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ABOUT BOAB
Get to know us
Who leads the work, and what it is like to build a health career in the Kimberley.
Our People
Meet the Board and executive team leading Boab Health Services across the Kimberley.
Life at Boab
Salary packaging, relocation support and work that matters, in one of the most remarkable places in Australia.
OUR PURPOSE
Healthy Living for All
Boab Health Services is a not-for-profit, quality-certified registered charity providing multidisciplinary primary health care, allied health, mental health and care coordination across the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Our approach
We take a holistic, person-centred approach with a strong emphasis on helping people manage their own health, closer to home and community.
Our Goals
Our Values
Our Values
Compassion
We care deeply for our clients, colleagues, and communities.
Adaptability
We are responsive, flexible, and solutions-focused in a dynamic environment.
Respect
We value people, culture, and diversity, and treat everyone with dignity.
Excellence
We strive for the highest quality and continuous improvement in everything we do.
OUR STORY
From 4 staff in Broome to the whole Kimberley
Boab Health Services has grown from a small general practice division into the only non-government health service working right across the region.
1998
Founded as the Kimberley Division of General Practice, four staff working behind Roebuck Bay Backpackers in Broome.
2012
Became Boab Health Services, governed by a board of directors. Mental health and care coordination funding followed.
Today
Around 30 staff across Broome, Kununurra, and Wyndham, and the only non-government health service with a footprint across the entire Kimberley.
HEALTH EQUALITY
Care that meets people where they are
Our clients are mostly Kimberley residents, many of them Aboriginal people living with complex chronic conditions.
We are a mainstream provider, but we are community-based, working to deliver culturally appropriate care that meets people where they are.
ACCREDITATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
Held to standards you can check
ISO 9001:2015
Quality certified organisation.
Mental health standards
Certified with the National Mental Health Standards.
Registered charity
Registered with the ACNC.
Planning forum member
Member of the Kimberley Aboriginal Health Planning Forum.
Our Strategic Plan 2025 to 2030
For funders, partners and anyone who wants the detail on where Boab Health Services is heading.