Sandy Dann IV with 'NBY' Clinton Benjamin on new health campus Yinajalan Ngarrungunil 040822

Clinton Benjamin, Nyamba Buru Yawuru Chair, joins Sandy to talk about the new health campus which was officially announced on Sunday Clinton also talks about the lovely event held at Nyamba Buru Yawuru on Sunday attended by Mark himself and the Minsters involved in the project. The new campus will be called Yinajalan Ngarrungunil which means Care for People in Yawuru language. WORKS CONTRACT MARKS START FOR BROOME HEALTH AND WELL-BEING CAMPUS • Civil works contract awarded on Sunday 31stJuly 2022 to local business Roadline Civil Contractors for Yinajalan Ngarrungunil, Broome Health and Wellbeing Campus. • Yinajalan Ngarrungunil means “Care for people,” in local Yawuru language, • New campus to be developed on land owned by Indigenous corporation, Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY). • Project to deliver improved health outcomes for the region and generate broader economic development opportunities. Nyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY) with support from Development WA are creating a unique Health and Wellbeing Campus in Broome, the first of its kind in Australia. The Campus called Yinajalan Ngarrungunil meaning “care for the people” will deliver on the Yawuru vision for mabu liyan (good wellbeing) providing improved health and wellbeing outcomes for the region. Works are set to begin on the new Broome Health and Wellbeing Campus, being developed on land owned by NBY with Development funding of $8 million provided by the State Government under the State Recovery Plan for the project’s subdivision consultancy and civil works. NBY are the operational company of the Yawuru people, who are the traditional owners of the land and waters in and around Rubibi (Broome). The Broome Health and Wellbeing Campus will be named Yinajalan Ngarrungunil, which means “care for the people” in the local Yawuru language, and will have a focus on providing a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. NBY CEO Nini Mills said the unique campus aligned with the Yawuru strategic vision and was designed to contribute to the resilience and empowerment of the Yawuru people by supporting their physical, emotional and mental health. “Yawuru have developed a very clear vision and strategy to build a sustainable and successful Yawuru community, which in turn helps build a more sustainable and successful Broome,” she said. “Part of our vision for mabu liyan (good wellbeing) includes the creation of a health and wellbeing campus. We will ensure good liyan is maintained throughout the journey of this project, and that the campus holds true to what our old people set out in our Yawuru Cultural Management Plan; to contribute to the resilience and empowerment of our people by supporting their physical, emotional and mental health. Mabu buru (healthy country) mabu ngarrungunil (healthy people) for mabu liyan (good wellbeing).” Plans for the Yinajalan Ngarrungunil, Broome Health and Wellbeing Campus include facilities to support physical, emotional and mental health. The site, on Dora Street in Broome, is partially occupied by Southern Cross Care’s Germanus Kent House aged care facility, and Bran Nue Dae respite care, as well as MercyCare’s Broome Short Stay Accommodation for Aboriginals facility. VIDEO YINAJALAN NGARRUNGUNIL, BROOME HEALTH AND WELL-BEING CAMPUS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL7799mznHs