Marathon Health is All In for Reconciliation Week 2026

Marathon Health is All In for Reconciliation Week 2026

This Reconciliation Week, Marathon Health is proud to stand all in – committed to listening, learning, and taking meaningful action alongside First Nations communities across our footprint.

Today marks the start of Reconciliation Week, and staff from our various office locations celebrated together with a virtual morning tea, led by Karen Ingram, Cultural Capability Lead. Karen opened with a heartfelt Acknowledgment of Country and reflected on what it means for us to be “all in” as an organisation: showing up with respect, building cultural capability, and strengthening relationships with the communities we serve.

Our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) continues to guide this work. This year, we’ve focused on strengthening cultural learning, deepening community partnerships, and embedding culturally safe practice across our services.

Karen shared a brief update on the key outcomes we’re achieving against our RAP. This included supporting First Nations staff who are close to completing the Mentoring course for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through our partnership with TAFE NSW; ongoing work to foster allyship across the organisation to strengthen cultural safety and support for First Nations staff and communities; and opportunities for feedback and connection through the Yarning channel and our annual First Nations staff days, including Ngumbaaydyil.

This work is supported by our internal Cultural Safety Governance Committee, which helps keep cultural safety at the centre of our planning and decision-making. Current focus areas include:

• Embedding cultural safety in governance and service delivery
• Strengthening First Nations leadership and voice
• Building workforce capability through ongoing learning
• Reviewing systems and pathways to reduce barriers and inequity
• Partnering with community, and listening, measuring and learning over time

The morning tea was a chance for staff to reconnect with these commitments and explore what reconciliation looks like in their local context.

Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing stories, reflections, and insights from our teams on our socials – highlighting the many ways our people are contributing to reconciliation every day.

Reconciliation is everyone’s business. At Marathon Health, we’re all in.