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Philippa Cotter

Physiotherapist; Danila Dilba Health Service
Philippa Cotter is a Physiotherapist who has worked in First Nations health in the Northern Territory, Australia for nearly 3 decades. She established the physiotherapy service at the Aboriginal community controlled Danila Dilba Health Service in 2013 and now leads the Allied Health team.
She was also the Clinician Consultant for the development of the Strong Lungs website, providing resources for First Nations Australians with chronic lung sickness.
Philippa was a founding member of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Committee of the Australian Physiotherapy Association and its inaugural chair.

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