Health students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) are joining tens of thousands of Australians to urge State and Federal governments to end the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health crisis, and provide health equality for Indigenous Australians. The University’s Multidisciplinary Albury Rural Health Society (MARHS) is supporting the national Close the Gap campaign by hosting a ceremony on Saturday 30 July to raise community awareness. MARHS Co-President and CSU allied health student Ms Sian Draffin is alarmed at the 17-year gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. “As future health professionals, we students are passionate about health equality for all Australians and see this as a social justice issue that we should all do something about,” said Ms Draffin . “Guests at our event will be able to join over 140 000 Australians to sign the official Close the Gap pledge that urges action from all Australian governments.” Students from CSU and other university rural health clubs throughout Australia will be attend the Close the Gap ceremony, which is also open to the public. The MARHS ceremony will start at 1.30pm on Saturday 30 July in the CD Blake lecture theatre at CSU in Albury Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.