FROM THE DIRECTOR
Indigenous peoples have a long intellectual tradition informed by a strong knowledge economy.
Advances in Indigenous health require strong Indigenous leadership and Indigenous-led research. Interfacing with the western academy, Indigenous intellectual capital and scholarly excellence are assets in our work towards transforming Indigenous health and ensuring sustainable futures.
The Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health has set a strong foundation toward establishing a new generation of Indigenous leaders and researchers during its first five years under the leadership of the inaugural Director.
The next 10 years will see the Centre work towards its two strategic objectives, building executive leadership and creating academic pathways, consolidated and further developed.
Establishing a rightful place
Our aim is to build local, national and international networks to support Indigenous health leadership, and work to establish ‘a rightful place’ in the academy for Indigenous intellect and scholarship.
In the spirit of Indigenous leadership, we welcome Professor Sandra Eades AO as our new Chair and thank Emeritus Professor Glenn Bowes AO (Vale) for his stewardship during the last six years.
The Centre continues to be governed by its Strategic Advisory Board of distinguished members from across Australia and Aotearoa and I would like to acknowledge them for their guidance.
I would also like to thank the Poche family for their commitment to Indigenous health and sustained support of the Centre.
Professor Shawana Andrews | Director Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health
Six areas of impact
Fostering the next generation of Indigenous leaders and health researchers through collaboration and participation within the global Indigenous research village.
- Indigenous health leadership
- Support academic pathways and scholarship for Indigenous Graduate Researchers
- Research
- Relationships, collaborations and engagements
- Communications
- A futures-focused vision
Bringing our strategy to life
The University of Melbourne is a vast organisation firmly grounded in western knowledge systems.
Claiming space for Indigenous intellectual endevours and navigating the complexities of the academy are important processes underlying our work.
The Centre will rely heavily on meaningful actions from Faculty leadership to support our vision. We will proactively implement the plans set out in this strategy to benefit Indigenous communities and Indigenous health.
The foundational work is complete. The future direction for the Centre and its role in the University is now clear.
Achieving our 2030 goals requires focusing resources on the Centre’s core areas and working collaboratively with the broader Faculty on other necessary actions to support Indigenous health.
We look forward to bringing these goals to life.