Kambu Health 50 Year Anniversary Gala Ball 2026 Photos!
- Aug 11
- 2 min read
Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating 50 years of Kambu Health at the Kambu Health 50th Anniversary Gala Ball Saturday 1 August 2026 at the Ipswich Showgrounds.
We are excited to share the beautiful photos taken by Wombat Vision on the night. The evening was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate 50 years of Kambu Health’s journey, honour the dedication of our people, recognise outstanding achievements, and come together with our community, partners, supporters and stakeholders.
Kambu Health would like to acknowledge the following vendors that helped make this milestone celebration such a success:
Ipswich Showgrounds, CPC Production Services, Events Fantastic, and Stevensons Florist for making the night truly beautiful
Ngarri Talga Dance Troupe for the deadly Aboriginal dance performance and storytelling
Mabuyag Dancers for the special Torres Strait Islander dance performance
The Fringe Dwellers for deadly live music that got everyone dancing
Olivia Coe Fox and Neenan Simpson for a beautiful performance that gave everyone chills
Kevin Kropinyeri for his deadly MC skills and comedy performance
Sean Choolburra for his interactive comedy performance and ability to get aunties dancing
Raymond Thompson (grandson of Doreen Thompson), Uncle Errol Davidson (son of Les Davidson), and Keneshia Coulthard and Serraya Strangways (family of Neville T. Bonner) for sharing their family stories and what the history of Kambu Health means to them.
Circle of Fun for providing deadly fun with a 360 photo booth and fun photo keychains
Our guests of honour for the night: Hon. Shayne Neumann MP, Hon. Jennifer Howard MP, Hon. Wendy Bourne MP and Mayor Teresa Harding
The sponsors for our amazing lucky door prizes: Optus Business Centre Brisbane, Mihardwork Leadlighting Glass Art, Community Team Broncos, Community Team Dolphins, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Dreamtime Kullilla-Art and Event Cinemas
Infront Security Services for providing security guards that helped ensure that everything ran smoothly and everyone got home safely
Wombat Vision for the beautiful photos on the night, as well as Sarapung Media for the fantastic filming on the night
Vidcom Digital Media for the amazing 50 Year Anniversary Video that was shown in the night, and can also be viewed here: https://www.kambuhealth.com.au/our-history
We also give a very special thanks to the National Indigenous Australians Agency for funding support.
We hope you enjoy these photos and join us in celebrating 50 years of improving health and wellbeing outcomes for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across our community.
Here’s to our past, our present and our future.
