South Coast Aboriginal community remains resilient after federal government's vaccine 'stuff up', says Waminda's Hayley Longbottom

Grace Crivellaro
Updated September 2 2021 - 4:46pm, first published 2:19pm
RESILIENCE: Executive manager of health and wellbeing at Waminda Hayley Longbottom stressed that the South Coast Indigenous community are resilient and encouraged local mob to look after one another. File image.
RESILIENCE: Executive manager of health and wellbeing at Waminda Hayley Longbottom stressed that the South Coast Indigenous community are resilient and encouraged local mob to look after one another. File image.

With COVID-19 sweeping through Indigenous communities in western NSW, a Waminda Aboriginal Women's Health staff member said it's "a heavy thing" to watch, but added the local community remains resilient.

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Grace Crivellaro

Court reporter for the Illawarra Mercury.

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