​Helen will always regard Wujal Wujal community as one of the most life changing places in her life. When moving to the area in 2012, she immersed herself into the community through her love of animals. A veterinary nurse and strong advocate for animal welfare, Helen could not believe that a first world country could be lacking in vital veterinary services in remote locations and that the services that were rarely provided, seemed to be seriously failing the community. Helen began volunteering with the local council to provide support to animal management officers, and so began her understanding of remote communities, local council and realistic expectations. Helen knew that financially things were difficult, but she wanted things to change for the community and for additional support to be provided to workers on the ground. There was no excuse for people to have to witness animal suffering without being able to access any assistance or the correct advice. People and animals should not have to live in such poor conditions. Through regular health checks, veterinary nurse knowledge and support, planning of veterinary visits through professional knowledge of the industry and administration of quality anti-parasitic medications, Helen was able to adapt a program alongside animal management council staff that would benefit the whole community. After all, animal health and population management impacts everyone living and working in these regions. Throughout her years at Wujal Wujal, Helen trained and worked alongside nine animal management and environmental health workers. They witnessed the complete eradication of sarcoptic mange, environmental tick burden, fleas and worms. Animal health improved dramatically with the increase in health knowledge. Residents were able to access veterinary advice for their pets, see the benefits of receiving the correct care and began to take pride in the ownership of their healthy animals. Increased de-sexing had an impact on the population of animals and the reduction of packs, noise and hungry animals positively impacted human behaviour towards animals in the community. Although no evidence was obtained, it seemed that with less dog fights and less unhealthy animals, people’s attitudes altered. Dogs were getting registered, received collars and tags which made them identifiable by name and owners were more accountable for the behaviour of their pets. The health department also reported less incidents of bites to people, less administration of antibiotics and less call outs at night to things such as in-bedded ticks on children. The changes that occurred in Wujal Wujal were exemplary because the people involved genuinely cared about the community and devoted themselves to making improvements. Helen is determined to see this vital veterinary nurse support model role out in all indigenous communities. Support and training are fundamental to officers placed in roles with elevated expectations, often outside of their qualifications.