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Pictured at the seminar held at the Graduate School of Medicine are (...

First guest speaker for ‘Stories from our own Backyard’ seminar series

Louise Lawler recently visited UOW to share with staff and students the amazing experiences in Australia and overseas that inspired her to make a real difference to Indigenous and rural communities.

The seminar was held at the Graduate School of Medicine and was the first of the “Stories from our own Backyard” seminar series which is jointly hosted by WUHOW (Wollongong University Health Over Wealth) and SHARP (Student Health Alliance for Rural Populations).

In her early years as a nurse, Louise spent much time on Thursday Island as well as in the Caribbean, Central America, Eritrea and Somalia. She saw first-hand the state of health care in these places and worked with communities to bring about improvement.

Louise has been acknowledged with a Rowan Nicks Russell Drysdale Fellowship for her leadership when it comes to improving Indigenous health and welfare.

She has developed and remains actively involved with a program that provides support to, and encourages high school students, to stay in school and enter the workforce with greater self-confidence. Called ‘Get Real’, this program has been a remarkable success in Dubbo, Wellington, Warren and Nyngan.

Louise also wrote the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree for Aboriginal Health Workers for Charles Sturt University. She is currently a lecturer with the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and based at Dubbo’s Remote and Rural Health Training Unit.