceptionally high standard. Consequently, her work has achieved great results for which Lorraine has been recognised as an expert within the sector. Lorraine’s approachable nature creates a safe and open space for any discussion or questions from her teammates. She is empathetic and friendly to every staff member that approaches her, making her an exemplary role model not only within her team but for all AHCWA staff.

While she has worked in a variety of roles over the years, Lorraine ultimately found her niche as the Ear Health Program Coordinator. Her unwavering passion for working with Member Services to improve ear health and hearing outcomes for Aboriginal people and communities is reflected in everything she does.

During her decade with the organisation, she has built a network of support for Aboriginal health initiatives and compiled a long list of achievements. These include establishing the ACCHS Ear Health Forum for bi-monthly meetings with our stakeholders, and developing the Simon Says Ear Health Series; an engaging and informative illustrated comic series purpose-created by AHCWA’s communications and design team responsive to the specific health promotion needs of our Member Services. Lorraine has also collaborated with AHCWA’s Member ACCHS to develop the Your Journey in Ear Health booklets to help familiarise communities with the process of ear health checks.  Lorraine’s work has strengthened AHCWA’s relationships with multiple key stakeholders, such as Rural Health West, NACCHO, Soniq Innovations, and Telethon Speech and Hearing—just to name a few.

Chief among Lorraine’s list of accomplishments is her ability to educate and provide training to Aboriginal Health Workers, practitioners, and nurses on ear health prevention and early intervention practices. She believes those on the front lines must be empowered to sustain positive change.

As Lorraine famously says, “We’re all ears!”

Congratulations Lorraine on hitting this impressive milestone. Thank you for your decade of service at AHCWA and the positive impact you continue to make in Aboriginal health.