Action Plan Puts Casino on Road to Good Health
The Healthy Towns Casino Community Action Plan was launched in February 2020 in Casino’s newly refurbished Oak Centre. Momentum Collective has partnered with Healthy North Coast to deliver the Healthy Towns program and help improve the health and wellbeing of the whole community. The Casino Community Action Plan outlines community driven activities that Healthy North
Healthy Towns – Tell Us What You Think!
North Coast Primary Health Network’s Healthy Towns program has been working closely with participating towns since 2018 to design and implement projects to improve health and wellbeing. Healthy Towns is working in six communities: Casino Evans Head Lake Cathie Maclean South West Rocks Woolgoolga It’s now time to evaluate the program. We want to know
Young People Draw Inspiration From Art Group
headspace Coffs Harbour is welcoming young people interested in expressing themselves through art. An art group meets on Monday afternoons from 3:30pm to 5:30pm at headspace, 45-53 Little Street, and is open to all young people in the community. “You don’t need to be an artist to come here,” said teacher Ben Morrison. “It’s a
Lake Cathie’s A Hub of Good Health
Healthy Towns has been integral in helping to get the Lake Cathie Community Hub and Garden up and running. Among a range of initiatives, the Healthy Towns program is funding a coordinator from Hastings Neighbourhood Services, Brendan Woollam, to establish the community hub and garden. “Health and wellbeing messages are promoted through all of the
Community Launches Healthy Towns Evans Head Action Plan
Community members and service providers helped launch the Healthy Towns Evans Head Community Action Plan in December 2019. Attendees had the opportunity to meet the Evans Head ‘community connector’, Tessa Parker. Ms Parker is based at the Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre’s Information Hub, located at 4 Oak Street, Evans Head. Her role involves increasing community
Evans Head Has a New Community Connector
North Coast Primary Health Network’s Healthy Towns program has funded the employment of a Community Connector based in Evans Head. The Community Connector will support community members to access health and wellbeing services and build social connectedness. Tessa Parker was successfully appointed to the Community Connector role in August 2019. Tessa grew up in Evans
Hope Rises From the Ewingar Ashes
When Nadine Myers thinks back on the past few months, she gets a lump in her throat. Nadine is part of the organising committee for the ‘Ewingar Rising’ bushfire fundraiser. When bushfires came through the area last October, two people died, more than 20 homes were destroyed and thousands of hectares burned. In the aftermath
One Last Day
We are sharing a very personal story sent to us by a reader living in Goonellabah. Staff member Janet Grist visited Dr Philip West to talk about his moving recollection of his wife Michelle’s final day. Dr West said that a lot of people don’t realise that terrible things can happen suddenly on any day,
Healthy Communities of Tomorrow
The North Coast community will have a big say in its own future health care, attendees at the 2019 Community Health Day in Ballina heard last week. Themed ‘Healthy Communities of Tomorrow’, last Thursday’s event was a joint initiative of the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) and the North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN).
Healthy Towns Action Plans Launched
Following 18 months of community consultation and co-design, NCPHN is funding approximately $1 million of health and wellbeing initiatives across the six Healthy Towns: Casino, Evans Head, Maclean, Woolgoolga, South West Rocks and Lake Cathie. Program Coordinator Sarah Robin explained: “Healthy Towns has been working in partnership with local communities to design local initiatives that
Supporting Children and Families in the First 2000 Days of Life
The First 2000 Days of Life project will focus on the period from conception to age five. The project will develop partnerships across the health, education and community sectors. Partners will work together to design and deliver early intervention initiatives that support families and children. The focus will be on developing coordinated and person-centred services,
Order Your Winter 2019 Posters
North Coast Primary Health Network, Mid North Coast LHD and Northern NSW LHD are once again offering these local posters to help encourage flu shots and good respiratory hygiene this flu season. Place an order for your practice, organisation or school today using the form below. Click on the poster thumbnails below to see bigger
