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

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.

I am very pleased to advise that the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) has provided Thirrili with an extension of funding to 30 June 2021 to deliver the National indigenous Postvention Service. The extension will mean that our families and communities will continue to have access to the Service for the remainder of this financial year.

I am reminded daily of the importance of having Thirrili and the National Indigenous Postvention Service available to support our families and communities when they are experiencing grief, loss and trauma. Worldwide, Australia ranks 64th for suicide rates, however the Indigenous Australian population ranks 12th.

In the past few days the Thirrili Board have agreed to a name change for our flagship program. Formerly the National Indigenous Critical Response Service (NICRS), the program will now be known as the National Indigenous Postvention Service (NIPS).

Who We Are Our Team Meet Our Team Meet the Team behind Thirrili. From our esteemed Board of Directors to our dedicated staff members, each person brings a unique perspective and is dedicated to improving the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities. Thirrili BoardDonna MurrayDirector – Chair, Member of the Executive Sub-Committee Ms Donna Murray is … Read More

Thirrili has now signed our new Contract with the National Indigenous Australians Agency, on behalf of the Australian Government, to deliver the Indigenous Suicide Postvention Service (Australia-wide) until June 2024. We are now recruiting for a broad range of positions across all jurisdictions to build and grow our team of dedicated, committed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.

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