Shaun Tatipata’s deadly vision helping indigenous people

Aboriginal Health Practitioner Shaun Tatipata runs Australia’s first Aboriginal-owned optical and eye care provider. He has a deadly vision for his mob which is becoming a reality.

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ABORIGINAL Health Practitioner Shaun Tatipata has a deadly vision — to help people to see and look deadly.

Shaun, who is of Wuthathi and Ngarrindjeri descent, runs Australia’s first Aboriginal-owned optical and eye care provider.

The business, at the Winnellie Shopping Centre, was borne out of his work specialising in eye care with Danila Dilba Health Services and later with The Fred Hollows Foundation.

Aboriginal Health Practitioner Shaun Tatipata of the Deadly Vision Centre, Australia’S first Aboriginal-owned optical and eye care provider. Picture: Glenn Campbell

The centre’s model of care helps to improve co-ordination of care and supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at risk of vision loss or in need of specialist eye care treatment.

It was Shaun who came up with the vision for this weekend’s Deadly Cup Rugby League Carnival at the TRL Stadium in Darwin.

“I needed a vehicle to raise awareness about when and where to get your eyes checked,” he said.

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“The carnival evolved through a desire to help the community, celebrate NAIDOC Week and to help people see and look deadly. We use sport as a vehicle to promote health and connect spectators and the community with health and community service providers.

“We wanted to raise awareness, promote the Deadly Vision Centre, and let people know cost is not a barrier to having good eyesight.”