Wambigi had been based in Glenroi Avenue providing the indigenous community links service and on Wednesday, Wambigi Orange opened  at 24 William Street.

Wambigi will now provide three services instead of one that are based around improving lifestyle, health, education and family situations among some people in the Orange Aboriginal community.

Centacare Bathurst community programs  manager Cara Jacobs said Wambigi has been operating for about six years helping between 200 and 300 clients each month. 

“[The move is] to be more accessible to Aboriginal people living right across Orange,” Ms Jacobs said.

“It’s more accessible and a more professional looking office, something we can be proud of.”

Aboriginal Community worker Kayla Murphy will deliver the indigenous development program and said she expects more clients to drop in at the new office.

“We needed a larger office, we also wanted to get closer to Bowen as well so we can engage with Glenroi and Bowen,” Miss Murphy said.

She said the development program will help improve safety and wellbeing of the indigenous community, reduce drug, alcohol and substance misuse by prevention, education and improve indigenous social participation.

Orange Aboriginal Medical Service is one of the services connected to Wambigi and its chief executive officer Jamie Newman gave the welcome to country at the official opening.

“Wambigi as an Aboriginal service has been an amazing service for us, the relocation is significant for them as a service,” he said.

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