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Indigenous home care program thrown a lifeline

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Author: Judy Skatssoon

An award-winning home care program that delivers culturally-appropriate aged care services for Indigenous people on the NSW South Coast has won a five-month reprieve after facing closure last year.

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Custodian Name Uncle Bunja Smith
Year 2020
Copyright Australian Ageing Agenda
Category Culture & Community Life
Topic Community Life

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