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These images are just some of those that make up the Close The Gap National Touring Photo Exhibition. Please view this page regularly to see new venue locations and dates as they become available.

  1. Queensland from 18-29 June 2007. Grd Flr Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle St, Brisbane. For further details contact Ann Matson
  2. Western Australia from 14-28 July 2007. Showcase Space Art Gallery, Central TAFE, Cnr Aberdeen and Beaufort St, Northbridge. For further details contact Paddy Cullen
  3. ACT from 6-17 August 2007. Venue to be confirmed. For further details contact Sarah Winter
  4. New South Wales from 20-31 August 2007. Venue to be confirmed. For further details contact Sarah Winter
 Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.  Oxfam's Mona Phillips and Jenney Sewter on the beach at Mornington Island with Jenney's children.  Millie is more than 90 years old and lives in Warralong, an Aboriginal community in Western Australia's Pilbara region. A nurse from the Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service visited Millie today to make sure she had the medication she needs. Wirraka Maya is one of 19 Aboriginal Health Services that from part of the Western Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (WAACCHO). WAACCHO is an Oxfam Australia partner.  Jack Crow (known as 'Old Crow') lives in Strelley, an Aboriginal community about one hour from Port Hedland in Western Australia. Today he's is in South Hedland visiting family. A nurse from Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service is visiting Jack and his family to check on their health. "I got a lot of family," enthuses Jack.  Gladys Lee is on dialysis three times a week. She created this artwork while on dialysis at the Port Hedland hospital as part of Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service's art therapy program. "I like to use crayon and pencil," says Gladys. "I've drawn gumnuts and a sturt pea." Gladys also visits Wirraka Maya - she prefers it to the mainstream service. "The doctor explains things to me straight. He tells me what I need to know. And he lets you ask questions."  Some of the locals on Mornington Island.  Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.  Mary Anne Foote is a resident of Warralong, an Aboriginal community in Western Australia's Pilbara region. She has come to see a nurse from the Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service; nurses come to Warralong twice a week to check the health of the people living there.  Health worker Amanda Punch with her patient Shirley Fitzclarence.  Colin is one of a large number of Indigenous health workers who treats patients at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) in Melbourne. Established in 1973, VAHS was originally located in a shop front in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. It was set up by a group of Aboriginal volunteers - with a volunteer doctor - in response to the need for an appropriate and accessible health service.  Media launch of the 'Close the Gap' Indigenous health campaign at Sydney Stadium. Olympic gold medallists Catherine Freeman and Ian Thorpe and journalist Jeff McMullen helped to launch the campaign which seeks to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within a generation.  Media launch of the 'Close the Gap' Indigenous health campaign at Sydney Stadium. Olympic gold medallists Catherine Freeman and Ian Thorpe and journalist Jeff McMullen helped to launch the campaign which seeks to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within a generation.  Indigenous health workers from the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS). Now in its twenty-fourth year, VAHS takes around 300 telephone calls per day and has 18,000 medical files.  A health care worker conducts an eye examination at Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service in Port Hedland.  The Derbal Yerrigan Health Service is an Indigenous community controlled service in East Perth.  Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.   Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.  Ila Wuman and Nora Wuman moved from Papua New Guinea to Mornington Island in the 1970s. Ila is a retired minister from the Uniting Church and a respected member of the Mornington Island community.  Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.  Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.  One of the women receiving assistance from YUENMANDA, a women's safe house on Mornington Island which is supported by Oxfam Australia. 
 
Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Oxfam's Mona Phillips and Jenney Sewter on the beach at Mornington Island with Jenney's children.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

Oxfam's Mona Phillips and Jenney Sewter on the beach at Mornington Island with Jenney's children.

Millie is more than 90 years old and lives in Warralong, an Aboriginal community in Western Australia's Pilbara region. A nurse from the Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service visited Millie today to make sure she had the medication she needs. Wirraka Maya is one of 19 Aboriginal Health Services that from part of the Western Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (WAACCHO). WAACCHO is an Oxfam Australia partner.

Photo: Jerry Galea/OxfamAUS

Millie is more than 90 years old and lives in Warralong, an Aboriginal community in Western Australia's Pilbara region. A nurse from the Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service visited Millie today to make sure she had the medication she needs. Wirraka Maya is one of 19 Aboriginal Health Services that from part of the Western Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (WAACCHO). WAACCHO is an Oxfam Australia partner.

Jack Crow (known as 'Old Crow') lives in Strelley, an Aboriginal community about one hour from Port Hedland in Western Australia. Today he's is in South Hedland visiting family. A nurse from Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service is visiting Jack and his family to check on their health. "I got a lot of family," enthuses Jack.

Photo: Jerry Galea/OxfamAUS

Jack Crow (known as 'Old Crow') lives in Strelley, an Aboriginal community about one hour from Port Hedland in Western Australia. Today he's is in South Hedland visiting family. A nurse from Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service is visiting Jack and his family to check on their health. "I got a lot of family," enthuses Jack.

Gladys Lee is on dialysis three times a week. She created this artwork while on dialysis at the Port Hedland hospital as part of Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service's art therapy program. "I like to use crayon and pencil," says Gladys. "I've drawn gumnuts and a sturt pea." Gladys also visits Wirraka Maya - she prefers it to the mainstream service. "The doctor explains things to me straight. He tells me what I need to know. And he lets you ask questions."

Photo: Jerry Galea/OxfamAUS

Gladys Lee is on dialysis three times a week. She created this artwork while on dialysis at the Port Hedland hospital as part of Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service's art therapy program. "I like to use crayon and pencil," says Gladys. "I've drawn gumnuts and a sturt pea." Gladys also visits Wirraka Maya - she prefers it to the mainstream service. "The doctor explains things to me straight. He tells me what I need to know. And he lets you ask questions."

Some of the locals on Mornington Island.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

Some of the locals on Mornington Island.

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Mary Anne Foote is a resident of Warralong, an Aboriginal community in Western Australia's Pilbara region. She has come to see a nurse from the Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service; nurses come to Warralong twice a week to check the health of the people living there.

Photo: Jerry Galea/OxfamAUS

Mary Anne Foote is a resident of Warralong, an Aboriginal community in Western Australia's Pilbara region. She has come to see a nurse from the Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service; nurses come to Warralong twice a week to check the health of the people living there.

Health worker Amanda Punch with her patient Shirley Fitzclarence.

Photo: Debra Plueckhahn/OxfamAUS

Health worker Amanda Punch with her patient Shirley Fitzclarence.

Colin is one of a large number of Indigenous health workers who treats patients at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) in Melbourne. Established in 1973, VAHS was originally located in a shop front in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. It was set up by a group of Aboriginal volunteers - with a volunteer doctor - in response to the need for an appropriate and accessible health service.

Photo: Debra Plueckhahn/OxfamAUS

Colin is one of a large number of Indigenous health workers who treats patients at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS) in Melbourne. Established in 1973, VAHS was originally located in a shop front in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy. It was set up by a group of Aboriginal volunteers - with a volunteer doctor - in response to the need for an appropriate and accessible health service.

Media launch of the 'Close the Gap' Indigenous health campaign at Sydney Stadium. Olympic gold medallists Catherine Freeman and Ian Thorpe and journalist Jeff McMullen helped to launch the campaign which seeks to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within a generation.

Photo: Michael Myers/OxfamAUS

Media launch of the 'Close the Gap' Indigenous health campaign at Sydney Stadium. Olympic gold medallists Catherine Freeman and Ian Thorpe and journalist Jeff McMullen helped to launch the campaign which seeks to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within a generation.

Media launch of the 'Close the Gap' Indigenous health campaign at Sydney Stadium. Olympic gold medallists Catherine Freeman and Ian Thorpe and journalist Jeff McMullen helped to launch the campaign which seeks to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within a generation.

Photo: Michael Myers/OxfamAUS

Media launch of the 'Close the Gap' Indigenous health campaign at Sydney Stadium. Olympic gold medallists Catherine Freeman and Ian Thorpe and journalist Jeff McMullen helped to launch the campaign which seeks to achieve health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within a generation.

Indigenous health workers from the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS). Now in its twenty-fourth year, VAHS takes around 300 telephone calls per day and has 18,000 medical files.

Photo: Debra Plueckhahn/OxfamAUS

Indigenous health workers from the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service (VAHS). Now in its twenty-fourth year, VAHS takes around 300 telephone calls per day and has 18,000 medical files.

A health care worker conducts an eye examination at Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service in Port Hedland.

Photo: Jerry Galea/OxfamAUS

A health care worker conducts an eye examination at Wirraka Maya Aboriginal Medical Service in Port Hedland.

The Derbal Yerrigan Health Service is an Indigenous community controlled service in East Perth.

Photo: Tony McDonough/OxfamAUS

The Derbal Yerrigan Health Service is an Indigenous community controlled service in East Perth.

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Ila Wuman and Nora Wuman moved from Papua New Guinea to Mornington Island in the 1970s. Ila is a retired minister from the Uniting Church and a respected member of the Mornington Island community.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

Ila Wuman and Nora Wuman moved from Papua New Guinea to Mornington Island in the 1970s. Ila is a retired minister from the Uniting Church and a respected member of the Mornington Island community.

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

Oxfam Australia supports communities living on Mornington Island in Queensland's Gulf region as part of our Indigenous health program.

One of the women receiving assistance from YUENMANDA, a women's safe house on Mornington Island which is supported by Oxfam Australia.

Photo: Wayne Quilliam/OxfamAUS

One of the women receiving assistance from YUENMANDA, a women's safe house on Mornington Island which is supported by Oxfam Australia.