Local partnerships make a difference

Key points

• The East Arnhem Regional Council runs an Animal Management Program that provides veterinary services to its six communities. Working with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, it extends animal health care to homelands where services are otherwise limited.
• The council follows a One Health approach, based on the link between animal, human and community wellbeing. Partnerships have delivered desexing, parasite control and animal health consultations across the region since 2019.
• In 2023, the program helped host the first East Arnhem One Health Workshop.