{"id":1250,"date":"2013-04-30T15:58:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T04:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-blogs-monash-edu.pantheonsite.io\/rural-health\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2013-04-30T15:58:58","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T04:58:58","slug":"matthew-campbell-memorial-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.monash.edu\/rural-health\/2013\/04\/30\/matthew-campbell-memorial-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Evening again a success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matthew Campbell's family, Noel Campbell (third from left) and Christine Campbell (third from right) are pictured with (from left) Alba Anderson, Kyle Vander Kuyp, John May, Liz Wearne and Sam Alexander<\/p><\/div>\n

Every year Monash University\u2019s rural health club, WILDFIRE, holds a lecture dedicated to Indigenous health.<\/p>\n

The first organised in 1994 by Matthew Campbell, then a second year Monash medical student and was attended by hundreds of medical and allied health students from Monash and other universities.<\/p>\n

Tragically, just after the event, Matthew was killed in a car accident.\u00a0 Each year, WILDFIRE holds the lecture in memory of Matthew and his passion for Indigenous health.<\/p>\n

The seminar provides medical and allied health students at Monash University with an opportunity to hear about possible solutions to difficulties faced by Indigenous Australians that affect their mental and physical wellbeing.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s 19th<\/sup> Annual Matthew Campbell Memorial Evening was opened by Professor Geoff Solarsh, Director of the NVRMEN program. Guests participated in a Welcome to Country given by Wurundjeri Elder Uncl<\/strong>e Bill Nicholson followed by a t<\/strong>raditional <\/strong>smoking c<\/strong>eremony before enjoying the One Fire Tribal Dancers and Didgeridoo.<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers this year included:<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n