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October 10, 2025 In the remote communities of Cape York, mental health is a deeply cultural, social, and historical issue. This World Mental Health Day, it’s vital to recognise the unique [...]

Apunipima Cape York Health Council recently hosted three ‘On Country’ Men’s Camps which brought together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men from different regions of the Cape to reconnect [...]

May 26, 2025 It’s that time of year again where everyone is telling us to get a flu jab! The flu is always around, but it is usually worse during the cooler months of the year, and the “flu [...]

December 10, 2024 Cairns played host to a large delegation of Cape York stakeholders last week for a Health Summit that coincided with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Apunipima Cape [...]

June 21, 2024 At the end of 2023, Nathan Sagigi graduated from a Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Honours) at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. Nathan is a proud Wakaid and [...]

June 19, 2024 The Apunipima Cape York Health Council would like to acknowledge and pay tribute to our former Chief Executive Officer, Mr Cleveland Fagan, who passed away unexpectedly on 10 June [...]

June 11, 2024 On the evening of 27th May, the Queensland Reconciliation Awards were held in Cairns with Apunipima and Torres & Cape Hospital & Health Service (TCHHS) winning an award [...]

April 4, 2024 On February 29th, Apunipima Cape York Health Council achieved accreditation under the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) 5th Edition for its standalone [...]

March 20, 2024 This year’s Closing The Gap (CTG) Report came with a clear warning from the Productivity Commission that with only 5 of 19 targets ‘on track’, the entire CTG Agreement was destined [...]

February 21, 2024 As a response to the December 2023 flooding event in Wujal Wujal and surrounds, Apunipima Cape York Health Council has been working together with Cape York Partnerships (CYP), [...]