Nathan Appo

Committee Member

Nathan Appo, a Mamu man from Innisfail with connections to Goreng Goreng and Bundjalung Country, works for the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health where he coordinates the national expansion of the Deadly Choices program. Deadly Choices aims to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members by making health choices focusing on key issues like eating healthy food, exercising daily, giving up the smokes and attending your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health service to complete your 715 Health Check. The program has markedly increased the number of routine health checks undertaken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; a critical factor in preventative health measures.

Nathan’s passion for bringing awareness to mental health and anxiety issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men led him to become an Ambassador for the Movember fundraising cause. In 2020, Nathan represented Australia at the London Movember campaign event and shared his experience on ABC Breakfast News.

Nathan joined Reconciliation Queensland in 2021 where he plans to build on the achievements of leaders who went before him, taking Reconciliation Queensland to the next level. He believes in the value of First Nations Peoples and non-Indigenous Australians creating and maintaining respectful and honest partnerships. He is particularly interested in leveraging social media to broaden engagement and share knowledge and history with the diverse community that makes up Australia, especially young people.