Let's talk health

We want to hear from young people, parents, carers and community stakeholders about the health and wellbeing needs of young people living on the Mid North Coast and North Coast. Share your thoughts on what is working well, and what needs improving.

We will use your input to shape future services for young people. These could be services that offer support in:

  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Work and education support 
  • Physical and sexual health
  • Alcohol and other drugs
  • Social support.

Who can participate and how?

Step 1: Select the group that best describes you

  • Young person (aged 12–25 years)
  • Parent or carer
  • Community stakeholder (people who work in health, wellbeing, education, training, youth services, social services or other organisations that support young people)

Step 2: Choose how you’d like to participate

Young people (12–25 years)

  • Join one of our in-person youth workshops.
  • If you can’t attend in person, join one of our online youth workshops.

Parents and carers

  • Register for one of our two 2-hour online consultation sessions.

Community stakeholders

  • Register for one of our 2-hour in-person workshops or an online consultation session.

Online survey

  • Complete our online survey and share your views at a time that suits you.

Recognition for your participation

We value your time and appreciate your contribution.

As a thank you for participating:

  • Young people who attend a workshop will receive $50 per hour in recognition of their time.
  • Survey participants can enter the draw to win one of our $150 prize vouchers by providing their email address at the end of the survey.

Young people

If you are 12-25 years old, live on the Mid-North Coast and North Coast of NSW and want your voice heard about the health and wellbeing supports in your community – this is the place for you!

You don’t need to have accessed any supports before to take part in these workshops. All in person and online workshops will be the same, so you will only have to attend one.

What’s involved
In July-August 2026, Healthy North Coast will be running workshops in:

Coffs Harbour

  • Location: Cavenbah Centre, 191 Harbour Dr, Coffs Harbour
  • Date & time: Wednesday 29 July 10:30am-1pm

Register to attend

Grafton

  • Location: The Vines at 139, 139 Fitzroy St, Grafton NSW 2460 Australia
  • Date & time: Thursday 30 July 10.30am-1pm

Register to attend

Port Macquarie

  • Location: PCYC Port Macquarie, 12 Owen Street, Port Macquarie
  • Date & time: Tuesday 4 August 10.30am-1pm

Register to attend

Kempsey

  • Location: CUC Macleay Valley, Shop M2, Kempsey Centre, 2-14 Belgrave St, Kempsey
  • Date & time: Wednesday 5 August 10.30am-1pm

Register to attend

Tweed Heads 

  • Location: Tweed Heads South Community Centre, 18 Heffron Street, Tweed Heads South
  • Date & time: Wednesday 12 August 10.30am-1pm

Register to attend

Ballina

  • Location: Kentwell Community Centre, 20 Bangalow Road, Ballina
  • Date & time: Thursday 13 August 10.30am-1pm

Register to attend

Lismore 

  • Location: Lismore City Library, 110 Magellan St, Lismore
  • Date & time: Thursday 20 August 10.30am-1pm

Register to attend

 

If you live in or near one of these towns, we are inviting you to come along to one of the workshops closest to you. If you can’t make it to these in person, there are also two online workshops you can join:

 These will be held online via Microsoft Teams (you don’t need a Microsoft account)

You will only need to attend one session.

What you will get out of being involved:

  • Have your voice heard and advocate for health and wellbeing services young people need in your community
  • Your time and contributions will be recognised. All young people who participate will receive $50 per hour to attend an in person or online workshop.
  • Opportunities to meet young people living in your community and be part of a network of young people in the Mid North Coast and North Coast.
  • You will get the opportunity to share your experience and influence change in your community.  

If this sounds like something you are interested in, register for a workshop near you. If you are under the age of 16, we will need to have parent or carer consent for you to be part of the workshops.

Register to attend

Contact information

 

If you’d like to learn more about any of these events, please contact Alyse Parham at integratedwellbeing@hnc.org.au

Parents and carers

If you care for a young person (12-25) and live in the North Coast region, we want to hear from you about the types of health and wellbeing support they need in their community. 

You or the young person you care for don’t need to have accessed services in the past. We want to listen to your ideas and insights on how we can better support the health and wellbeing needs of young people on the North Coast.

Healthy North Coast will be hosting two 2-hour online consultation sessions for parents and carers. These workshops will cover the same content, so you will only need to attend one. These will be held online via Microsoft Teams (you don’t need a Microsoft account to join).

If this sounds like something you are interested in, click on the link below to register.

Register to attend

Contact information

If you’d like to learn more about any of these events, please contact Alyse Parham at integratedwellbeing@hnc.org.au

Community Stakeholders

If you work in a field that supports young people (health, wellbeing, vocational, educational and social support), we want to hear from you how the health and wellbeing service system can better meet young people’s needs.

You don’t have to be working in the health and wellbeing sector. We want to hear from all supports young people need across:

  • Mental health
  • Physical health and sexual health
  • Alcohol and other drug health
  • Work and education

Healthy North Coast will be hosting two 2-hour in-person workshops and one online session for stakeholders supporting young people:

Coffs Harbour

  • Location: Cavenbah Centre, 191 Harbour Dr, Coffs Harbour
  • Date & time: Wednesday 2 September, 10.30am-12.30pm

Register to attend

Ballina 

  • Location: Jullum & Gawandii Rooms at Ballina Surf Club
  • Date & time: Thursday 3 September, 10.30am-12.30pm

Register to attend

 

For those unable to attend the in-person sessions, there will be one 2-hour online workshop. This will be held online via Microsoft Teams (you don’t need a Microsoft account to join).

These workshops will cover the same content, so you will only need to attend one.

If this sounds like something you are interested in, clink on the link below to register.

Register to attend

Contact information

If you’d like to learn more about any of these events, please contact Alyse Parham at integratedwellbeing@hnc.org.au

Online survey

If you are unable to attend any of the workshops, you fill out our online survey. We want to hear about the health and wellbeing needs of young people on the Mid North Coast and North Coast.

If you complete the survey, you can enter your email go into a prize draw to receive $150!

Contact information

If you’d like to learn more about any of these events, please contact Alyse Parham at integratedwellbeing@hnc.org.au