Captains to make 300 trips in next three years

HOSPITAL heroes Captains Starlight are taking off to support thousands of kids in remote communities

BELOVED hospital hero Captain Starlight is blasting off into remote communities to help make healthcare clinics a more positive experience for kids.

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Captain Starlight will embark on a three-year journey to 300 remote communities in the NT to help make regular visits to health care clinics a more positive experience for children and families. Picture Katrina Bridgeford.

Starlight’s Healthier Futures program aims to improve the wellbeing of Aboriginal children in remote communities through early detection and treatment of chronic health conditions by bringing laughter and joy back to clinical visits.

Starlight Children’s Foundation chief executive Louise Baxter said the heroes would make about 300 trips in the next three years.

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“We have a chance at closing the gap and ensuring these kids have the same health outcomes as anywhere else in Australia,” she said.

The program was reignited thanks to a $900,000 commitment by Masonic Charities SA/NT.