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Lou is a proud Anangu Father with Pitjantjatjara connections to Docker River and Mutitjulu Communities, as well as Stolen Generations histories and resulting disconnection in his family. As a Pitjantjatjara man, also with Indonesian and Scottish heritage, he is guided by my experiences of growing up between cultures, families and environments. Exposure to this diversity has informed his identity and forms the foundation to how he lives and engages with the communities to whom he has the honour and privilege of serving, living and working amongst. Lou’s strengths lie in his strong abilities to relate to others from all walks of life and the skills of ‘walking in two worlds’ to achieve this.
Lou is passionate about working within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities to promote health and healing outcomes for the generations to come through investing in the delivery of high standards of Culturally Responsive care within the health and associated, social and emotional wellbeing sectors. Driven by his cultural obligations to be actively engaged in supporting essential and enabling relationships and processes that support intergenerational health and healing outcomes, Lou’s approaches are based upon the values of reciprocity, respect, and unity, as well as honouring the voices of people with lived and living experience.
Lou’s personal interests are in the positive promotion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures, health and wellbeing, family connections, and maintaining an ecological connection with Country for the best interests of our young ones, their families and Elders.
Lou’s children are his biggest teachers, and he continuously strives to enable the intergenerational healing that is needed in his family.
