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The Purple Truck on Australian Story!
The Purple Truck will be featured on ABC Television's Australian Story at 8pm on Monday 18 February, alongside legendary Australian actor Jack Thompson.The program tells the story of Jack coming to terms with his diagnosis of kidney disease in early 2018....
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Registrations now open for Share a Tale!
Join us in Alice Springs for a special conversation about remote dialysis, community-led healthcare and keeping culture strong.Renal dialysis treatments in very remote areas are now funded through a new Medicare Benefits Schedule item number. As Australia’s first...
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Heading to High Ground
It had been years in the planning. Legendary Australian actor Jack Thompson was ready to head to Kakadu to make a new film called High Ground. But things got complicated when Jack was diagnosed with kidney disease in early 2018. It meant he would now...
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Purple House wins NT Telstra Business Award
Purple House is the 2018 NT Telstra Business of the Year as announced at a ceremony in Darwin in August.
Recognised for being a strong Indigenous-run and controlled organisation, Purple House provides dialysis in 14 remote clinics as well as the Purple Truck, a mobile dialysis service.
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Sarah Brown named BOSS True Leader for 2018
Each year the Australian Financial Review names a list of BOSS True Leaders - people who are changing Australia for the better. In 2018, that list included our Purple House CEO Sarah Brown. The acknowledgement follows the announcement of a Medicare item number...
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The mysterious case of the appearing Namatjiras
When the Purple House was donated a rare Albert Namatjira painting in December 2017, we assumed it would be a once-in-a-lifetime moment. The painting by the famous Central Australian watercolour artist was donated by Ngurratjuta Aboriginal Corporation to fund a salary...
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Run, Sweat, Inspire: Zibeon runs for Purple House
He's done it! Zibeon Fielding has successfully completed an ultra-marathon through the APY Lands of South Australia raising over $50,000 for Purple House. It all began in 2016, when the 24 year-old health worker and father from Mimili community, was selected for the...
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Remote dialysis funded by Medicare
Remote dialysis will be funded by Medicare from November 2018, through a new Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item number. The funding, which was announced as part of in the 2018 Federal Budget, means that Medicare will, for the first time, cover $590 of each dialysis...
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Sarah Brown is HESTA Australia’s Nurse of the Year for 2017
Purple House CEO Sarah Brown as been awarded HESTA Australia’s Nurse of the Year for 2017.
As the Northern Territory’s only entrant in the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Awards, Sarah has run Purple House since 2003, after many years working as a registered nurse out bush.
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Indigenous Governance Award winners
Purple House are very excited to be winner of Reconciliation Australia's Indigenous Governance Award Category A (incorporated organisations) for 2016. The announcement was made at an awards dinner on 24 November in Sydney. Chair of the Indigenous Governance Awards,...
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Patrick Tjungurrayi: Beyond Borders launched in Alice Springs
The story of Purple House founder Mr Tjungurrayi was launched on Saturday 30 May 2015 at Papunya Tula Artists in Alice Springs supported by the Business Council of Australia.Patrick Tjungurrayi is revered throughout the Western Desert for his strength in...
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WDNWPT celebrates 10 years of reuniting families!
This week Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation (AKA The Purple House) celebrates an important milestone. We have been providing high quality dialysis services in Alice and Kintore continuously for 10 years.
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