Weenthunga Health Network

✨Meet Tiana Koehrerr ✨
A proud Yorta Yorta and Wurundjeri woman, Tiana Koehrer has built her career working alongside strong community leaders across the state, deepening her connection to Country and finding her passion in advocacy and systems change 🖤💛❤️

Tiana is currently the Government and Stakeholder Relations Advisor at the Treaty Authority. She also serves as a Board Member at VALS and a member of the City of Yarra Yana Ngargna Advisory Group 🌿

Her previous roles have spanned justice, health and community leadership - from Aboriginal programs at Ravenhall Correctional Centre to the Koori Justice Unit, Treaty advancement, and VACCHO, always working toward more culturally safe outcomes for mob 💛

Tiana has also held leadership roles with Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place and the Koori Youth Council, bringing a strong commitment to governance, transparency, and community-led change ✨

✨ Meet Emma Thurling ✨

A proud Palawa woman living on Wadawurrung Country, Emma is the Director of First Nations Health a role grounded in compassion, advocacy, cultural safety and meaningful systems change 🌿🖤💛❤️

Emma graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing from UniSA and holds further qualifications in leadership, postgraduate nursing, and diabetes education. With a deep commitment to community care and equity, she brings extensive experience across the health sector, guided by integrity, cultural strength, and relational practice 👩🏽‍⚕️✨

Following in the footsteps of her mum, also a nurse, Emma’s ‘why’ is deeply rooted in caring for Mob, leading with purpose as a First Nations woman, and creating safer, more responsive healthcare systems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. She is passionate about strengthening cultural safety, elevating community voice, and driving meaningful change through leadership, partnership and advocacy.

Emma believes healthcare leaders and nurses play a powerful role in influencing policy, improving outcomes, and creating environments where communities feel seen, heard and culturally safe. While the work can be complex, it is also deeply meaningful and rewarding 🫶🏽

Emma is a proud granddaughter, daughter, sister, aunty and mum, and cherishes time spent with family. She finds joy in reading, practicing yoga, crafts and connecting with nature - especially in the mountains and by the sea 🌊⛰️💛

✨Meet the Weenthunga Committee of Management✨
 
Our Committee is made up of incredible First Nations health professionals who generously share their wisdom, leadership and care to guide Weenthunga’s journey. 🔥
 
Together, they bring diverse experiences, deep cultural knowledge and strong connections across health, wellbeing and healing spaces, ensuring our work remains grounded in Community, accountability and self-determination and strengthening the future of our health workforce. ✨🫶🏽
 
We feel honoured to share in the journey of leadership with this strong and passionate Committee. Always led by Community. Always determined by Community. 🖤❤️💛

This is health sovereignty in action. ✊🏽