The year has not been easy: we had a number of short-term funding extensions which did impact our ability to attract and retain quality staff. We are now commencing a national recruitment campaign to fill a significant number of vacancies across the organisation, and I am looking forward to enhancing our capacity for supporting individuals, families and communities impacted by … Read More

Thirrili Ltd is very pleased to announce that we are now an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO). As an ACCO, Thirrili will remain controlled and led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The transition will allow us to continue to deliver services that build strength and empowerment in our families and communities.

It is now a year since I commenced as the CEO of Thirrili Ltd, which has been an amazing, challenging and heartwarming experience. I am impressed every day by the work of our fabulous team who continue to provide culturally safe and responsive services to our families and communities bereaved by suicide and other fatal traumatic incidents.

As many of you are aware, the National Indigenous Australians Agency has recently put out a tender for an Indigenous Suicide Postvention Service: this is the program that Thirrili Ltd currently delivers nationally and we will be applying for the tender to continue to deliver this critical program. We are pleased that the National Indigenous Australians Agency has recognised the … Read More

I am very sad to report that our numbers of suicides have increased recently demonstrating how valuable and critically important it is to provide culturally responsive after suicide support services. Thirrili Board and Staff send our condolences to those experiencing loss, and we are thinking of you all during these difficult times. Our families and communities continue to experience grief, … Read More

I am very pleased to advise that our Thirrili team, and particularly the National Indigenous Postvention Service team, continues to grow and develop. During the week commencing 15 March, we held an all-staff conference in Adelaide. The conference focused on workshops to improve our practice and the way in which we work with families and communities, but also how we … Read More

We were established to support families after the loss of a family member to suicide or other traumatic death. At our recent Annual General Meeting on 7 December, we marked the achievements of Thirrili for the 2019-20 financial year. Whilst thanking retiring Board members Mark Wenitong and Wayne Kinrade, we welcomed four new Board members: Janine Mohamed, Donna Murray, Daniel … Read More

Recently, the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) published the summative evaluation of the first three years (2017-2020) of development and implementation of the National Indigenous Crisis Response Service (NICRS). Renamed the National Indigenous Postvention Service (NIPS) earlier this year—to better reflect the intent and operating model of the service — the program was found to be providing valuable postvention support … Read More

I am very pleased to share that a recent “audit” of our progress in strengthening both Thirrili as an organisation, and our work on the National Indigenous Postvention Service, shows we have achieved some wonderful things in the past few months.

Since the advice of our extension of funding, we have continued to focus on recruitment to key positions. We have arranged to re -advertise our vacancies for National Indigenous Postvention Advocates – with a focus on filling critical vacancies in the Northern Territory.