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13
Jun
2019
When: Tuesday 18 June, 1200pm to 1.30pm
Where: Maclean Bowling Club, 1a McLachlan Street
Community members and media are cordially invited to attend the launch of North Coast Primary Health Network’s Healthy Towns Maclean Community Action Plan on Tuesday 18 June.
Over the past 12 months, the Healthy Towns program has worked in partnership with six North Coast communities to identify health and wellbeing needs and design local solutions. The communities are Maclean, Casino, Evans Head, South West Rocks, Woolgoolga and Lake Cathie.
Healthy Towns aims to build individual and community connections and improve access to services for people living in rural communities. Getting involved in the planning of local services and events has positive benefits for health and wellbeing. Improving service access and coordination helps overcome barriers faced by rural people such as lack of access to transport and poorer access to services.
Healthy Towns has already achieved great outcomes in each community. More than 3,000 people have engaged with the program and many new relationships have been formed. We have funded more than 50 local projects and hosted health and wellbeing events in each town.
After extensive consultation with residents of Maclean, North Coast Primary Health Network is delighted to announce funding of approximately $160,000 for local projects in Maclean. The funding comes from the Australian Government’s Primary Health Network funding and is delivered in partnership with local service providers and community groups. The projects include:
NCPHN is pleased that Healthy Towns has received positive engagement from diverse sectors of the community and brought together community members, services and organisations to build new connections and relationships. The program has been successful due to the great community spirit in Maclean.
Our funded projects will ensure that Healthy Towns continues to support strong and connected communities into the future.
To learn more about the Healthy Towns program, click here or contact Sarah Robin, Healthy Towns Coordinator at [email protected] or 0405 224 885.
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