{"id":5668,"date":"2025-08-27T15:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T05:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/uncategorized\/mnh-connects-with-kabi-kabi-traditional-owners"},"modified":"2025-09-04T07:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T21:46:49","slug":"mnh-connects-with-kabi-kabi-traditional-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/news\/mnh-connects-with-kabi-kabi-traditional-owners","title":{"rendered":"Metro North Health Builds Connections with Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:89.44rem;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Metro North Health Builds Connections with Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_5669\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5669\" class=\"wp-image-5669 size-fusion-600 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-and-greet-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Metro North Health executives and staff met with Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-and-greet-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-and-greet-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-and-greet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-and-greet-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-and-greet-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-and-greet-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-and-greet-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-and-greet.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metro North Health executives and staff met with Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">A meaningful meet and greet event, hosted by Metro North Health, was recently held with the Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners at the Sunshine Coast.<\/h4>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">The informal gathering brought together Elders and representatives from the Kabi Kabi Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (KKPAC) and the Kabi Kabi Housing Corporation with Metro North Health senior executives and staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">Held in a spirit of respect and cultural exchange, the event was an opportunity to connect face-to-face, share stories, and foster mutual understanding in a warm and welcoming environment\u2014 strengthening relationships with the Traditional Owners of the lands where Metro North Health provides care including Caboolture, Kilcoy, Redcliffe, Kallangur and Bribie Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">Metro North Health Chief Medical Officer Dr Liz Rushbrook was among the senior leaders who attended the gathering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">\u201cIt was a privilege to meet with the Kabi Kabi community and deepen our connection,\u201d Dr Rushbrook said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">\u201cThis is an important step in strengthening our partnerships with Traditional Owners and working together to ensure culturally safe healthcare for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">This event marked the first of its kind with the Kabi Kabi community, representing Metro North Health\u2019s ongoing commitment to partnering with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Similar gatherings with other Traditional Owner groups are being planned for later in the year, continuing efforts to build genuine relationships and improve health outcomes through collaboration and cultural respect.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A meaningful meet and greet event, hosted by Metro North Health, was held with the Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners at the Maroochy River Golf Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":5669,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5668"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5730,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5668\/revisions\/5730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/kilcoy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}