Orange Aboriginal Medical Service

12/01/2026

Our women's group is continuing into 2026 and now moving to weekly meet ups. For more information and to let us know if you can join us, call Tracie on 02 6393 9050. Transport and morning tea provided.

08/01/2026

06/01/2026

Appreciation Post!

OAMS would like to give a shout out to Country Fruit Distributors who donated fruit boxes, full to the brim of fresh fruit and veg, for our Christmas hampers. They kindly donated eight hampers for our EYC&F families. This was the second year in a row we have been supported in this way and we want to say THANK YOU - your support means the world to us.

Country Fruit Distributors Orange

24/12/2025

Thank you to all our staff and their families for sharing in our annual OAMS Family Fun Day - an afternoon of ice cream, slushies, cold drinks, snack boxes, pizza, jumping castle, a visit from Santa and pressies! Most importantly, we came together to acknowledge the amazing work that each and every OAMIE does every day for our community. Finally, we presented the OAMIES Awards to staff who have lived our values to their fullest throughout the year.
Congratulations to:
Siara - Courage
Caleb - Respect
Caz - Inclusion
Lauren - Ownership
Linda - Safety
Dr Genie - OAMIE of the Year

Seasons Greetings and Happy 2026!

23/12/2025

We are wrapping up our end of year celebrations here at OAMS and in particular Wala Ma Nha Yali Nya Early Years Children & Families wanted to share some photos from some of the fun they have been having over the last few weeks.

In Mums & Bubs they have had fun making Christmas wrapping paper, ornament making and a Christmas photo shoot. Last week they hosted their annual Christmas lunch with families where they cooked up Christmas favourites to share. Finally, today, their little Early Years elves got to deliver Christmas hampers to support families during this time. Country Fruit Distributors kindly gifted fresh fruit and veggies to provide alongside the hampers.

To everyone who has supported EYC&F and families – we thank you.
We have had lots of wins, some losses, some tears, and lots of laughter in between.
It’s been a massive year, with bigger things planned for 2026.
First parenting course will be “Circle of Security” kicking off in February 2026. Keep an eye out for the brochure and date.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from ours to yours.

23/12/2025

Thank you to all the Orange and surrounds High School Careers Officers, school support staff, OAMS staff and especially the students who attended the OAMS Career Info days throughout 2025. Each quarter, OAMS offers students an opportunity to get a taste of careers, work experience, traineeships and the inner working of OAMS in an immersive, fun day here on site. Register for our 2026 dates via the QR Code!

23/12/2025

Christmas Giveaway!
OAMS Holistic Healing team has given away 5 bikes and safety wear to 5 lucky winners for our Christmas Giveaway. Winners were clients who have had an updated Aboriginal Health Check within the last 9 months whose names wen into a draw to win the 🚲Prizes. Congratulations to all our winners.

23/12/2025

Congratulations to OAMIES Carli, Jess and Janay from our Wala Ma Nha Yali Nya Early Year Children & Families team on successfully completing their NACCHO funded ASQ-TRAK accreditation held recently in Canberra. This training elevates our team as certificated practitioners, qualified to complete developmental checks on Aboriginal children aged between 0-5 years.

23/12/2025

What a wonderful turnout for the recent Elder Care & Walu-win joint Christmas Lunch.

The two programs have a lot of cross over with clients. So what better way to celebrate the season, than to do a joint lunch, held at the Orange City Bowling Club. We had around 78 attend the day and were entertained with Christmas Trivia, guess the movie from a Santa image and of course Christmas Carols. There was also a game of pass the parcel with a twist. No music, just instructions of who to pass it too next. This led to a bit of mischief and a lot of laughter. And speaking of laughter, what a big hit the Photo Booth was. Thanks to OAMIE Penny! Anyone that is in the photos that would like a copy, please let us know. The meal was great, desserts tasty and we all got to take home a special treat of home made Christmas Cake. Thanks to Mary! A parting thank you gift from Elder Care and Walu-win for all that attended. Many conversations, laughter, reconnection and new friendships were made. What a way to end the year full of love, joy and happiness.
Merry Christmas from our families to yours.

22/12/2025

OAMS Program Pool to open in 2026
Supported by the Department of Health and Aged Care and Newmont, the Program Pool construction will be completed in late April and opening shortly after. The Executive Leadership Team - ELT, had a walk-through the site last week and it is looking good.

The new building will include an approx 13m x 8m pool, a gym, consulting rooms, and amenities. The program pool is designed to be highly accessible, featuring both ramp and wheelchair access as well as a 'pool pod' proudly sponsored by Newmont. OAMS aims to provide a low-cost, accessible healthcare alternative focusing on preventive health and well-being.