Today is National Close the Gap Day - 17th MARCH 2022
(The third Thursday of March every year)
The aim of this day is to raise awareness about a very important issue. It aims to bring people together to share information & to take meaningful action in support of achieving HEALTH EQUALITY for First Nations People in Australia.
How you can get involved:
- Donate to ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation), a national advocacy organisation dedicated specifically to the rights - and overcoming the disadvantage - of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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Sign the Close the Gap pledge & ask your friends, family and colleagues to do the same
- Attend a local activity or event
- Attend a screening of Take Heart: The Quest to Rid Australasia from Rheumatic Heart Disease (2016)
- Share your photos and stories, or listen to and share stories of First Nations people on social media #ClosetheGap #ClosetheGapDay
- Write to your local Member of Parliament or your State Minister for Health and encourage them to take action on Closing the Gap
As a company, we:
- Donated to ANTaR to support their efforts to Close the Gap
- Demanded health equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians by officially pledging to Close the Gap & we encourage all of our friends, family, suppliers & customers to do the same
- Emailed our local MP, The Hon. Richard Wynne, asking him to do more to Close the Gap
- Invite all of our customers and local community members to come into our store at any time to meet us, talk to us and share your Closing the Gap stories & efforts
- Would love to hear from you if you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and part of the moto community, we would love to hear your story.
Please email: crew@motoest.com.au
- Would love to hear from any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who would like to work with us.
Please email: crew@motoest.com.au
For more information, we really encourage you to find out more and www.antar.org.au is a great start.

We celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures and connections to the lands and waters of Australia.
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