Earbus Wheels Still Turning

Earbus Nurse, Charlotte and Esperance & Castletown PS AIEO, Sharon Moir with tissues for distribution to kids and communities.

Our focus during COVID-19 has been prioritising the safety of Aboriginal children and communities and preserving all staff and jobs, but impacts have been widespread and profound. Earbus has successfully adjusted to the new “abnormal” like many other businesses – working from home, changes to physical distancing, elimination of external contacts and meetings, enhanced hygiene protocols and reduced airline travel.

Through innovating Earbus Foundation has managed to maintain regular regional trips and contact with communities with our clinical teams reaching out to the neediest, most at-risk Aboriginal children and families. Most Earbus primary care is now being done via Telehealth. Reduced flights means travelling by road across policed borders into the Goldfields and Esperance regions. Our amazing partnership with Starlight Foundation is temporarily on hold for the sake of both children and Captains.

Perhaps the best news story is our success in getting much needed free soap and tissue supplies out to regional and remote Aboriginal communities who need them desperately.